Bachelor of Arts - English - Rhetoric and Composition

A major is the part of a degree representing the most concentrated study in a field of knowledge. Completing an English major, however, is not enough for graduation. The B.A. at California State University Long Beach presently requires 120 academic units (each unit means about an hour of class for 15 weeks); most English options require 41 (English Education takes 50-57). A B.A. requires a General Education pattern, varying with one’s first year of college, but now consisting of 48 units. 120 units also requires “electives,” such as more classes for an English major, a second or previous major, a minor, a certificate, or exploring other fields beyond GE requirements.