English majors also may elect to earn a concentration. The English major with and without a concentration require the same number of credits. Majors who pursue one of the concentrations dedicate their elective credits within the major to a particular disciplinary track. Concentrations are available in:

  • Creative Writing
  • English Education (which results in teacher licensure for grades 6-12)
  • Professional and Technical Writing

The Bachelor of Science non-teaching degree requires six to eight hours beyond the Core Curriculum requirements in courses selected from the following departments: Mathematics, Statistics, Communication, Information Science and Technology, any social science, and any natural/physical science. Students who begin but do not complete the B.S. teaching degree will be allowed to use up to eight hours with a College of Education and Human Development departmental prefix toward the B.S. non-teaching requirements.