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Common subjects that count for high school English and speech requirements are ENGL, ENGW and CSCL.
You can also use Schedule Builder and search for the Literature liberal education requirement.
Reminder: Always check with your high school counselor to see which PSEO courses your high school will accept for each graduation requirement. (4 college credits is equivalent to one year of high school instruction in a subject area.)
CSCL Courses
CSCL Courses
Not all CSCL courses are literature; some are history and arts/humanities courses.
Many CSCL courses are only 3 credits. If you need a year's worth of credit at your high school, you may need to take 4 credits at the U of M to complete your high school requirement. (4-credit PSEO course = 1 year of a high school course)
Restricted Courses
Restricted Courses
WRIT 1201 Writing Studio is not available to PSEO students, even if seats are open.
WRIT 3562W Technical and Professional Writing is not available to PSEO students, even if seats are open.
Common Speech Courses
Common Speech Courses
Introduction to Public Speaking (COMM 1101) [3 credits] [offered online]
Media in a Changing World (JOUR 1001) [3 credits] [offered online]
Common English/Literature Courses
Common English/Literature Courses
Introduction to Literature: Poetry, Drama, Narrative (ENGL 1001W) [4 credits] [offered online]
Introduction to Shakespeare (ENGL 1181W) [4 credits]
The Margins Are the Center: US Literature and Social Injustice (ENGL 1301W) [4 credits]
Reading Literature: Theory and Practice (CSCL 1401W) [3 credits] [offered online]
Legacies of Colonialism: Literatures in English of the Global South (ENGL 1401W) [4 credits]
Literature and Public Life (ENGL 1501W) [4 credits]
Modern Fiction (ENGL 1701) [3 credits]
Introduction to the Short Story (ENGL 1031) [3 credits] [offered online]
Common Writing Courses
Common Writing Courses
Note: PSEO students are not able to take WRIT 1201.
Introduction to Creative Writing (ENGW 1101W) [4 credits] [offered online]
Introduction to Fiction Writing (ENGW 1102W) [3 credits]
Introduction to Literary Nonfiction Writing (ENGW 1104W) [3 credits]
University Writing (WRIT 1301) [4 credits]
University Writing (WRIT 1301) [4 credits]
University Writing (WRIT 1301) is the only course PSEO students may take for first-year composition. It fulfills the University of Minnesota’s first year writing requirement.
WRIT 1301 gears its teaching towards writing at the U of M and using U of M resources. If you're strongly considering going elsewhere for college, it may be worth considering other English options.
Students are not able to enroll in this course in the fall of their first semester in PSEO.
For more information about how to request enrollment, see the WRIT 1301 page in this handbook.
AP Credit: If you have taken the AP Literature and Composition (with a score 4 or higher) or AP English Language & Composition (with a 3 or higher [fall 2020]; 4 or higher [fall 2021]), you will receive credit for WRIT 1301 if admitted to the U of M. Students with these scores who plan to attend the U of M should not take this course.
Uncommon English/Literature Courses
Uncommon English/Literature Courses
These are some courses that high schools have occasionally but not reliably accepted. If interested, check with your high school counselor.
Greek & Roman Mythology (CNRC 1042) [3 credits]
Language & Society (LING 1701) [4 credits] [offered online]
World Englishes (LING 1705W) [4 credits]
Intro to Linguistics (LING 3001) [4 credits] [offered online]
Find a course that you want to take but the section you are interested in is full or wait listed? Check out the Getting Into Closed Courses page to learn how to get into closed courses.
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