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Why Major in English Declaring the Major The English Major The American Lit. & Culture Major The English Minor Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies Undergraduate Counseling Office Petitioning Graduating Course Listings English 195: Community Internship English 197/199: Individual Studies Research Opportunities Departmental Honors Program Subject Matter Waiver Program for Future Teachers Study Abroad The English Main Office Student Organizations Awards Information for Prospective Students Related Links Schedule of Classes URSA General Catalog Course Websites (eCampus) myUCLA English Undergraduate Counseling 310.825.1389 158 Humanities Building undergraduate [at] english (dot) ucla (dot) edu	The American Literature and Culture Major \| Preparatory Coursework \| Foreign Language Requirement \| Upper Division \| Preparatory Coursework (the Prep) English Composition 3: English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language This is an introductory course focusing on fundamental writing skills. It is administered by UCLA Writing Programs, located in 271 Kinsey. If you received a score of 4 or 5 on either of the Composition & Literature or Language & Composition AP tests or scored 5-7 in the Language-English (native) IB exam, then you will receive credit for English Composition 3 and 8 units toward graduation. English 4W/4HW: Critical Reading and Writing This course introduces students to literary analysis, through close reading and written exposition on selected literary works. English 10A: English Literature to 1660 English 10B: English Literature, 1660-1832 English 10C: English Literature, 1832-present The English 10 Series is a foundation for your study of English Literature at UCLA. This yearlong series traces the historical sequence of British literature. Students should take the 10 series in sequence early in their career at UCLA. The Prep courses for the English and American Lit & Culture majors must be taken for a letter grade, and students must receive a grade higher than "C-" in each of the courses taken after September 1995. Students should also be aware that English 10A and 10B are prerequisites for any English course between 140A-157, and English 10A, 10B, and 10C are prerequisites for English 160-182C. ^ return to top Foreign Language/Literature in Translation Requirement The Department of English requires five quarters of foreign language, foreign literature, or foreign literature in translation. These classes may be taken on a P/NP grading basis. For students entering UCLA in 1988 and after, the College of Letters and Science requires each student to complete a college-level foreign language course equivalent to UCLA's level three. Therefore, to fulfill the English Department's requirement, students entering UCLA in 1988 or after must complete the equivalent of two additional classes of either foreign language or foreign literature in translation after completing the College of Letters and Science requirement. The Department will give credit towards the major's Foreign Language/Literature in Translation requirement for any work the student may test out of in a UCLA language department placement exam or in an AP exam. Please refer to the "Credit for Advanced Placement Tests" table in the General Catalog or http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/APCreditLS.htm. Transfer students, who have satisfied the College of Letters and Science foreign language requirement at the high school level through the IGETC program, may satisfy the departmental requirement with five foreign literature in translation courses. A list of UCLA literature in translation classes appears under the heading “Foreign Literature in Translation” in the 2007-2008 UCLA General Catalog on pp. 343-344, and at http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/catalog07-08-286.html. If you are interested in a particular course not appearing on that list, ask an undergraduate counselor before you take the course if the class will apply to the requirement. If you use English 108A or 108B to fulfill the Department of English's foreign language requirement, it may count as a course toward the College of Letters and Science upper division requirement but not as an upper division course for the English major. English majors who have declared the World Literature Concentration are waived from the Foreign Language/Literature in Translation requirement. ^ return to top Upper Division American Literature and Culture (PDF) ^ return to top


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