English Advising Office

CSUB English Department

ENGLISH ADVISING

Welcome to the English Major in Language and Literature (EMLL), the English Major with Credential Emphasis (EMCE), the English Minor, and the Linguistics Minor. We are delighted to have you in the department.

For the 2012-13 academic year, the English department will have limited course offerings because of anticipated budget cuts. However, we will still meet your needs for major requirements!

Please read this memo carefully, and the General Advice for English Majors, below. Use them both as guide in registering for courses for Fall 2012, Winter 2013 and Spring 2013.

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To make sure you are on track to graduate, meet with your assigned faculty advisor (listed on your MyCSUB account) every quarter, and download and fill out a concentration outline EITHER for the English Major with Credential Emphasis (EMCE) or the English Major in Language and Literature (EMLL): http://www.csub.edu/English/undergrad.htx. You can also see Milissa Ackerley (mackerley@csub.edu, 654-2144) in Faculty Towers 202 for questions about your concentration outline and registration.

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EMCE MAJORS:

ENGL 383: American Literature Survey I, will NOT be offered this year. Instead substitute ENGL 380: Major American Authors to the Civil War (scheduled for Fall 2012).

ENGL 315: English Literature Survey I, will NOT be offered this year. Instead, substitute one of these three courses: ENGL 320: Medieval English Literature: 450-1500 (Fall 2012), ENGL 330: Renaissance English Literature: 1500-1660 (Winter 2013) OR ENGL 340: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature: 1660-1785 (Spring 2013).

ENGL 366: Ethnic Literatures will not be offered this year. Instead substitute ENGL 365: Literature of Slavery (Fall 2012) or ENGL 364: Studies in Fiction: The African-American Experience (Spring 2013).

ENGL 404: Creative Writing will not be offered by the English Dept. this year. Instead substitute ENGL 272: Analyzing and Writing Poetry (Fall 2012) or THTR 404, which will probably be offered by the Theatre Department in Spring 2013.

The following courses required for the EMCE will only be offered ONCE this year, so plan accordingly if you hope to graduate in 2013:

ENGL 301: Teaching High School English Language Arts (Winter 2013)

ENGL 316: English Literature Survey II (Spring 2013)

ENGL 384: American Literature Survey II (Spring 2013)

ENGL 393: World Mythology (Fall 2012)

ENGL 397: Selected Readings in Western and Non-Western World Literature I (Winter 2013)

ENGL 472: The Young Adult Novel (Spring 2013)

ENGL 491: Senior Seminar for Prospective Teachers (Spring 2013)

EMLL MAJORS:

ENGL 272: Analyzing and Writing Poetry (scheduled for Fall 2012) may be used to fulfill the second lower-division prerequisite for the EMLL, or for the Genre specialization (see below).

The only courses scheduled for the second Literary Periods requirement are:

ENGL 350: Romantic English Literature: 1785-1837 (Winter 2013)

ENGL 361: Contemporary English Literature: 1945 to the Present (Winter 2013)

ENGL 380: Major American Authors to the Civil War (Fall 2012)

Keep in mind that ONE of your choices for this requirement must be American.

However, ENGL 384: American Literature Survey II (scheduled for Spring 2013) may be substituted for ENGL 381 or ENGL 382.

Also, ENGL 316: American Literature Survey II (scheduled for Spring 2013) may be substituted for ENGL 351 or ENGL 360.

For the World Literature Specialization, you may count any of these courses that are not applied to your prerequisites:

ENGL 294: Masterpieces of Early Western World Literature: The Greeks to the Renaissance (Winter 2013)

393: World Mythology (Fall 2012)

ENGL 397: Selected Readings in Western and Non-Western World Literature I (Winter 2013)

For the Genre Specialization, you may count any of these courses that are not applied to your prerequisites:

ENGL 272: Analyzing and Writing Poetry (Fall 2012)

ENGL 393: World Mythology (Fall 2012)

ENGL 396: Gothic Worlds (Spring 2013)

ENGL 475: Studies in Fiction (Winter 2013)

For the American Literature Specialization, you may count any of these courses that are not applied to your prerequisites or core requirements:

ENGL 205: Introduction to the Study of American Literature (Spring 2013)

ENGL 380 (Fall 2012)

ENGL 384 (Spring 2013)

For the British Literature Specialization, you may count any of these courses that are not applied to your core requirements:

ENGL 316: English Literature Survey II (Spring 2013)

ENGL 336 (Fall 2012)

ENGL 320 (Fall 2012)

ENGL 325: Chaucer (Winter 2013)

ENGL 350: Romantic English Literature: 1785-1837 (Winter 2013)

ENGL 361: Contemporary English Literature: 1945 to the Present (Winter 2013)

ENGL 337: Milton (Spring 2013)

Also keep in mind that if you are approaching graduation and cannot get the courses you need to complete your chosen specialization, you can switch to a Contract Specialization, with your choice of three upper-division literature courses. Contact the chair, Dr. Troup (atroup@csub.edu) for approval.

GENERAL ADVICE FOR ENGLISH MAJORS

To help you proceed through your program of study as smoothly as possible, we have some advice for you. Please take it to heart!

1) CHOOSE ONE OF OUR TWO MAJORS, THE EMCE OR EMLL, EARLY ON, AND FOLLOW REQUIREMENTS CLOSELY. The EMCE prepares future teachers of high school English. Successful completion of the EMCE makes you subject competent, and waives the need for taking the CSET. The EMLL is a traditional English major suitable for a range of careers and preparation for advanced study at the M.A. and Ph.D. level. There is little overlap between the requirements for the two majors, so be sure that you are clearly following one of them:

http://www.csub.edu/english/EMCE_2009_2011.htx

http://www.csub.edu/english/EMLL_2009_2011.htx

NOTE: The English major requirements outlined in the 2005-2007 catalog are INCORRECT. If this is your catalog year, follow the requirements for 2005-07 listed on the English department webpage:

http://www.csub.edu/english/BA_in_English_2005_2007.htx

2) KNOW YOUR CATALOG YEAR. Course requirements change, and you want to be sure that you are taking the courses you need to graduate. Your catalogue year usually corresponds to the year you entered CSUB. If you are a transfer student, if you have never been out of college for more than a year, your catalogue year is the year you began studying at the junior college or four-year university from which you transferred to CSUB. You can check your catalogue year on MyCSUB, and contact your evaluator (see below) with any questions about this and about transfer credits.

Evaluators:

Katie Schneider A-Cahue 654-3390

Christina Chavez Cald-Ed 654-3391

Cindy Zuniga Eg-Hamm 654-3383

Paige Howard Hamp-Loc 654-6566

Veronica Bethea-Eckles Loe-Mor 654-6696

Jennifer Clayton Mor-Rev 654-2687

Dena Gonzales Rev-Stew 654-3384

Natasha Harris Stid-Z 654-2035

3) TAKE ENGL 201: The English Major with Credential Emphasis (if you are doing the EMCE) or ENGL 200: The English Major and Career Opportunities (if you are doing the EMLL) or by the end of your sophomore year. Each course is offered on a 1 unit, Credit/No Credit basis. It will help you to navigate the different requirements for lower and upper division general education, as well as the major, and it will also help you consider your professional future. As well, take full advantages of career counseling and help with job searches at the Career Development Center (www.csub.edu/cdc).

4) Complete your lower-division general education requirements and the English major pre-requisites before you focus on the upper-division courses for the English major. The intellectual discipline and breadth of knowledge necessary for successful upper-division work is achieved by taking courses in all disciplines, even those remote from the major. (Note also that students who avoid taking dreaded classes until the last minute usually regret the procrastination.)

5) DO NOT PUT OFF your GE courses, but keep in mind that you must have 90 units before you can receive credit for the Theme courses & ENGL 311, which satisfies the GWAR.