UG Programs English Minor
The English Minor is designed for those students who wish to enhance their major program with the benefits of intensive study of English language and literatures, including a better understanding and appreciation of literatures in English and improvement in critical thinking, reading, and writing skills.
To enter the minor, students must be in good academic standing (2.0 grade-point average) and must have completed English 10C with a grade of C or better. To declare the minor, please contact the Dept. of English Undergraduate Advising Office.
**NOTE: The requirements listed on this page represent the revised minor curriculum, effective as of Spring 2025. If you are a student who was pursuing the English minor prior to Spring 2025, and who had already begun the English 10 series, please speak with an English advisor about which curriculum you will follow.
Lower-Division Courses for the Minor
1 Lower-Division Course
English 10C
• A grade of C or better is required in English 10C.
• English 10C provides GE credit in Literature & Cultural Analysis.
• The enrollment requisite for English 10C is English 4W. Students who have completed an alternate, literature-based Writing II course should contact an English undergraduate advisor for enrollment guidance.
Upper-Division Courses for the Minor
6 Upper-Division Courses
2 courses in Literatures in English: Pre-1900
Chosen from*: ENGL M101A, M105A, 112A, 112B, 112C, 113A, 120, 140A – 148, 150A – 157, 160A – 168, 170A, 171A, 172A, 182A, 182B, 182C, 182D, 182E, 183A, 183B
*Additional, variable topics classes may be available each term to fulfill the pre-1900 and post-1900 requirements. Contact the English undergraduate advising office for details.
2 courses in Literatures in English: Post-1900
Chosen from*: M101B, M101C, M102A, M102B, M104A, M104B, M104C, M104D, M105B, M105C, M105D, M105E, M105XP, 106, 113B, M115XP, 116A, 116B, 121, M126, 130, 170B, 170C, 171B, 171C, 172A, 172B, 173A, 173B, 173C, 174A, 174B, 174C, 181D, 182F, 183C
*Additional, variable topics classes may be available each term to fulfill the pre-1900 and post-1900 requirements. Contact the English undergraduate advising office for details.
1 English Elective course
Chosen from**: Any 4-or-5 unit ENGL upper-division course from ENGL 100 to 199
**Excludes ENGL 191H, 195CE, 198A/B
1 English Elective (see above) or Non-English Elective (see below)
The Non-English Elective may be chosen from:
AF AMER: M102, 105A, 105B, M105D, M107, 112A, 112B
AM IND: M186
ASIA AM: M112C, 121, 122B, 125, M130B, M160, 172C
CCAS: M103C, M103D, M103G, 104, 104A, CM110, M133, M136
COM LIT: 100, 102, 112, M142, C152, C153, 154, C156, C160, C161, M162, C163, C164, M165, M166, M167, 169, M171, 180
DGT HUM: 101
ELTS: 103, 112, 140, 150, 167
ENVIRON: 150, M167, 168
ETHNMUS: M119
FRNCH: 167
GENDER: M106, M128, 130, CM132A, M133
GERMAN: 110, 112, 114
HNRS: M102, M106, M128
ITALIAN: 110, 124, 150
LGBTQS: M133, M136
LING: 175
PHILOS: 100B, 100C, 116, 117
RELIGN: M172
SCAND: 143C
THEATER: 101A, 101B, 102D, M103C, M103D, 103F, M103G, 104D, 106, 107, 110
WL ARTS: 100A, 100B, 132, C138, C142, M187
YIDDSH: 121A, 130
All courses used to fulfill requirements for the English minor must be 4 or 5 units and taken for a letter grade.
Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.