Online Bachelor of Arts in English

Total credit hours per program: 120 credit hours

Cost per credit hour: $325

Total cost with fees and maximum amount of credits allowed to transfer into the program: $9,750

Total cost with fees: $39,000

General Education Requirements

Composition (6 hours):

• ENGL 1001: English Composition | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 1002: English Composition II | Credit Hours: 3

Social Sciences: 6 hours (choose 2)

• GEOG 1001: World Regional Geography | Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 1003: Human Geography | Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 3001: Cultural Diversity | Credit Hours: 3

Fine Arts: 3 hours (choose 1)

• FIAR 1001: Introduction to Fine Arts | Credit Hours: 3
• MUSI 1751: Music Appreciation | Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics: 6 hours (choose 2)

• MATH 1021: College Algebra OR MATH 2018: Applied Algebra | Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 1029: Contemporary Mathematics | Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 2011: General Statistics | Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 hours):

• BIOL 1001: General Biology I | Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences: 6 hours (choose two)

• BIOL 1002: General Biology II | Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 2030: Introduction to Environmental Science | Credit Hours: 3
• PHSC 1001: Physical Science I | Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1001: For non-science majors OR PHSC 1002: Physical Science II | Credit Hours: 3

Humanities: 9 hours (choose 3)

• HIST 1001 and HIST 1003 | Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 2055 and 2057 | Credit Hours: 3
• CMST 1061: Communication Fundamentals | Credit Hours: 3
• CMST 2060: Public Speaking | Credit Hours: 3

Major Requirements: 18 hours (all are required)

• ENGL 2010: English Grammar | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 2027: Poetry | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 2031: The Novel | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 3020: British Literature I | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 3070: American Literature I | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 3022 or 3072: British Literature II OR American Literature II | Credit Hours: 3

Major (elective) Requirements: 21 hours  (choose 7)

• ENGL 2002: Professional Writing | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 2005: Introduction to Creative Writing | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 3026: Literary History | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 3030: Slave Narratives | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 4001: Advanced Writing Workshop Credits: 3 
• ENGL 4026: Studies in Poetry | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 4028: Studies in Drama | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 4148: Studies in Shakespeare | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 4370: Major Writers World Literature | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 4674: Major African-American Writers | Credit Hours: 3

Foreign Language: 6 hours (choose 2)

• SPAN 1001: Elementary Spanish I | Credit Hours: 3
• INTR 1320: American Sign Language I | Credit Hours: 3
• HEBR 1001: Elementary Hebrew I | Credit Hours: 3
• SPAN 1002: Elementary Spanish II | Credit Hours: 3
• INTR 1321: American Sign Language II | Credit Hours: 3
• HEBR 1002: Elementary Hebrew II | Credit Hours: 3  

Electives in any field: 36 hours

Note: Course substitutions will be considered. There are often multiple ways to complete degree requirements.

For university acceptance, first-time freshman must meet the following criteria:

• Complete high school Core curriculum for college readiness in place at time of high school graduation
• Not be required to take more than one developmental course
• Have a high school grade point average of at least 2.0
• Meet one of the following:
  • Have an ACT composite of 20 or higher
  • Have a high school Core grade point average of at least 2.0

Transfer students to LSUA must meet one of the following sets of criteria:

• Have earned a transferable associate degree or higher
• Have earned at least 18 hours of college-level credit, including a college-level English and college-level mathematics course, with a grade of “C” or higher in each, and an overall GPA of at least 2.0
• Have earned at least 12 hours of college-level credit from LSUE or CLTCC Bridge Program, including a college-level English and college-level mathematics course, with a grade of “C” or higher in each, and an overall GPA of at least 2.0.
• If the above are not met, meet freshman admission requirements and be in good standing with their previous institution

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Students who earn an English degree will gain a versatile set of written and oral communication skills to prepare them for many different career pathways.

Topics covered in the program include:

• A survey of the structure of English grammar and an exploration of the complexities of usage
• A study of poetic forms, meter, scansion, and the use of language open to poets and to those who write about poetry
• A study of the novel as a unique literary form and an exploration of its historical and cultural development and its major critics
• A study of the canonical writers of the English Anglo-Saxon period, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment
• A study of major works by significant writers from the exploration period through the United States Civil War
• A study of significant works by writers of the United States from the Civil War to the present day

Why choose LSUA’s online Bachelor of Arts in English?

A bachelor’s degree in English provides students with a comprehensive foundation for effective research and writing skills. LSUA’s affordable online english degree is flexible and convenient, and students can earn a degree at home or anywhere with internet access. The program also features accelerated 7-week courses and a student-friendly format.