English, BA with Liberal Studies, MA Combined Degree

Program Requirements

The English Department and the School of Graduate Studies offer a combined Bachelor's and Master's degree in which students earn a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) with an English concentration within five-years.

Entrance requirements for ENGL/MALS degrees are:

3.0 GPA
ENGL 3100 Intro to Literary Studies—grade of B or better
ENGL 3110 Introd to Writing Studies—grade of B of better
Acceptance into Graduate School

Freshman – Junior Standing Requirements

Students will complete the course requirements for undergraduate English, BA (https://catalog.clayton.edu/academic-catalog/arts-sciences/english/english-ba/).

Senior Standing Requirements

Students will complete up to 12 credit hours of approved graduate-level ENGL courses in their final 2 semesters along with their remaining undergraduate coursework.

The student must submit the following to Graduate Admissions during their senior year: application, application processing fee, and transcripts from all institutions attended. Letters of reference are also required.

Please Note: Your academic advisor knows the appropriate courses you need to take to ensure your success - please work closely with your advisor and take the courses that he/she recommends. Please also consult with Financial Aid to determine the particular courses and load you need to take to remain eligible for your aid.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
First Semester		Credit Hours
ENGL 1101	English Composition I ^{IMPACTS Area C}	3
CRIT 1101	Critical Thinking ^{IMPACTS Area I}	3
SPAN 1001 or SPAN 1002 or FREN 1001 or FREN 1002	Elementary Spanish I or Elementary Spanish II or Elementary French I or Elementary French II	3
MATH 1101	Intro to Mathematical Modeling ^{IMPACTS Area M}	3
HIST 1111 or HIST 1112 or HIST 2750 or POLS 2401	Survey-PreModern World History ^{IMPACTS Area S World History} or Survey of Modern World History or Critical Trends and Issues or Intro to Global Issues	3
CSU 1000	First Year Seminar	1
	Credit Hours	16
Second Semester
ENGL 1102	English Composition II ^{IMPACTS Area C}	3
SPAN 1002 or FREN 1002 or SPAN 1002	Elementary Spanish II or Elementary French II or Elementary Spanish II	3
HIST 2111 or HIST 2112	Survey of US History to 1877 ^{IMPACTS Area P History} or US HIST Since Reconstruction	3
COMM 1001	Principles of Public Speaking ^{IMPACTS Area I}	1
Science without a Lab ^{IMPACTS Area T}		3
Social Sciences: Behavioral Sciences ^{IMPACTS Area S}		3
	Credit Hours	16
Sophomore
First Semester
Science Course with Lab ^{IMPACTS Area T}		4
ART 2302	Art of the Modern World (Fine Arts or Intermediate Foreign Language) ^{IMPACTS Area A}	3
SPAN 2002 or FREN 2002	Intermediate Spanish II or Intermediate French II	3
ENGL 2111	World Literature I -Pre-Modern	3
ENGL 2121	British Literature I	3
	Credit Hours	16
Second Semester
SPAN 2002 or FREN 2002	Intermediate Spanish II or Intermediate French II	3
ENGL 3100	Intro to Literary Studies ¹	3
Science without a Lab ^{IMPACTS Area T}		3
ENGL 2000-level Lit. Survey ^{Field of Study}		6

	Credit Hours	15
Junior
First Semester
ENGL 2000-level Lit. Survey		3
ENGL 3800	Intro to Creative Writing	3
ENGL Literature Course (3000-level or higher)		3
ENGL Cultural Studies Course (3000-level or higher)		3
ENGL Writing Course (3000-level or higher)		3
	Credit Hours	15
Second Semester
ENGL 3110	Introd to Writing Studies	3
ENGL Literature Course (3000-level or higher)		3
ENGL Writing Course (3000-level or higher)		3
ENGL Creative Writing Course (3000-level or higher)		3
ENGL Cultural Studies Course (3000-level or higher)		3
	Credit Hours	15
Senior
First Semester
ENGL 4215 or ENGL 5150	Shakespeare or Studies in Shakespeare	3
ENGL Lit., Writing, Creat. Writing, and Cultural Studies Course (1 each)(3000-level or higher)		12
	Credit Hours	15
Second Semester
ENGL 4950	Senior Capstone	3
ENGL Elective Course		3
Upper Division Elective Course		3
Free Elective		6
	Credit Hours	15
Fifth Year
First Semester
ART 5000 or MUSC 5000 or MATH 5000 or PHIL 5000	Great Works in Art History (Satifies the MALS Foundation requirement) or Great Works in Music History or History of Mathematics or Classics in Philosophy	3
ART 5000 or MUSC 5000 or MATH 5000 or PHIL 5000	Great Works in Art History or Great Works in Music History or History of Mathematics or Classics in Philosophy	3
MALS 6995 or MALS 6890	Master's Thesis Research or Non-Thesis Prof Paper Research	3
MALS 5000	Intro. to Graduate Studies	3
ENGL 5000	Great Books	3
	Credit Hours	15
Second Semester
MALS 6999 or MALS 6899	Master's Thesis Preparation or Non-Thesis Comprehensive Exam	1-3
Graduate level English Elective ⁶		3
Graduate level English Elective ⁶		3
	Credit Hours	7-9
	Total Credit Hours	145-147

Optional Summer Semester Between Senior and Fifth Year

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Graduate level English Elective ⁶		3
Graduate level English Elective ⁶		3
MALS 5000	Intro. to Graduate Studies	3
Total Credit Hours		9

If students choose the Optional Summer Semester between Senior and Fifth Year, they only need to take nine credits in the first semester and six credits in the second semester of their fifth year.

*: Classes with one asterisk can be taken either 2nd semester sophomore or either semester junior years. But you still need to maintain rotation and take an asterisk course - it just could be one of the other asterisked courses.
¹: Grade of B required in ENGL 3100 Intro to Literary Studies and ENGL 3110 Introd to Writing Studies for acceptance to the program.
²: English Electives (6 courses total) - Any 3000- or 4000-level English course.
³: Cultural Studies Electives (2 courses total)
⁴: Guided Electives (4 courses total) - any 3000- or 4000 level non-English course.
⁵: Survey of Literature (C1) - Students may take any English 2000 survey course to satisfy this requirement.
⁶: Graduate Level English Electives (4 courses total) - Any 5000 level non-English course.
⁷: Course counts towards both degrees.