Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Communication & Information Literacy 1
ENGL 101	Composition and Rhetoric	3
Communications Elective		3
Information Literacy Elective		3
Information Literacy Elective		3
Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1
UNIV 104	Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning	0-3
Math Elective	MATH 114 or higher	3
Critical Thinking 1
RLGN 104	Christian Life and Biblical Worldview 2	4
Critical Thinking Elective		3
Civic & Global Engagement 1
Cultural Studies Elective		3
Social & Scientific Inquiry 1
Natural Science Elective		3
Social Science Elective		3
Christianity & Contexts 1
BIBL 104	Survey of Old and New Testament	4
THEO 104	Introduction to Theology Survey 2	4
Total Hours		39-42

¹

Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skill requirements

²

Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 waived

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Major Foundational Courses
ENGL 102	Composition and Literature 1	3
Literature Elective 1, 2
Total Hours		3

¹

Course may fulfill select general education requirements

²

Choose from the following courses: ENGL 201, ENGL 202, ENGL 215, ENGL 216, ENGL 221, or ENGL 222

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Major Core
ENGL 300	Survey of Literary History	3
ENGL 322	Shakespeare	3
ENGL 333	Modern Grammar	3
ENGL 341	American Realism and Naturalism	3
ENGL 350	Advanced Expository Writing	3
ENGL 460	Christian Literature	3
WRIT 201	Introduction to Creative Writing	3
WRIT 400	Editing for Publishing	3
WRIT 401	Grant-Writing	3
WRIT 402	Methods and Materials of Research	3
WRIT 403	Technical Writing	3
WRIT 491	Senior Capstone	3
Total Hours		36

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Cognate
ENGL 360	Christian Fantasy Literature	3
ENGL 405	Literature of the Bible	3
ENGL 461	Contemporary Christian Fiction	3
ENGL 465	Lewis and Tolkien	3
Total Hours		12

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Free Electives
Choose 24-33 credit hours of Free Electives		24-33
Total Hours		24-33

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

• 120 Total hours
• 2.0 Overall grade point average
• 30 Hours must be upper-level courses (300-400 level)
• Grade of 'C' Minimum required for all upper-level courses in the major
• 25% Of major taken through Liberty University
• 30 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
• Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Semester		Hours
BIBL 104	Survey of Old and New Testament	4
ENGL 101	Composition and Rhetoric	3
RLGN 104	Christian Life and Biblical Worldview	4
UNIV 104	Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning	0-3
Communications Elective 1		3
	Hours	14-17
Second Semester
THEO 104	Introduction to Theology Survey	4
Critical Thinking Elective (Literature Elective) 1,2		3
Information Literacy Elective (ENGL 102) 1		3
MATH Elective 1		3
Social Science Elective 1		3
	Hours	16
Second Year
First Semester
Natural Science Elective 1		3
ENGL 300	Survey of Literary History	3
WRIT 201	Introduction to Creative Writing	3
Elective		3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Second Semester
Cultural Studies Elective 1		3
Information Literacy Elective 1		3
ENGL 333	Modern Grammar	3
WRIT 402	Methods and Materials of Research	3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Third Year
First Semester
ENGL 322	Shakespeare	3
WRIT 400	Editing for Publishing	3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Second Semester
ENGL 341	American Realism and Naturalism	3
ENGL 350	Advanced Expository Writing	3
ENGL 405	Literature of the Bible	3
ENGL 461	Contemporary Christian Fiction	3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Fourth Year
First Semester
ENGL 360	Christian Fantasy Literature	3
ENGL 460	Christian Literature	3
WRIT 401	Grant-Writing	3
WRIT 403	Technical Writing	3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Second Semester
ENGL 465	Lewis and Tolkien	3
WRIT 491	Senior Capstone	3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	120-123

¹

Refer to the list of approved general education electives at www.liberty.edu/gened before enrolling foundational skills requirements.

²

Choose from the following courses: ENGL 201, ENGL 202, ENGL 215, ENGL 216, ENGL 221, or ENGL 222.