Number of GRCC credits that transfer toward the English major: 6
Take the prerequisite for the major.
There is not a GRCC course approved as equivalent to the prerequisite. You will need to take it after you transfer.
Take two courses from the list below. (You can transfer more than two of these courses but only two will count as credit for the English major)
EN 270: Multicultural Literature transfers as ENGLISH 201: Readings in Multicultural American Literature for 3 credits
EN 278: Introduction to Women's Litera transfers as ENGLISH 215: Introduction to Women and Literature for 3 credits
EN 237: Fiction: Shorter and Longer Fo transfers as ENGLISH 230: Introduction to Short Story and Novel for 3 credits
EN 233: Poetry transfers as ENGLISH 240: Introduction to Reading Poetry for 3 credits
EN 235: Drama transfers as ENGLISH 245: Introduction to Drama and Theatre for 3 credits
EN 281: Survey of British Literature I transfers as ENGLISH 260: Introduction to British Literature for 3 credits
EN 252: Shakespeare transfers as ENGLISH 267: World of Shakespeare for 3 credits
EN 261: Great American Writers I transfers as ENGLISH 270: Introduction to American Literature for 3 credits
EN 271: African American Literature I and EN 272: African American Literature II transfer as ENGLISH 274: Introduction to Afro-American Literature for 3 credits
Number of credits that you will have to complete after transfer to complete the English major: 27
Prerequisite for the major: ENGLISH 298: Introduction to Literary Studies (3 credits)
24 additional credits at the 300 and 400 level to include the following requirements:
Three courses on literature written primarily before 1900, at least one of which must be on literature written primarily before 1830, and at least one of which must be on literature written primarily before 1642
One course in American literature
One poetry course
One course designated "Identity and Difference"
Additional coursework to reach 30 total credits including the 6 credits transferred in
Completing General Degree Requirements as an English Major
Courses that transfer with the U-M subject ENGLISH cannot be used for Area Distribution for English majors. Therefore the following GRCC classes cannot be used for area distribution as they are listed on the General Degree Requirement Transfer Guide.
EN 120, 233, 235, 237, 240, 242, 246, 247, 248, 252, 261, 262, 270, 271, 272, 275, 278, 281, 282, 284 cannot be used to fulfill humanities distribution
ENG 247 and 248 cannot be used to fulfill creative expression distribution
First Year Writing Requirement (FYWR): EN 102 can fulfill the FYWR for English majors.
