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reqs at a glance

	Current Requirements	New Requirements
Declaration Prerequisite	English 298 (Introduction to Literary Studies)	There is no prerequisite under the new major/minor requirements. You may declare at any time.
Total Major Credit Requirement	30 credits + English 298	27 credits (Please note there is no prerequisite)
Requirement categories	Pre-1642 Pre-1830 Pre-1900 American Literature Identity/Difference Poetry	Foundations & Methods (one course per subcategory) 200-level course from an approved list 300-level course from an approved list Regions (one course per subcategory) the Americas, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific Islands Time (one course from two of the subcategories) Medieval and Early Modern 18th and 19th Centuries Modern and Contemporary
When specific courses are listed as satisfying multiple core requirements	You may use a single course to satisfy a maximum of two core requirement categories, and the credits will only count once toward the required 30 credits. In other words, you may “double count” courses to satisfy the core requirements.	You must take a total of two separate courses (6 credits total) from each of the core requirement categories. There is no option to “double-count” courses.
200-level courses	200-level courses may not be used to satisfy core requirements. You may count two 200-level courses (up to 6 credits total) for elective credit only.	Students must take one 200-level course to fulfill the 200-level foundations and methods requirement. Students may take one additional 200-level course. This course may satisfy another requirement, or it may count as an elective.
300/400-level Creative + Expository Writing Courses	Two 300/400-level creative/expository writing courses may count as elective credit. These courses may not fulfill core requirements.	Three 300/400-level creative/expository writing courses may count toward the major (9 credits total). Up to two of these courses may count as electives. A third course may fulfill a core requirement if it is listed as satisfying a core requirement.