Reflection and Evaluation

The Department of English requires each student to reflect upon his or her progress in the program during two courses. All students taking Literary Analysis (ENG-615) are required to complete a short writing project in which they (a) list and evaluate the courses and activities they have completed related to their English studies and (b) summarize their plans for completing the program.

During the second Seminar in Literature (ENG-7_5), English majors are required to complete a short writing project in which they describe and evaluate their overall experience in the English program.

Students receive brief written responses to each project from the course instructor. The chair keeps copies of the projects and the responses on file for at least five years; they are used by the Department to assess and plan the curriculum.

These two projects are requirements for completion of the English major. A student is not certified to have completed the major unless copies of these projects are on file with the Department chair.