The Department of English offers a minor in American literature to N.C. State students, except for English majors in the Literature concentration (16ENGLLLT). The minor consists of any five courses in American literature, three of which must be at the 300 level or above, and one of which must be at the 400-level. Students may transfer in no more than six hours toward the minor. This minor will focus on the English-language literature of the United States and of the British colonies out of which the United States emerged. No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.

Admissions and Certification of Minor

Students can apply for admission to any university minor program in MyPack Portal. Admission will be based on the student’s academic record, and in most cases no longer requires departmental review. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from their degree program. Students can monitor their progress toward completing the minor by viewing their Minor Degree Audit online, anytime, in MyPack Portal. 

Questions regarding unmet course requirements on your Minor Degree Audit (indicated by a red ‘X’) should be directed to the Minor Coordinator.

Contact

For more information, including program contact information, visit the Department of English website.

Plan Requirements

• 15 hours (5 courses) in American literature
• No more than 6 hours of transfer credit
• 3 courses must be at the 300-level or above
• 1 course must be at the 400-level or above
• An overall GPA of 2.0 in the minor and may count no course grade lower than a ‘C-‘.
• A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between departmental  requirements and courses counting toward the minor.
• A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between courses counting toward this minor and additional minors.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Elective Courses		15
AFS 248	Survey of African-American Literature
AFS 448	African-American Literature
ENG 248	Survey of African-American Literature
ENG 249	Native American Literature
ENG 252	Major American Writers
ENG 265	American Literature I
ENG 266	American Literature II
ENG 267	LGBTQI Literature in the U.S.
ENG 298	Special Projects in English (when the topic is in American literature)
ENG 305	Women and Literature
ENG 369	The American Novel of the 19th Century
ENG 370	American Fiction, Twentieth Century and Beyond
ENG 372	American Poetry, Twentieth Century and Beyond
ENG 376	Science Fiction
ENG 399	Contemporary Literature
ENG 405	Teaching Literature for Adolescents
ENG 420	Major American Authors
ENG 448	African-American Literature
ENG 466	Transatlantic Literatures
ENG 467	American Colonial Literature
ENG 468	Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Literature
ENG 470	American Literature, Twentieth Century and Beyond
ENG 476	Southern Literature
ENG 491	Honors in English (when the topic is in American literature)
ENG 498	Special Topics in English (when the topic is in American literature)
WGS 305	Women and Literature
Total Hours		15