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Grounded in a general liberal arts education, Hope College offers specialized study in more than 90 majors, minors and pre-professional programs.
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English Department

Major Checklist

The general English major (major code ENGL) consists of 36 credits, ranging from survey courses to writing workshops, from ancient literature to modern novels.

Students pursuing a general major in English (not in creative writing or for secondary teaching) will be required to take a minimum of 9 courses, distributed as follows. They may be taken in any order; however, we recommend starting with ENGL 248.

	Course	Title
⬜	English 248	Introduction to Literary Studies
	Note: Students are encouraged to take this foundational course as early in their studies as possible, and certainly before they enroll in 300-level courses.
⬜	English 231	Western World Literature I
	Note: IDS 171, 173, or 175 may be substituted for English 231.
⬜	Four credits	Writing course(s) numbered above ENGL 113
	Note: ENGL 360 Modern English Grammar or ENGL 375 History of the English Language may be substituted.
⬜	Six 4-credit courses in Literature	Numbered 270 and higher
	Course 1: ________________	Course 2: ________________
	Course 3: ________________	Course 4: ________________
	Course 5: ________________	Course 6: ________________
	Note: At least two must be in literature pre-1800/1850. At least one must be in British literature. At least one must be in American literature. At least one must be in American ethnic literature. At least three of these courses must be 300-level or higher, and at least one must be 400-level. English 359 Internship in English may be substituted for one of these courses, but whenever possible it should be taken as a 10th course.
⬜	GPA	At least 2.0 in ENGL

11 Apr Campus Life

Anchors of Hope: Honoring Hope’s Eight Newest Faculty Retirees

The words penned by the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte when establishing the Pioneer School from which Hope grew are among the college’s most foundational: education as an “anchor of hope” for the future. Through all the decades since, that promise has been shepherded by generations of faculty mentors who have not only been at Hope, but in a real sense have been and are Hope. Across campus — in the classroom, in the laboratory, on the stage, on the playing field and in countless ways between and beyond — for a combined 205 years, the eight faculty retirees honored here have embodied and helped realize the vision of transforming tomorrow by shaping young lives today.

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