Minor in English

Units required for Minor: 21

Program Description

The English department of California State University, Sacramento, is a community of teachers, scholars, writers, and support staff whose primary mission is to promote learning in composition, creative writing, English education, linguistics, literature, and the teaching of English as a second language. The department seeks to help students acquire knowledge, develop skills, and realize their own intellectual and creative goals.

Minimum Grade Requirement

Grades of "C-" or better are required in all courses in the minor.

Note: Nine of the units for the minor, including at least 6 upper division units, must be taken in residence at Sacramento State.

Program Requirements

Select two of the following6
Introduction to British Literature I
Introduction to British Literature II
Introduction to American Literature I
Introduction to American Literature II
Introduction to World Literatures in English
Select 15 additional units of upper-division English electives15
Total Units21

The following may not be counted toward the minor:

ENGL 1Basic Writing Skills3
ENGL 5Accelerated Academic Literacies3
ENGL 1CCritical Thinking and Writing3
ENGL 5MAccelerated Academic Literacies - Multilingual3
ENGL 20College Composition II3
ENGL 109MPreparing to Write in the Disciplines - Multilingual3
ENGL 109WPreparing to Write in the Disciplines3