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Minor [Old
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Creative Writing |
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Preparing for Graduate Study |
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Teacher Preparation |
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Distinction in English |
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Advising/Distribution
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The English Major (New Version as of Fall, 2006)
Students who nave formally elected the English major
after the beginning of the Fall 2006 semester must pursue the following
requirements. Students who elected the major before the beginning of
the Fall 2006 semester also have the option of pursuing this set of
requirements. Students electing this version of the major must fulfill
all of the following requirements.
The
major requires a minimum of 33 semester hours of English courses,
including no more than 12 hours at the 2000-level and below (with no
more than 3 of these hours at the 1000-level) and at least 12 hours of
4000-level literature courses. Specific requirements are listed below.
New course numbers are used here; in a few instances these are the same
as previous numbers; when the numbers differ and there are precise
equivalents, former course numbers appear in brackets. You may not
repeat a course that is the equivalent in content of one you have
already taken even if the numbers differ.
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Fundamentals (6
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ENGL 2311 [2305] or 2314H [2308H]:
Poetry or Doing Things With Poems
ENGL 2315: Introduction to Literary
Study
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Reading Historically
(12 hours total, consisting of one 3000-level or 4000-level course from
each of the following groups): |
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Medieval Literature
(3 hours): courses numbered 3320-3329 and 4320-4329 |
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(Within the previous
numbering system, the following courses would fulfill this requirement:
3321, 3323, 3329, 4319, 4320, 4323, 4324.) |
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Early Modern Literature
(3 hours): courses numbered 3330-3339
and 4330-3439
(Within the previous
numbering system, the following courses would fulfill this requirement:
3305, 3311, 3327, 4327, 4328, 4329, 4332, 4333, 4335, 4336.)
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Literature in the Age of Revolutions
(3 hours): courses numbered 3340-3349 and 4340-4349
(Within the previous
numbering system, the following courses would fulfill this requirement:
3306, 3307, 3312, 3313, 3341, 3351, 3352, 3374, 4339, 4340, 4341, 4342)
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Modern to Contemporary Literature
(3 hours): courses numbered
3350-69 and 4350-69
(Within the previous
numbering system, the following courses would fulfill this requirement:
3314, 3318, 3330, 3331, 3332, 3345, 3346, 3349, 3354, 3355, 3356, 3365,
3366, 3367, 3369, 3370, 3371, 3372)
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In addition, students may petition to
have 4361-4363 and 4371-4373 assigned to the appropriate historical
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Criticism and Theory (3
hours total from the following):
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ENGL 3310 [3304]:
Contemporary Approaches to Literature, Language, and Culture
ENGL 4310: Studies in
Literary Theory and Criticism
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Major Electives |
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Courses to
be selected from any departmental offerings, with these limitations: no
more than 6 additional hours below 3000-level may be counted toward the
major, including no more than 3 hours at 1000-level. The following
courses are not acceptable as major electives: ENGL 1300, 1301, 1302,
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Co-Requirement
(12 hours of 4000-level literature courses) |
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English 2311 [2305] or 2314H [2308H] and 2315 are
prerequisite for all 4000-level literature courses.
Courses in
Creative Writing (4391 through 4396, 4397 [4301], 4398 [4302]) do not
fulfill this requirement.
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A grade of C- or better must be earned
in all courses fulfilling major requirements, and English majors must
attain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 among all courses attempted
for the major.
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The Minor in English (New Version) |
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Students who nave formally elected the English minor
after the beginning of the Fall 2006 semester must pursue the following
requirements. Students who elected the minor before the beginning of
the Fall 2006 also have the option of pursuing this set of
requirements. Students electing this version of the minor must fulfill
all of the following requirements.
The English minor requires a minimum of
15 semester hours as follows, including no more than 6 hours below the
3000-level. New course numbers are used here; in a few instances these
are the same as previous numbers; when the numbers differ and there are
precise equivalents, former course numbers appear in brackets. The
following courses are not acceptable as minor electives: ENGL 1300,
1301, 1302, 2302, 2305 [2311].
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3 hours from the
following:
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ENGL 2311 [2305] or
2314H [2308H]: Poetry or Doing Things With Poems
ENGL 2315:
Introduction to Literary Study
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12 additional hours of elective courses in
English, with no more than 3 of these hours below the 3000-level |
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A grade of C- or better must be earned
in all courses taken for the minor; they may not be taken Pass/Fail. Up
to six hours of approved transfer courses may count toward the minor.
To register as a minor, fill in a Minor
Declaration Form and submit it to the English Department Office for
verification; plan to pick it up a few days later for filing with your
school of record.
The departmental minor adviser is
Professor Richard Bozorth, 11 Dallas Hall. Consult him for further
information or advice.
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THE
MAJOR IN ENGLISH (OLD VERSION)
Only students who nave formally elected the English
major before the beginning of the Fall 2006 semester may pursue the
following requirements. Students in this group also have the option of
pursuing the new set of requirements (see above).
Students electing the old version of the major must fulfill all of the
following requirements.
The major
requires a minimum of 33 semester hours of English courses, distributed
as follows. New course numbers are used here; in a few instances these
are the same as previous numbers; when the numbers differ and there are
precise equivalents, former course numbers appear in brackets. You may
not repeat a course that is the equivalent in content of one you have
already taken even if the numbers differ.
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Core
Courses (12 hours
total):
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ENGL 2311 [2305] or 2314H [2308H]:
Poetry or Doing Things With Poems
ENGL 3310 [3304]: Contemporary
Approaches to Literature, Language, and Culture ENGL 3331 [3305]: Major British
Authors I (Chaucer to Pope)
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Plus one of the following:
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ENGL 3341 [3306]: Major British
Authors II (Wordsworth to Yeats)
ENGL 3346 or 3366 [3307]: Major
American Authors
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Major
Elective Courses
(12 hours total):
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Courses to
be selected from any departmental offerings, with these limitations: no
more than 6 additional hours below 3000-level may be counted toward the
major, including no more than 3 hours at 1000-level. The following
courses are not acceptable as major electives: ENGL 1300, 1301, 1302,
1303, 2302, 2305 [2311].
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4000-Level Literature Courses
(9 hours total):
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Courses that fulfill this requirement
under the new numbering system: all courses numbered 4320-4389.
Courses that fulfill this requirement
under the old numbering system: all courses numbered
4319-4373.
You may combine courses from both
numbering systems to complete the requirement; you may not repeat a
course that is the equivalent in content of one you have already taken
even if the numbers differ.
ENGL 3331 [3305] and one of the
following three courses--3341 [3306] or 3346 [3307] or 3366
[3307]--are prerequisite for all 4000-level literature courses. In
special cases one of them may be taken concurrently with the first
4000-level course taken by a major.
Courses in Creative Writing (4391
through 4396, 4397 [4301], 4398 [4302]) do not fulfill this
requirement.
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Earlier Literature Co-Requirement
(3 hours from among those required in II or III above)
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One advanced course (3000-level or above) must deal primarily with
literature written before 1800. ENGL 3331 [3305] (British Literary
History I/Major British Authors I) and ENGL 4333 [4331/4332]
(Shakespeare) are excluded.
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A grade of C- or better must be earned
in all courses fulfilling major requirements, and English majors must
attain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 among all courses attempted
for the major.
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THE MINOR IN ENGLISH (OLD VERSION)
Only students who nave formally elected the English
minor before the beginning of the Fall 2006 semester may pursue the
following requirements. Students in this group also have the option of
pursuing the new set of requirements described on a later page.
Students electing this version of the minor must fulfill all of the
following requirements.
The English
minor requires a minimum of 15 semester hours as follows, including no
more than 6 hours below the 3000-level. New course numbers are used
here; in a few instances these are the same as previous numbers; when
the numbers differ and there are precise equivalents, former course
numbers appear in brackets. The following courses are not acceptable as
minor electives: ENGL 1300, 1301, 1302, 2302, 2305 [2311].
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3 hours from the
following:
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ENGL 2311 [2305] or
2314H [2308H]: Poetry or Doing Things With Poems
ENGL 2312 [2306]:
Fiction
ENGL 2313 [2307]:
Drama
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3 hours from the
following: |
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ENGL 3331 [3305]:
Major British Authors I
ENGL 3341 [3306]:
Major British Authors II
ENGL 3346 or 3366
[3307]: Major American Authors
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3 hours from
literature courses numbered 4320-4389 [4319-4373]
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6 additional hours of elective
courses in English, with no more than 3 of these hours below the 3000-level |
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A grade of C- or better must be earned
in all courses taken for the minor; they may not be taken Pass/Fail. Up
to six hours of approved transfer courses may count toward the minor.
To register as a minor, fill in a Minor
Declaration Form and submit it to the English Department Office for
verification; plan to pick it up a few days later for filing with your
school of record.
The departmental minor adviser is
Professor Richard Bozorth, 11 Dallas Hall. Consult him for further
information or advice.
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the
Creative Writing Specialization
The English Department offers a Creative Writing
Specialization within the English Major for both graduate and
undergraduate students. All students pursuing this version of the
major should ask that Professors Haynes, Myers, Smith, or Terry be
assigned to advise them. To learn more about the program contact David Haynes, Director of Creative Writing, at
dhaynes@mail.smu.edu, or
check out the
Creative Writing
section of this site.
Students pursuing a Creative Writing Specialization within the English
Department must fulfill all departmental requirements for the major (see
above).
Undergraduate students majoring in English are
allowed 12 hours of creative writing (four courses) to fulfill a
specialization in Creative Writing. Such students are encouraged to
take both English 2391 (Introductory Poetry Writing) and 2392
(Introductory Fiction Writing). In addition they must take other
courses in Creative Writing chosen from the list of courses below
for a total of 4 courses (12 hours). However, students are strongly
encouraged to take additional elective hours in writing courses as
well as in other advanced English courses. Graduate students are
allowed to apply toward their M.A. six credit hours of creative
writing workshops or independent study courses and may write a
creative thesis, depending upon the permission and availability of
advisors.
The courses in the Creative Writing curriculum
are as follows:
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2391: INTRODUCTORY POETRY WRITING
2392: INTRODUCTORY FICTION WRITING
3391: INTERMEDIATE POETRY WRITING Prerequisite: 2391 or*
3392: INTERMEDIATE FICTION WRITING Prerequisite: 2392 or*
4301: CRAFT OF POETRY I. Prerequisite: 2391 or*
4303: CRAFT OF POETRY II. Prerequisite: 4301 or*
4302: CRAFT OF FICTION I. Prerequisite: 2392 or*
4304: CRAFT OF FICTION II. Prerequisite: 4302 or*
4391: ADVANCED POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP Prerequisite: 3391 or*
4392: ADVANCED FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP Prerequisite: 3392 or*
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In
addition to the courses listed above, creative writing students may
apply to individual instructors for independent study under the
following conditions: 1) the 12-hour minimum has been met through
the above courses; 2) the three-course sequence must have been
completed in the genre in which the student is applying; i.e., 2391,
3391, and 4391 (or 4301) for poetry, and 2392, 3392, and 4392 (or
4302) for fiction-writing. Independent study courses are considered
"above and beyond" the qualifying requirements and are subject to
instructor approval.
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4393/5: INDEPENDENT STUDY/ POETRY
WRITING*
4394/6: INDEPENDENT STUDY/FICTION WRITING*
6391: GRADUATE POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP
6392: GRADUATE FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP
6383/85: DIRECTED STUDIES IN GRADUATE POETRY WRITING
6384/86: DIRECTED STUDIES IN GRADUATE FICTION WRITING
6398/99: MASTER'S THESIS
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* Prerequisite: Permission of the
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PREPARATION FOR GRADUATE STUDY IN ENGLISH LITERATURE |
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Students planning to go on to graduate
study should be aware that admission to graduate programs requires a
more extensive background in literature than the minimum English
Department requirement. They should also know that a reading
knowledge of a foreign language is usually a requirement for graduate
admission, and that doctoral degree programs may require a reading
knowledge of at least two foreign languages. Students should
anticipate these requirements by electing courses in foreign languages
and literatures, and by electing more than the minimum number of hours
in English.
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THE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM IN ENGLISH
In
conjunction with the Teacher Training Center, the English Department
offers several programs leading to teacher certification. Students
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For those
students pursuing degree programs at
SMU:
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Elementary Certification
(Grades K-8) with a Specialization in Language Arts:
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For English majors: the
English major (33 hours)
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For students earning a degree in
another department: the English minor plus 3 advanced hours
(18 hours)
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Secondary Certification
(Grades 9-12): the English major (33 hours) |
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NOTE: English 1300, 1301, and 1302 do
not satisfy the above requirements. Only courses that normally
satisfy major requirements will be counted toward certification.
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For those students seeking
certification by SMU who have received degrees in English at other
institutions:
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A transcript must be submitted to the English
Department at SMU for approval. Those degrees must include a
minimum of 33 hours of literature courses, excluding first-year
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All teaching certificate candidates
should consult with an adviser in the Center for Teacher Education
(Clements Hall, Fourth Floor) concerning entry into the program and
further professional requirements in Education. This process
requires SMU to present candidates to the state for certification;
students need to be aware that they must meet state requirements as well
as SMU and English Department requirements.
Teacher Certification candidates should
be advised by either Professor Michael Holahan or Professor Nina
Schwartz, the Coordinators for Teacher Preparation in English.
Leslie Reid, Room 3, will assign students to one of the two advisers.
Students should discuss with their advisers, at the Center and in the
English Department, what constitutes an effective program of preparation
for a career in teaching.
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PROGRAM FOR
DEPARTMENTAL DISTINCTION IN ENGLISH
To be eligible to enter the program for
Departmental Distinction, a student must ordinarily show an overall
grade point average of at least 3.0 by the middle of the junior year,
and a 3.5 average or better in courses fulfilling requirements for the
English major.
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Course Requirements |
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Candidates for Departmental Distinction
must fulfill all requirements for the major and are required to take
additional hours bringing the total to at least 36 hours.
Candidates must enroll in English 5310
[5349] (Seminar in Critical Theory) in the Fall semester of their senior
year. The Seminar in Critical Theory will focus on basic questions
about the nature of literature, the creative process, and the goals and
assumptions of criticism. Since the Seminar in Critical Theory is
normally offered only in Fall semesters, eligible students who expect to
graduate in December must consult the instructor of the course about
being admitted during their junior year.
Candidates who complete the Seminar in
Critical Theory with a grade of B+ or better must then enroll in an
Independent Studies course (English 5381, 5382, 5383 [5301, 5302, 5303])
in which they will write a Senior Thesis of approximately 5000 words.
With special permission, a candidate may enroll instead in a Graduate
Seminar. Students in the Creative Writing Specialization may
substitute Independent Studies in Poetry Writing or Fiction Writing
(English 4393, 4394, 4395, or 4396). Candidates must earn a grade
of B+ or better in any of these options in order to be awarded
Distinction.
Students may count the Seminar in
Critical Theory, Independent Studies, and the Graduate Seminar among
total hours toward the major, but these courses may not be substituted
for courses that fulfill the requirement for 4000-level literature
courses.
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Awarding of Departmental Distinction |
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To receive Departmental Distinction,
candidates must complete the above requirements and attain a 3.5
grade point average in all English Department courses counting
toward the major. |
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Additional
Procedural Matters |
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The Chair of the English Department or
Director of Undergraduate Studies will sign the papers necessary to
ensure credit for Independent Studies after receiving a prospectus
for the Senior Thesis that has been approved by the instructor who
will supervise the project. Arrangements for an Independent
Studies course must be made before the student will be permitted to
register for the course. Because most candidates cannot know
whether they have earned at least a B+ in English 5310 [5349] before
the advanced registration period for the Spring semester,
registration for Independent Studies is usually completed as a
course addition at the beginning of the Spring semester, but
students should prepare and submit the prospectus for the Senior
Thesis prior to the end of the Fall semester.
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GENERAL
INFORMATION ON ADVISING, DISTRIBUTION, AND PETITIONING
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Advising |
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Before the beginning of the advising
period each semester, your adviser will post times for conferences.
Before seeing your adviser, read through the University's Schedule of
Classes on Access, your Degree Progress Report, and the English
Department course descriptions, so that you will have a firm idea about
courses you want to take.
A list of the students and their
advisers will be posted outside the English Office; your file will be in
the possession of the adviser to whom you've been assigned. If you
wish to change advisers, you must inform Leslie Reid (Room 3) and
transfer your file from the adviser to whom you've been assigned to your
new adviser. Advisers will not sign Student Course Request forms unless
they have consulted your departmental file.
In approving your Course Request for
next semester, your adviser will check to be sure that you have
fulfilled, or are making necessary progress toward fulfilling, the
course requirements of Dedman College and the English Department.
If you are a graduating senior, you
will need to file for graduation by meeting with your Degree Counselor
in the Dedman College Records Office, 214 Dallas Hall, and completing an
Application for Candidacy to Graduate.
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Distribution/Perspectives/Cultural Formations |
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The requirements of the General
Education Curriculum are described in Bulletins published by the Council
on General Education.
English majors and minors may not
satisfy Distribution or Perspectives requirements with English
Department courses.
Courses that are cross-listed as
English and Cultural Formations will satisfy only one requirement: major
if taken as ENGL, or GEC if taken as CF.
The Human Diversity Co-Curricular
requirement may be satisfied with courses in the major.
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Petitioning |
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If you wish to petition for a course
substitution or waiver of the requirements of Dedman College, you should
obtain a petition form from the Dedman College Student Records Office,
210 Dallas Hall. After you have filled in the form, request that
your adviser and the Chair of the English Department or Director of
Undergraduate English Studies endorse it; then submit it to the office
from which you obtained the form. Action taken by the College and
the Schools will be communicated to you and to your adviser.
If you wish
to petition for a substitution or a waiver of requirements for the
English major, address a written request to the Chair or Director of
Undergraduate Studies, with an endorsement from your adviser. Your
adviser will be informed of the action taken.
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