Program Structure - St Thomas University

Please follow the program structure outlined in the Academic Calendar from your FIRST academic year as a student at St. Thomas University. Find the Academic Calendars HERE. If you have any questions, please contact your academic advisor.

Minor in English

To graduate with a Minor in English, a student must have completed 18 credit hours and have fulfilled the following requirements:

Six credits at the first-year level, either ENGL 1016 English Literatures in History and Culture or ENGL 1023 Introduction to English and any one of ENGL 1003 Introduction to Theatre, ENGL 1203 Introduction to Film Studies, or ENGL 1903 Reading and Responding to Indigenous Canadian Literature
ENGL 2013 Research Methods in English
6 credit hours at the 3000 level
an additional 3 credit hours in English courses at the 2000 or 3000 level

Minor in English Worksheet (23-24)

Major in English

To graduate with a Major in English, a student must have completed at least 36 credit hours (including 18 credit hours at the 3000 level) and fulfilled the following requirements:

Six credits at the first-year level, either ENGL 1016 English Literatures in History and Culture or ENGL 1023 Introduction to English and any one of ENGL 1003 Introduction to Theatre, ENGL 1203 Introduction to Film Studies, or ENGL 1903 Reading and Responding to Indigenous Canadian Literature
ENGL 2013 Research Methods in English
9 credit hours from courses in pre-1800 literature
9 credit hours from courses in post-1800 literature
6 credit hours from courses in Canadian or American literature

Major in English Worksheet (23-24)

Majors Application for Honours Seminar

Major in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing

Students must confer with the Department’s Creative Writing Advisor before declaring a Major in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing.

To graduate with a Major in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing, a student must have completed all of the requirements of the Major in English, in addition to at least 15 credit hours in Creative Writing courses, including ENGL 4153 Senior Project in Creative Writing.

Major in in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing (23-24)

Honours in English

Students must apply for entrance into the Honours program and meet with one of the Department’s Honours Advisors before registering for their third year. Entrance is competitive and the number of spaces available is limited. Usually, students accepted to the Honours program have a GPA in English of 3.4 or higher.

To graduate with Honours in English, a student must have completed 48 credit hours (including 30 credit hours at the 3000 level or above), maintained a GPA of at least 3.0 in English, and fulfilled the following requirements:

Six credits at the first-year level, either ENGL 1016 English Literatures in History and Culture or Culture or ENGL 1023 Introduction to English and any one of ENGL 1003 Introduction to Theatre, ENGL 1203 Introduction to Film Studies, or ENGL 1903 Reading and Responding to Indigenous Canadian Literature
ENGL 2013 Research Methods in English
ENGL 2803 Contemporary Theory I: Language and Literature
18 credit hours from courses in pre-1800 literature
15 credit hours from courses in post-1800 literature
6 credit hours from courses in Canadian or American literature
6 credit hours from courses focusing on the English language
12 credit hours of Honours Seminars

Honours in English Worksheet (23-24)
Honours Application

Double Honours in English

To graduate with Double Honours in English, a student must have completed 48 credit hours (including 30 credit hours at the 3000 level or above), maintained a GPA of at least 3.0 in English, and fulfilled the following requirements:

Six credits at the first-year level, either ENGL 1016 English Literatures in History and Culture or ENGL 1023 Introduction to English and any one of ENGL 1003 Introduction to Theatre, ENGL 1203 Introduction to Film Studies, or ENGL 1903 Reading and Responding to Indigenous Canadian Literature
ENGL 2013 Research Methods in English
ENGL 2803 Contemporary Theory I: Language and Literature
12 credit hours from courses in pre-1800 literature
12 credit hours from courses in post-1800 literature
6 credit hours from courses in or Canadian or American literature
6 credit hours from courses focusing on the English language
6 credit hours of Honours Seminars

Double Honours in English Worksheet (23-24)

Honours in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing

Students must confer with the Department’s Creative Writing Advisor before applying for Honours in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing.

To graduate with Honours in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing, a student must have fulfilled all of the requirements of the Honours in English, in addition to at least 15 credit hours in Creative Writing courses, including ENGL 4153: Senior Project in Creative Writing.

Honours in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing Worksheet (23-24)