This area is in the School of Humanities and Global Studies within the College of Letters and Science .
Rebecca Stephens, Chair |
Faculty and academic staff |
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D Arnold, J Berry, G Blume, M Bowman, I Clark Zavodoski, E Felt, L Gantz, M Gullickson, L Kordus, R Lorenz-Schumacher, L Ludwig, W Mahon, J Marshall, F McKee, L Morgan, E Ringelspaugh, D Roloff, R Sirabian, J Siegel, J Snowbarger, S Stella, R Stephens, J Stukenberg, R Tangedal, J Verona, C Williams |
English encompasses the study of literature, language, writing, and culture.
English Placement Procedure
For the General Education Program’s (GEP) Written Communication requirement, you will be placed into ENGL 101 or ENGL 150 depending on your ACT score or Wisconsin English Placement Test scores and high school GPA.
Notes for English
English majors in all areas should take ENGL 200 as early as possible.
Sophomores may take 300 level courses with approval of the department chair. English majors may take 200 level courses once they have completed English 101 or 150.
ENGL 345, ENGL 375, and ENGL 381 count toward the English major/minor and the writing minor ONLY for those seeking teacher certification, or for those who need them as collateral requirements in other departments, or by department exception.
ENGL 274 and ENGL 275 will count for the English major/minor for teacher certification ONLY if you need them as collateral requirements in another area such as elementary education.
English Honors
English Honors provides outstanding English majors the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to produce scholarly, creative, or pedagogical work comparable with that published in discipline-appropriate academic journals. To graduate with the designation “English Honors” you must:
Have a 3.5 GPA in the English major.
Complete the requirements for the English major including ENGL 496 - Senior Honors Project: Product (3 credits) and its prerequisite, ENGL 495 (3 credits pass/fail which do not count toward the major).
Contact the English Department for application procedures and complete requirements for the two-semester honors project.
Credit-by-Exam Policy for English
If you wish to obtain credit-by-exam for any English general education course other than ENGL 101, contact the English Department chair. The faculty member who most recently taught the course will confer with you regarding date, site, question format, exam length, materials allowable (or necessary) during the exam, etc.
The written comprehensive exam will be based on material normally covered in the course. The faculty member will administer the exam and notify you in writing of your score within two weeks of taking the exam. A passing score is a B- or better. You may not take an exam for credit more than once for the same course. A nominal fee may be charged for administrative purposes.
Linguistics Minor AND Linguistics and Language Study Interdisciplinary Certificate
James Berry, Coordinator
Room 441, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715-346-2385
Email: jberry@uwsp.edu
Graduate Programs
Rebecca Stephens, Graduate coordinator
Room 486, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715-346-4757
Email: rstephe@uwsp.edu
In the English Department you may work toward the Master of Science in Teaching - English. If you seek to teach English or reading, you can gain advanced knowledge and training through these programs.