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 Apply for Directed Teaching and Seminar the semester prior to being placed.
 Have results of PRAXIS I and II sent to the Department of Teaching, Learning, and
Professional Development.

MINOR PROGRAMS

CREATIVE WRITING
A minor in creative writing consists of 18 hours and is designed for students who desire to enhance
their creative talents in any of the literary genres: Poetry, fiction, drama, etc.

CORE REQUIREMENTS (18 semester hours) Sem. Hrs.
ENGL 256 Introduction to Creative Writing 3
ENGL 257-260 Choose one genre 3
ENGL 357-360 Choose two genres 6
ENGL 455-456 Advanced Creative Writing I 6

LITERATURE
A minor in literature consists of 18 semester hours and will enhance the critical, analytical, and
writing skills of students in other majors.

CORE REQUIREMENTS (18 semester hours) Sem. Hrs.
ENGL 301-302 English Literature I and II 6
ENGL 316-317 American Literature I and II 6
ENGL 324/325 African American Literature I or II or
ENGL 408 Shakespeare’s Problem Plays, Trag. and Rom. or
ENGL 409 Chaucer 3
ENGL 425 Seminar in African American Literature 3

LITERATURE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
A minor in literature of the African diaspora consists of 18 semester hours and is designed for stu-
dents who desire exposure to other cultures via the best in literary expression and seek enhance-
ment of their analytical and writing skills.

CORE REQUIREMENTS (18 semester hours) Sem. Hrs.
ENGL 211 Literatures of the World 3
ENGL 326 Literature of the Caribbean 3
ENGL 327 African Literary Expression 3
ENGL English Elective 3
FREN 304 Introduction to French Literature 3
SPAN 430 Open Seminar in Hispanic Literature 3

FRENCH LANGUAGE
The French minor is a 21-credit-hour program that offers the students learning experiences that
help them understand, speak, read, write, and listen in the target language with a high level of
proficiency. The French language minor will enable students to compete in area businesses and
industries with international branches.

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