English Minor

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Program of Study
Humanities & Arts
Degree Type
Minor

The minor in English is for students who choose to continue their studies in English beyond the Humanities and Arts Requirement without majoring in English. Students who, for personal or career purposes, wish to earn official recognition of their achievements in English, and who do not have academic time to fulfill the requirements for the major, should consider an English minor. Interested students should speak with one of the English faculty in the Department of Humanities and Arts.

The English minor consists of a total of two units of work in English, distributed in the following way:

Program Distribution Requirements for the English Minor

Literature Courses (Minimum 5/3 Units)

5/3 units of literature (usually EN) courses, which must include a minimum of one 3000-level course and a maximum of one 1000-level course.

Minimum Units
5/3
Minimum Units
1/3

English Capstone Experience (Minimum 1/3 Units)

This can be either a 1/3 unit Independent Study in English or a 3000-level course approved by the student and advisor.

Minimum Units
1/3

Note: No more than one unit of work for the Humanities and Arts Requirement may be applied toward the English minor. Any student at WPI is eligible to pursue the Minor in English except for students majoring in Humanities and Arts with a concentration in Literature.