{"id":21301,"date":"2026-01-26T16:27:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/?page_id=21301"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:06:15","slug":"four-year-degree-development-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/four-year-degree-development-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-Year Degree &#038; Development Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">English Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/english\/program-tracks\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Program Tracks<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/internships\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Internships <\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/four-year-degree-development-plans\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Four-Year Degree &amp; Development Plans<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/first-year-fellows\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">First Year Fellows<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/community-writing-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Writing Programs in the Community<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/graduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/visiting-writers\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Delbrook Visiting Writers Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/student-awards\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Awards<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/english\/alumni-2\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Alumni<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-four-year-degree-amp-development-plans\">Four-Year Degree &amp; Development Plans<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below we&#8217;ve provided a <strong>four-year development plan<\/strong> for students in our program. This development plan will help students set and achieve meaningful goals, with a particular focus on preparing for life and work beyond Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve also provided <strong>four-year degree plans<\/strong> for many of our majors to illustrate how students could complete a degree from our department in four years. These degree plans suggest which classes students should generally plan to complete each semester they are at Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We know that each student will chart their own path at Butler with the help of their advisors. Neither the development nor the four-year degree plan should be seen as prescriptive. Instead, each plan should be seen as a directional guide helping students stay on track during their time at Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tFour-Year Development Plan\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>First Year:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop relationships with academic advisor, faculty, staff and other majors\/minors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore extracurricular opportunities, both related and not related to the discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop a four-year plan for coursework<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a major\/minor, if necessary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sophomore:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop interest in a sub-field associated with the discipline by exploring courses and pushing one\u2019s boundaries in selecting courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pursue a leadership role in extracurricular activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start attending career fairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify potential career paths\/post-graduate plans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify potential internship opportunities and\/or Service Learning courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin resume building<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider study abroad opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Junior:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prepare for graduate or professional school entrance exams and secure recommenders OR identify potential career path<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete an internship and\/or Service Learning courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pursue a leadership role in extracurricular activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore possibilities for conducting independent research or getting involved with a faculty member\u2019s research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin completing an honors thesis proposal, if applicable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply for the Butler Summer Institute, if applicable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue resume building<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Senior:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply to graduate\/professional school OR jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete honors thesis research, if applicable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Polish resume or CV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tFour-Year Degree Plan: Literature\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>First Year Fall<\/th><th>First Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td> EN185 &#8211; Contemporary Writing<\/td><td>EN 266 &#8211; British Literatures<br>(or another 200-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FYS101<\/td><td>FYS102<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core (AR\/SW\/PCA\/WB)<\/td><td>Core (AR\/SW\/PCA\/WB)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>Language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Second Year Fall<\/th><th>Second Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN219 &#8211; Intro to Prose<br>(or another 200-level elective)<\/td><td>EN220 &#8211; Science Fiction<br>(or another 200-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN 290 &#8211; Research Seminar<\/td><td>Core (NW\/AR\/SW\/PCA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core &#8211; GHS<\/td><td>Core &#8211; GHS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language (if necessary)<\/td><td>Language (if necessary)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Third Year Fall<\/th><th>Third Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN363 &#8211; Shakespeare<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><td>EN343 &#8211; 20th Century Women Writers<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN393 &#8211; Topics in Literature<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><td>EN381 &#8211; Major Authors<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core (NW\/AR\/SW\/PCA)<\/td><td>Core (NW\/AR\/SW\/PCA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General Elective<\/td><td>Community Engagement (ICR)**<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General Elective<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Fourth Year Fall<\/th><th>Fourth Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN394 &#8211; Studies in Film<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><td>EN400 &#8211; level Seminar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN381 &#8211; Special Topics in Video Games<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Community Engagement (if needed)**<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General Elective<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General Elective<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*If a student chooses to study abroad, they should talk to their advisor about elective options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">**Students satisfy the Community Engagement Requirement through a Service Learning or Internship course, typically in their 3rd or 4th year.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tFour-Year Degree Plan: Creative Writing\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>First Year Fall<\/th><th>First Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN185 &#8211; Contemporary Writing<\/td><td>EN219 &#8211; Intro to Prose<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FYS101<\/td><td>FYS102<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core (AR\/SW\/WB)<\/td><td>Core (AR\/SW\/WB)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>Language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Second Year Fall<\/th><th>Second Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN218 &#8211; Intro to Poetry<br><\/td><td>EN220 &#8211; Science Fiction<br>(or another 200-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN265 &#8211; Early British Literatures<br>(or another 200-level elective)<\/td><td>EN223 &#8211; Disability Studies and American Literature<br>(or another 200-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core &#8211; GHS<\/td><td>Core &#8211; GHS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language (if necessary)<\/td><td>Language (if necessary)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Third Year Fall<\/th><th>Third Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN363 &#8211; Shakespeare<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><td>EN343 &#8211; 20th Century Women Writers<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN394 &#8211; Studies in Film<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><td>EN310 &#8211; Workshop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core (NW\/AR\/SW)<\/td><td>Core (NW\/AR\/SW)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General Elective<\/td><td>Community Engagement (ICR)**<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General Elective<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Fourth Year Fall<\/th><th>Fourth Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN310 &#8211; Workshop<\/td><td>EN410 &#8211; Capstone<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN393 &#8211; Topics in Literature<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><td>EN381 &#8211; Major Authors<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN380 &#8211; Special Topics in Video Games<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Community Engagement (ICR) if necessary**<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General Elective<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*If a student chooses to study abroad, they should talk to their advisor about elective options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">**Students satisfy the Community Engagement Requirement through a Service Learning or Internship course, typically in their 3rd or 4th year.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tFour-Year Degree Plan: Professional Writing\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>First Year Fall<\/th><th>First Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td> EN185 &#8211; Contemporary Writing<\/td><td>EN223 &#8211; Disability Studies and American Literature<br>(or another 200-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FYS101<\/td><td>FYS102<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core (AR\/SW\/PCA\/WB)<\/td><td>Core (AR\/SW\/PCA\/WB)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>Language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN203 &#8211; Intro to Professional Writing<\/td><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Second Year Fall<\/th><th>Second Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN 290 &#8211; Research Seminar<\/td><td>EN220 &#8211; Science Fiction<br>(or another 200-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN246 &#8211; Early American Literature<br>(or another 200-level elective)<\/td><td>EN303 &#8211; Studies in Professional Writing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core &#8211; GHS<\/td><td>Core &#8211; GHS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language (if necessary)<\/td><td>Language(if necessary)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Third Year Fall<\/th><th>Third Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN303 &#8211; Studies in Professional Writing<\/td><td>EN380 &#8211; Special Topics in Video Games<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN311 &#8211; Literary Editing<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><td>EN363 &#8211; Shakespeare<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Community Engagement (ICR)**<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core (NW\/AR\/SW\/PCA)<\/td><td>Core (NW\/AR\/SW\/PCA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General Elective<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Fourth Year Fall<\/th><th>Fourth Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN386 &#8211; Rhetoric<\/td><td>EN303\/403 &#8211; Studies in Professional Writing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN393 &#8211; Topics in Literature<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><td>EN381 &#8211; Major Authors<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN395 &#8211; Internship<br>(or another EN303)<\/td><td>EN349 &#8211; The Graphic Novel<br>(or another 300-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Community Engagement (if needed)**<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>General Elective<\/td><td>General Elective<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*If a student chooses to study abroad, they should talk to their advisor about elective options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">**Students satisfy the Community Engagement Requirement through a Service Learning or Internship course, typically in their 3rd or 4th year.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tFour-Year Degree Plan: Literary Theory, Culture, and Criticism\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>First Year Fall<\/th><th>First Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td> EN185 &#8211; Contemporary Writing<\/td><td>EN220 &#8211; Science Fiction<br>(or another 200-level elective)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FYS101<\/td><td>FYS102<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core (AR\/SW\/PCA\/WB)<\/td><td>Core (AR\/SW\/PCA\/WB)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>Language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Second Year Fall<\/th><th>Second Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN287 &#8211; Intro to Theory<\/td><td>EN290 &#8211; Research Seminar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EN223 &#8211; Disability Studies and American Literature<br>(or another 200-level elective)<\/td><td>EN322 &#8211; Diasporic Cultures<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core &#8211; GHS<\/td><td>Core &#8211; GHS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language (if necessary)<\/td><td>Language(if necessary)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><td>Core or other Major\/Minor<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Third Year Fall<\/th><th>Third Year Spring<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>EN321 &#8211; 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