The English major and American Literature and Culture major are designated capstone majors. Students have the option of completing a capstone seminar or other culminating work that enables them to use knowledge and skills acquired through previous coursework to engage, under the guidance of a faculty member, in literary research or other creative projects that result in a final paper or other product.

Students are expected to meet with the undergraduate counselors and undergraduate faculty adviser to plan and follow a course of study that incorporates their interests and goals with the fulfillment of requirements for the degree.

Transfer applicants to the American Literature and Culture major with 90 or more units must complete the following introductory courses prior to admission to UCLA: one English composition course, one English critical reading and writing course, and two years of one foreign language or a combination of foreign language and foreign literature courses.
Refer to the <a href="https://admission.ucla.edu/apply/transfer">UCLA transfer admission guide</a> for up-to-date information regarding transfer selection for admission.

A grade of C or better is required in each course.

Required: Ten 4- or 5-unit upper-division courses, including (1) seven American literature English courses, at least two in the time period before 1848 and two in the time period after 1848, selected from the following three areas with a minimum of two selected from each area: (a) origins—beginnings, events, and trajectories: studying the making of America in its myriad beginnings and manifestations—courses 100, M102A, M104A, 166A, 166B, 166C, 167A, 167B, 170A, or, when treating American topics, M101B, 106, 123, 131, 139, 169, (b) identities: places, communities, and environments: studying people, collectives and movements across the diverse geographies of the Americas—courses 100, M102A, M102B, M104A through M104E, M105A through M105E, 106, 115A, 117, 135, 168, 170B, 170C, 172C, 173A, 173B, 173C, 174A, 174B, 174C, 175, 176, 177, and, when treating American topics, courses M101B, M101C, M101D, M103, M107A, M107B, 108, 109, 118E, M118F, 119, 119XP, M126, 132, 133, 134, 139, (c) media: aesthetics, genres, and technologies—courses 115A, 167A, 167B, 168, 170A, 170B, 170C, 172C, 173A, 173B, 173C, 174A, 174B, 174C, 175, 177, or, when treating American topics, courses 114, 115C, 115D, 115E, M115XP, 116A, 116B, 121 through 127, 129, 139, 169, 169R, 179, 179R; (2) one seminar from M105XP, 183A, 183B, 183C, M191A, M191B, M191C, or, when treating American topics, 180, 181A, 181B, 182E, 182F, 184, M191D, M191E; and (3) two courses pertaining to American culture offered by other departments from a list of approved courses for the major. Courses 195 and 195CE are not applicable.

Required: English Composition 3, English 4W or 4HW or 4WX taken in the stated sequence (English Composition 3 is requisite to any English 4 course), 11, 87.

Each course applied toward requirements for the major must be at least 4 units and be taken for a letter grade.

Admission
The honors program is open to majors with a 3.5 departmental and a 3.25 overall grade-point average (GPA). Students with lower GPAs may petition for admission to the program, but these grade-point averages must be achieved before graduation in order to qualify for honors. Students should apply by winter quarter of the junior year. For application forms and more information, contact the departmental counselor.
Requirements
All honors students are required to take one theory course from English 120 through 128 (may fulfill one of three required breadth courses) no later than winter quarter of the junior year. Students in the creative writing concentration are required to have completed or been accepted into their third workshop in a single genre prior to or concurrent with enrollment in course 191H. In spring quarter of the junior year, students must take course 191H (may fulfill one of two electives for the major). During fall and winter quarters of the senior year, they take courses 198A and 198B, in which they write a thesis under the direction of a faculty member (198B may fulfill the second of two electives for the major). The thesis determines whether they receive highest honors, honors, or no honors.

College of Letters and Science

Familiarity with basic project material including data from multiple sources

Demonstrated oral and written communication skills

Familiarity with relevant scholarly and current debates in the field

Conception and execution of an independent project

Proficiency in a broad knowledge/skill set including research methods, critical thinking, and analytical writing

Demonstrated defense-of-scholarship skills

General Catalog

American Literature and Culture BA