Degree Requirements

Requirements for the Major

100-level courses (including freshman seminars and CPLT 101) do not count toward the major
A literature course that does not count toward the major of the department that offers the course would also not count for the Comparative Literature major
Majors are encouraged to fulfill their three literature electives with advanced courses
ALL CPLT CORE COURSES MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
One course required for concentration in a given field may be taken on an S/U basis with the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the department.

Two courses in a language other than English at the 200 level or above. Students should take a Language Placement Exam as soon as possible, no later than early in their sophomore year. This should give students the two years they need to take the usual 100-level & 200-level sequence to complete by graduation. ***Students planning to study abroad should attempt to fulfill their language requirements even earlier to have a buffer semester/year.***
Three courses offered by the Dept. of Comparative Literature at the 300 level or above (up to two of these courses may be replaced by literature courses in a language other than English at the 300 level or above)