Bachelor of Arts, English Major
This program is available to applicants residing in Canada or outside Canada.
This degree program is designed for students wanting to specialize in one arts discipline (English). TRU OL offers many courses that fulfill both lower and upper degree requirements, but students may need to complete some degree requirements through classroom or distance courses from other recognized post-secondary institutions and transfer the credit to the TRU degree program.
Admission Requirements
Open admission.
Students who plan to complete a credential through TRU OL must complete and submit a Program Admission/Transfer Credit form.
Residency Requirements
Six credits of upper-level university coursework selected from university courses listed on this website.
Degree Requirements
One-hundred-twenty credits, including 45 upper-level credits, with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, are required as follows:
General Education Requirements (24 credits)
(may be met with lower-level or upper-level university courses; refer to general education requirements for disciplines)
Six credits in English (university-level composition and literature, e.g., TRU OL's ENGL 100 or 102 and ENGL 101 or 103; TRU OL's ENGL 106 and 107 do not meet this requirement)
Six credits in humanities other than English
Six credits in mathematics (including statistics) and/or science
Six credits in social science
Lower-level English Requirements (Six credits)
ENGL 220, English Literature from Chaucer to Milton (3) or equivalent
ENGL 221, English Literature of the Eighteenth or Nineteenth Centuries (3) or equivalent
Courses used to meet lower-level requirements meet general education requirements in that area.
C average is required in lower-level ENGL courses.
Upper-level English Requirements (30 credits)
Three credits in Canadian literature (may be TRUOL's ENGL 432)
Three credits in twentieth-century poetry and/or drama (may be TRU OL's ENGL 435)
Three credits in eighteenth-century or nineteenth-century literature (includes Victorian writers)
Three credits in Renaissance/medieval literature (includes Chaucer or Shakespeare)
Fifteen credits of other upper-level English courses (may include TRU OL's ENGL 424, 442)
Three credits of Directed Studies (ENGL 499)
Directed Studies consists of concentrated study of a topic in the discipline of the major selected by the student in consultation with a tutor. It is open to students who have fulfilled the general education requirements, all the lower-level requirements of the major, and a minimum of 15 credits of upper-level courses in the subject of their major. As registration procedures differ for Directed Studies courses, students are required to consult with their TRU OL program advisor before registering.
Minimum grade of C is required in each upper-level course, including Directed Studies, used to meet the 30 credits taken in the discipline of the major (English).
Note: Technical and business writing courses, e.g., TRU OL’s ENGL 301, cannot be used to meet the upper-level English requirements.
Elective Requirements (60 credits)
Fifteen credits of upper-level elective courses
Forty-five credits of lower-level or upper-level elective courses
Note
Thirty credits of the degree requirements (with no more than 15 credits at the upper level) may be applied credit, e.g., fine and performing arts studio courses and technology courses. Education, business, and administrative studies courses are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Degree requirements may be met with credits earned by prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR).
Students are responsible for consulting with their TRU OL program advisor to ensure that courses selected are appropriate for the program of study or to meet future educational goals. Students require a Letter of Permission before registering in a course (not listed on the website) at any other post-secondary institution to complete the credential. Students who proceed without approval may find that a particular course does not meet requirements and may be subject to transfer credit assessment fees.
Contact Student Services for more information.