Core Classes
Classes such as University Writing (ENGL C1010 or F1010) and Literature Humanities do not count toward the major.

Major Cultures (CC) and Cultural Diversity (GS) Classes
English Department courses used to satisfy the C.C. Major Cultures or the G.S. Cultural Diversity requirements may also count toward the major.

Elective Writing and Foreign Language Literature Classes
Only 2 writing courses OR 2 upper-level literature courses taught in a foreign language, OR 1 of each, may count toward the major; however, such courses do not satisfy any distribution requirements. Students may count writing classes offered through not only the Department but also the Creative Writing Program and Barnard.

Summer Classes
For CC and GS, only 2 summer classes may count toward the major.

Comparative Literature Classes
Only Comparative Literature courses offered through the English Department may count toward the major. These courses are designated by CLEN and they appear on the distribution lists. Comparative Literature courses in other departments and courses taught in English in foreign language departments—for example, CLSP W4730y U.S.-Latino literature or RUSS V3222 Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky—cannot be used for the English major.

Pass/Fail Courses and Ds
No course taken Pass/Fail may count toward the major (except, for CC students, the first course taken toward the eventual major); also, courses assigned a grade of D may not count toward the major.

Barnard English Classes
Courses offered through the Barnard English Department may count toward the major or concentration. Students should consult the Barnard Course Distribution List, available in the department and at the department Web site, that specifies Barnard courses approved for the major and the requirements these courses satisfy. Before taking Barnard courses not on this list, students should verify with the director of undergraduate studies whether and how such courses may count toward the major.

Independent Studies and The Senior Essay
One Independent Study may count toward the major but cannot be used to satisfy any distribution requirements; likewise, the Senior Essay may count as one of 10 courses for the major, but fulfills no requirements. Students may not count both an Independent Study and the Senior Essay toward the major.

Transfer Credit / Study Abroad
Courses taken at other institutions may count toward the major only after review and approval by the D.U.S. For both CC and GS students, no more than 5 courses taken elsewhere may be applied to the major.