1. English Courses. 18 credit hours, of which at least 12 credit hours must be at the 300 level or above, from the list below:
   1. Introductory course. One (1) course:
      • ENG-L 260 Introduction to Advanced Study of Literature i
   2. Introductory Genre course. One (1) course:
      • ENG-L 203 Introduction to Drama (must be approved for CASE Intensive Writing)i
      • ENG-L 204 Introduction to Fiction (must be approved for CASE Intensive Writing)i
      • ENG-L 205 Introduction to Poetry (must be approved for CASE Intensive Writing)i
      • ENG-L 206 Introduction to Prose (Excluding Fiction) (must be approved for CASE Intensive Writing)i
   3. Literary history courses. Three (3) courses:
      • ENG-L 310
      • ENG-L 312 Literary History 2: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries i
      • ENG-L 316
   4. Critical Practices. One (1) course:
      • ENG-L 371 Critical Practices i
2. African American and African Diaspora Studies Courses. 18 credit hours, of which at least 12 credit hours must be at the 300 level or above, from the list below:
   1. Introductory course. One (1) course:
      • AAAD-A 150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans i
   2. African American History. One (1) course:
      • AAAD-A 355 African American History I i
      • AAAD-A 356 African American History II i
   3. African American Literature. One (1) course:
      • AAAD-A 379 Early Black American Writing i
      • AAAD-A 380 Contemporary Black American Writing i
   4. Electives. Three (3) courses:
      • AAAD-A 249 African American Autobiography i
      • AAAD-A 283 Blacks in American Drama and Theatre, 1767-1945 i
      • AAAD-A 384 Blacks in American Drama and Theatre, 1945-Present i
      • AAAD-A 479 Contemporary Black Poetry i
      • AAAD-A 480 The Black Novel i
      • AAAD-A 493 Senior Seminar in African American and African Diaspora Studies i
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3. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:

1. College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
2. Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
3. College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
4. College GPA. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required for all courses taken at Indiana University.
5. CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
   1. CASE Foundations
      1. English Composition: 1 course
      2. Mathematical Modeling: 1 course
   2. CASE Breadth of Inquiry
      1. Arts and Humanities: 4 courses
      2. Natural and Mathematical Sciences: 4 courses
      3. Social and Historical Studies: 4 courses
   3. CASE Culture Studies
      1. Diversity in the United States: 1 course
      2. Global Civilizations and Cultures: 1 course
   4. CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
   5. CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
   6. CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
   7. CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
6. Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.

Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.