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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold

Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA

College/School: New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

Plan Code: ASENGSEBA

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
A minimum of 12 upper-division credit hours used toward the major requirements must be taken from the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in the Class Search.

English Core
ENG 200 Critical Reading and Writing About Literature (HUAD) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
English Distribution Clusters
A minimum of six credit hours must be completed from each of the four distribution clusters for a total of 24 credit hours. At least 12 credit hours must be completed at the upper-division level across all clusters. Courses cannot apply toward multiple cluster requirements.
ENG 203 Introduction to Health Humanities ENG 323 Rhetoric and Grammar ENG 324 Horror: Film and Short Stories (HUAD) ENG 333 American Ethnic Literature ENG 364 Women and Literature (HUAD) ENG 369 Science Fiction Studies ENG 421 Studies in Shakespeare (HUAD) ENG 431 Whitman and Dickinson ENG 443 Gender, Culture and Literacy ENG 454 / WST 454 Gender and Literature (HUAD) ENG 461 Studies in Women and Literature ENG 472 Rhetorical Studies ENG 476 Studies in Folklore ENG 478 Studies in Modernism ENG 494 Topic: Disrupting Dis/Ability Discourses ENG 494 Topic: Weird Fiction: Films and Short Stories 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
ENG 221 Survey of English Literature I (HUAD) ENG 222 Survey of English Literature II (HUAD) ENG 241 Literatures of the United States to 1860 (HUAD) ENG 242 Literatures of the United States, 1860 to Present (HUAD) ENG 328 The Novel to Jane Austen (HUAD) ENG 333 American Ethnic Literature ENG 334 The American Southwest in Literature and Film (HUAD) ENG 342 20th-Century British and Irish Literature ENG 353 African American Literature: Beginnings through the Harlem Renaissance (HUAD) ENG 354 African American Literature: Harlem Renaissance to the Present (HUAD) ENG 363 Transborder Mexican and Chicano/a Literature of Southwest North America (HUAD) ENG 379 Travel Writing ENG 386 American Gothic ENG 394 Topic: Oral History & Storytelling in Humanities & Arts ENG 420 Multicultural Autobiographies (HUAD) ENG 432 The American Renaissance ENG 457 Studies in American Poetry (HUAD) ENG 462 Africana Literature ENG 498 Topic: Reading England's Literary Landscapes 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
ENG 245 Popular Culture Issues ENG 324 Horror: Film and Short Stories (HUAD) ENG 342 20th-Century British and Irish Literature ENG 367 Environmental Issues in Literature and Film ENG 369 Science Fiction Studies ENG 378 Environmental Creative Nonfiction (HUAD) ENG 415 Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture (HUAD) ENG 416 Chaucer in Middle English (HUAD) ENG 471 Literature for Young Adults (HUAD) ENG 498 Topic: Reading England's Literary Landscapes 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
ENG 205 Introduction to Writing, Rhetorics and Literacies (CIVI) ENG 213 Introduction to the Study of Language (SOBE) ENG 217 Writing Reflective Essays (HUAD) ENG 241 Literatures of the United States to 1860 (HUAD) ENG 288 Beginning Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction ENG 311 Persuasive Writing (CIVI) ENG 317 Cross-Cultural Writing (HUAD) ENG 323 Rhetoric and Grammar ENG 339 Creating Dramatic Works: Page to Stage to Screen ENG 352 Short Story (HUAD) ENG 353 African American Literature: Beginnings through the Harlem Renaissance (HUAD) ENG 354 African American Literature: Harlem Renaissance to the Present (HUAD) ENG 361 Scriptwriting ENG 379 Travel Writing ENG 394 / IAP 394 Topic: Print and the Protest ENG 410 Writing for Publication ENG 416 Chaucer in Middle English (HUAD) ENG 425 Studies in Romanticism (HUAD) ENG 433 Literary Magazine Publishing: Canyon Voices (HUAD) ENG 437 The American Novel, 1900 - 1960 ENG 440 Studies in American Literature and Culture ENG 472 Rhetorical Studies ENG 484 Topic: Pen Project Prison Teaching 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
English Electives
ENG Elective First year writing courses (ENG 101/102/105/107/108) do not apply. Up to 3 credit hours of ENG 499 may apply toward this requirement. 9 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	9
Secondary Education Requirements
SPE 222 Orientation to Education of Exceptional Children (CIVI) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
ENG 482 Methods of Teaching English: Language 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TEL 310 Instructional Design and Planning: Instructional Thought and Action 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4
TEL 317 Instructional Thought and Action: Learning Environment and Management 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TEL 318 Instructional Thought and Action: Assessment for Learning 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
TEL 332 Disciplinary Literacy Methods 4 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	4
TEL 488 Student Teaching 12 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	12


Upper Division Global and Civic Engagement Requirement: satisfied through completion of six credits of upper-division courses with a Global Communities, Societies and Individuals (GCSI) or Governance and Civic Engagement (CIVI) designation, in addition to the courses used to meet the university general studies requirements; or completion of three credits from an ASU-approved global education program. Adjustment to upper-division and elective hours is required if a lower-division global education course is used. 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
Mathematics Proficiency Requirement: all New College students in a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree program are required to obtain a grade of "C" or higher in any course that satisfies the ASU General Studies MATH requirement.
Mathematics (MATH) Recommended: MAT 114 OR MAT 117 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3

ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
NEW 101 The ASU New College Experience OR IAS 300 Career Strategies and Personal Resilience NEW 101 (or other ASU college equivalent) is required for all first-year students. IAS 300 is required for all transfer students in New College. 1 - 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:		1 - 3
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6

Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
For student resources, including academic advising appointment scheduling, forms and policies, internship information, involvement and research opportunities, and more, visit: https://newcollege.asu.edu/
Students interested in pursuing health-related professional and graduate programs should explore pre-health resources, including Pre-Health 101 Workshops and Pre-Health Advising. For more information, visit: https://prehealth.asu.edu/
Students interested in pursuing law-related professional and graduate programs should explore pre-law resources. For more information, visit: https://prelaw.asu.edu/
Career preparation resources are available through Career Services. For more information, visit: https://career.asu.edu/

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English (Secondary Education), BA

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