Associate in Arts /  English Major

If you are thinking about being an English major, be sure to follow the AA program sheet.  You also want to follow the link for the Illinois Articulation Initiative to look at what specifically your university requires. In general, most universities will require 2 years of a foreign language or 4 years of high school foreign language.  In addition, most of the literature classes will transfer in as gen. ed., though the 200-level will fulfill some of the major requirements.  That means that American and British survey courses would be good options to consider.  I also recommend mythology--you'll be amazed at all of the literary allusions you'll encounter.  Our Shakespeare course is also a very good suggestion; it may or may not substitute as a major course depending on the university, but it is good food for the soul nonetheless.  Finally, I would recommend World literature because most of us have a rather large lacuna in this area from our high school preparations.  What's nice about an English major is that you will have lots of electives in your curriculum. Obviously Introduction to Literature, Introduction to Poetry, Introduction to Fiction, and Introduction to Drama are wonderful courses to satisfy your appetite until you transfer or to pique your interest in becoming an English major.

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Education Major

There is a substantial difference between being an English major and being a Secondary Education Major with English as your area of specialization.  If you are interested in being an English teacher, see SuzieWurth, HB 138/ 545-3385.  You will want to follow the Education program of study and meet with the education advisors at the university to which you are transferring as soon as possible.