ENGL 495 · English
Directed Literary Research
Supervised scholarly inquiry into a specialized author, literary movement, or critical problem under the direction of a faculty sponsor. Requires an approved written study proposal, scheduled consultation hours, and an extensive culminating critical paper.
Catalog overview
Course Essentials
- Credits
- 1–3
- Level
- 400 upper division
- Typically offered
- By arrangement
- Prerequisites
- Junior standing, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000, ENGL 205, and approval of the faculty sponsor and department chair.
400-level courses: advanced capstone, senior research, and specialized seminars. Counts toward the 36 upper-division credits every bachelor's degree requires (Undergraduate Catalog §2.3). Details: Undergraduate Catalog §9.7.
Department of English
Department page →Questions about a major or your plan: Academic Advising Center, Lovell Hall 101, (555) 555-0158.
ENGL 495 has no scheduled class meetings. You arrange it with a faculty sponsor in your department, who agrees the plan of work, meeting schedule, and how it's graded before you register. Department chairs make teaching assignments each year (Faculty Handbook §5.1), and every instructor posts the syllabus in Canvas by the first day of classes (Faculty Handbook §5.2).
Generative AI in this course
Every syllabus must state one of three levels: Level 1 (AI not permitted for graded work), Level 2 (AI permitted with disclosure for specified tasks), Level 3 (AI permitted broadly with disclosure). Check your section's syllabus in Canvas. Unless it says otherwise, the university default applies: generative AI tools may be used for brainstorming, studying, and feedback on your own drafts, but not to produce work you submit for a grade.
Details: Student Handbook §5.7 and Student Handbook §5.8. See what each AI level allows.
Degree planning
Where ENGL 495 fits
What to take first, what this course opens up, and the requirements it can satisfy, from the Undergraduate Catalog.
Take first
Catalog wording: Junior standing, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000, ENGL 205, and approval of the faculty sponsor and department chair.
Leads to
All English courses →No other catalog course lists ENGL 495 as a prerequisite.
Counts toward
All programs →- Elective English (BA) Can count toward: Six 300/400-level Literature / Writing Electives. Undergraduate Catalog §4.6
Every course also counts toward the 120 credits needed for a bachelor's degree. Confirm your plan with your advisor or the Academic Advising Center.
AP credit
AP equivalency table →No AP exam awards credit for ENGL 495 (Undergraduate Catalog §3.11).
Registration
How to enroll in ENGL 495
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Check the prerequisites
Junior standing, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000, ENGL 205, and approval of the faculty sponsor and department chair.
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Add it in AlkimiHub
ENGL 495 is offered by arrangement with a faculty sponsor, in any term. Agree the plan of work with your faculty sponsor, then submit the signed proposal or learning agreement through AlkimiHub by the add deadline; the Registrar enrolls you once it's approved (Undergraduate Catalog §2.13 and Undergraduate Catalog §2.14). Details: Student Handbook §3.3.
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If the section is full, join the waitlist
When a seat opens, AlkimiHub offers it to the first student on the waitlist and emails you. You have 24 hours to claim it before it goes to the next student. Details: Student Handbook §3.10.
All dates: academic calendar. Registration help: Office of the Registrar.
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