• 1000-level courses do not count toward the English major but are terrific introductions to literary study and typically serve GenEd Category 1b or 4.
• If you think you might be interested in an English major, try out a course; if you know you’re set on the major, plan on taking 2600 as early as possible.
• Non-majors are welcome in advanced courses (including the 3000- and 4000-level); check your preparedness with an instructor before registering if you have questions.  Following completion of the first-year writing requirement, most upper-level courses are open to all students.  If you encounter difficulty in registering, contact the instructor or Prof. Roden.
• English courses make great “related field” classes for many other majors.  Check with your major advisor for appropriateness of choices.
• The English minor is highly recommended and easy to accomplish: see https://advising.english.uconn.edu/minoring-in-english/to determine your requirements.
• The English major makes a terrific second major.  If you’ve not yet declared, see https://advising.english.uconn.edu/plan-of-study-catalog-year-2021-2-2/for requirements.  If you declared on or before May 9, 2021, see  https://advising.english.uconn.edu/plan-of-study-catalog-year-2017/
• Remember you can complete the English major at the Stamford Campus; there’s no need to branchfer.  Many students enroll in pre-professional grad programs (for example, in education) immediately following their degree.

Reach out to an English faculty member or advisor to learn about what you can do with an English major or minor.  We and the Center for Career Development can help you brainstorm, point you toward internships, and introduce you to alumni working in a range of different fields

1. Engl 2600 (Major Requirement A or “Methods for the Major”) is offered annually in the Fall semester.
2. A single-author course (Major Requirement D, Plan of Study 2017-2020) is offered annually or every third semester: Engl 3503W in Spring 2024.
3. An “Advanced Study” course (Major Requirement E, Plan of Study 2017-2020) is typically offered every third semester.  It will be offered at Stamford in Spring 2024 as Engl 4407W, “Memoir”.  
4. We offer at least one pre-1800 course each semester (Engl 3503W in Spring 2024). All plans of study require two classes categorized either as pre-1800 or “Early Literary, Cultural, and Linguistic History.”  Check with your advisor or the coordinator if you have questions.
5. We regularly offer courses in the “Antiracism, Globality, and Embodiment” category: this term, Engl 2301W, 3215W (Group 1) and 3609 (Group 2) .
6. We offer a variety of survey and methods courses each semester for Catalog Years 2017-2020.  This term Major Requirement B1=2101; B2=Engl 2203 and Engl 3215W; B3=Engl 2301W; Major Requirement C= Engl 2401.

Catalog years 2017-2020 allow for 9 elective credits; Catalog years 2021-2023 allow for 12.  Courses that meet a requirement you have already satisfied can count for elective credit.