Upcoming Courses
On this page, we'll share our upcoming department courses, broken down by category. You will always find the most complete and updated list of English courses in RamPortal.
Course Policies
The English Department offers a range of courses that meet various General Education requirements, including First-Year Writing classes, every semester. If you do not see a specific course or section that meets your needs or schedule for the current or upcoming term, there’s a strong chance that we will offer one in the next semester. We recommend registering for classes as soon as possible after your registration appointment to ensure that you get the courses you need when you need them.
Please be aware of the following department policies as you plan your upcoming semester:
- The English department will not over-enroll a full class, especially a First-Year Writing or Writing Emphasis class. Responding to a single writing assignment can take anywhere from 15-30 minutes per essay, which means that it takes faculty anywhere from 6-12 hours to grade a writing assignment for a single 25-student class. For every student we over-enroll, a faculty member will need to set aside additional response time for each assignment over the course of the semester or give every student in class less useful feedback on their writing across the semester. As such, this policy is in place to maintain quality instruction and the best student-classroom experience possible.
- The English department will not allow students to join a class after the add/drop period has passed. A significant amount of work has already occurred in the class once the add/drop period ends, and you would be at a serious disadvantage for the entire semester if you joined a class so late.
If you are concerned these policies might prevent you from graduating, please contact the department at English@wcupa.edu as soon as possible.
English Major Requirements
- Fall 2025 Focus Area Courses
- Fall 2025 Historical/Genealogical, Geographical/Transnational, & Diversity Courses (Note: These are not the same as your GenEd requirements!)
- Fall 2025 ENG 400 Seminar Topics
- All Fall 2025 English Major Courses
English BSED Requirements
Fall 2025 Courses for English BSED Requirements
General Education Courses
- First-Year Writing/Academic Foundations: Fall 2025 WRT 200 Course Topics
- Writing Emphasis: Fall 2025 Writing Emphasis Courses
- Diversity (DIV): Fall 2025 Diversity Courses
- Interdisciplinary (INT): Upcoming Interdisciplinary Courses (none offered for Fall 2025)
- Ethics (ETH): Fall 2025 Ethics Courses
- Humanities (HUM): Fall 2025 Humanities Courses (Note: English majors cannot take any English department courses to fulfill the Humanities distributive)
- Arts (ART): Fall 2025 Arts Courses
- Speaking (SPE): Fall 2025 Speaking Emphasis Courses
Graduate Courses
Information about upcoming graduate courses can be found on the Graduate Studies: M.A. in English page.