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To earn a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English, you must fulfill the following requirements:

• Complete at least 39 credit hours of ENGL coursework. At least 18 hours must be upper division (courses numbered 3000 or higher).
  • Majors declared prior to Fall 2025 in Elementary or Secondary Education emphases require 33 and 36 credit hours of English coursework, respectively.
• Obtain a grade of C- or higher in all courses applied to the major.
• Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all ENGL coursework.
• No more than 60 credit hours of ENGL coursework can be applied to your bachelor's degree.
• Submit a Senior Assessment during your final semester of the senior year.

• Click to view the English BA Advising Guide
  • Students who have declared a subfield emphasis in the English major (for instance, literature or rhetoric and writing) may switch to this single-degree (39 credit) major but do not have to and may complete their already declared subfield emphasis.

1. The English Studies Online plan is a fully online degree option.
2. The English major can be combined with College of Education coursework to earn an initial licensure in secondary English language arts. If declared during or after Fall 2025, the Secondary Education Option requires the same number of credit hours of English coursework as all other English majors (39 credit hours) in addition to 43 hours of College of Education course work. For more information on the requirements for the Initial Secondary Licensure, see the Secondary Initial License Certificate page.
3. The English major can be combined with College of Education coursework to earn an initial licensure in Elementary Education. If declared during or after Fall 2025, the Elementary Education Option requires the same number of credit hours of English coursework as all other English majors (39 credit hours) in addition to 45 hours of College of Education coursework and 13 hours of auxiliary courses in the social sciences and humanities. For more information on the requirements for the Initial Elementary Licensure, see the Elementary Initial License Certificate page.

• Literature
• Rhetoric and Writing
• Elementary Education
• Secondary Education

• English Studies Online

1. Plagiarism – use of distinctive ideas or words belonging to another person, without adequately acknowledging that person’s contribution.
2. Cheating – intentionally possessing, communicating, using, or attempting to use unauthorized (by the instructor) materials, information, notes, study aids, or other devices, in any academic exercise.
3. Fabrication and Falsification – intentional and unauthorized alteration or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise.
4. Multiple Submission – submission of substantial portions of either written or oral academic work which has previously earned credit, when such submission is made without instructor authorization.
5. Misuse of Academic Materials – intentionally or knowingly destroying, stealing, or making inaccessible, library or other academic resource material.
6. Complicity in Academic Dishonesty – intentionally or knowingly contributing to the academic dishonesty of another.

These examples of academic dishonesty shall not be construed to be comprehensive, and infractions will be dealt with on an individual basis. It is the obligation of each student to assist in the enforcement of academic standards; infractions – whether by students or faculty – should be first brought to the attention of the instructor.

Before graduating, students must prepare and submit a senior portfolio. Read the Senior Assessment FAQs to learn more.

The UCCS Department of English offers both merit- and need-based scholarships to current students. We also offer the Rubin-Dorsky Essay Prize that recognizes the best student essays in American literature.

Internships allow students to apply and build upon the in-class learnings. English students can do a paid or unpaid internship and earn 3 units of English elective credit after logging 120 hours at their internship site.

Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta is an international English Honors Society. It is open to all English Majors and Minors with a 3.0 or higher English GPA and an overall 3.0 higher overall GPA.

To get the most out of your college career, you should consider participating in one of the hundreds of clubs or intramural sports teams.

The Writing Center helps students with writing projects. The center is open for both in-person and online appointments. Appointments are either 25 or 50 minutes long.