Note: This is an archive of materials relating to the conversion to the semester calendar that took place in August, 2016. It contains some information that has now been superceded, and is not intended to assist with current advisement questions.
Please direct all advisement questions pertaining to semester conversion or any other advisement questions to the College of Arts and Letters Advisement Center.
Semester courses now offered in English
Archives
Planning for Semester Conversion
Proposed English Courses 2015-2016
Proposed English Courses 2016-2017 (Semester courses!)
For Students Staying with the Old Program:
BA, General Option--Semester Courses That Satisfy Old Program Requirements
BA, Single Subject Credential Option--Semester Courses That Satisfy Old Program Requirements
MA Program--Semester Courses That Satisfy Old Program Requirements
Minor in English--Semester Courses That Satisfy Old Program Requirements
Minor in Creative Writing--Semester Courses That Satisfy Old Program Requirements
For Students Switching to New Program:
BA, General Option--Quarter Courses That Satisfy New Program Requirements
BA, Single Subject Credential Option--Quarter Courses That Satisfy New Program Requirements
MA Program--Quarter Courses That Satisfy New Program Requirements
Minor in English--Quarter Courses That Satisfy New Program Requirements
Minor in Creative Writing--Quarter Courses That Satisfy New Program Requirements
Semester Program Materials
BA, General Option--Degree Program Worksheet
BA, Single Subject Credential--Degree Program Worksheet
Minor in English--Program Worksheet
Minor in Creative Writing--Program Worksheet
Minor in Comparative and Applied Linguistics and Literacy Studies--Program Worksheet
Brief Overview of New English BA Degree Program
Detailed Description of New English BA Degree Program
Simplified Semester Time Modules for Most ENGL Classes
General Education Requirements
Pre-Fall 2016 GE Catalog
General Education Lower Division Courses Chart
Satisfying General Education and University Requirements
Fall 2016 GE Catalog and Later
General Education Courses (Effective Fall 2016)
General University Resources
Step by Step Instructions for Students on Setting Up an IAP (Individual Advisement Plan)
University's Q2S Website (basic overviews and student FAQs)
University Academic Advisement Center (GE advising and university policies and procedures)
College of Arts and Letters Academic Advisement (lower division and GE advisement)
Cal State LA Academic Calendar, 2015-2020
Cal State LA Semester Time Modules (Scheduled Class Meeting Times)
Semester English Degree Programs
B.A. in English
The semester-converted undergraduate degree program developed by the English Department combines tradition and innovation. Core classes in traditional and longstanding areas of language, literary, and rhetorical study are combined with contemporary theory and literature to offer students a grounding in literatures and cultures and an introduction to their own times. These core classes are supplemented by elective courses that allow students to deepen their experience in language, literature, rhetoric and culture while exploring special topics that again range from the traditional to the contemporary.
M.A. in English
The graduate program in English was recently modified and has mostly been converted to semesters through simple unit conversion. The only substantive change relates to the culminating activity. The two-unit project (journal article or pedagogic portfolio) has been converted to a three-unit project, and the five-unit thesis has been converted to a six-unit thesis. This change in the number of units associated with the culminating activities reflects common practices at other universities, the actual expectations associated with each activity in relation to course work, and the desire to differentiate clearly between the various activities. The minimum number of units now required for the degree is the same regardless of culminating activity as opposed to the quarter-based program which required additional independent study units to equalize the various paths to degree.
Minors and Certificates
The department offers minors in creative writing and in English. Both minors were converted to semesters through simple unit conversion.
The department hosts an interdisciplinary minor in Comparative and Applied Linguistics and Literacy Studies. This minor was also converted through simple unit conversion, with some additional changes introduced to clarify the arrangement of courses taken to complete the minor.
