International Year One - Undergraduate Pathway - General (1-Semester Pathway) Transfer to Bachelor of Arts - English - Literary and Culture Studies

International Year One is a supportive program that allows students to earn credits towards their degree while receiving additional academic, cultural and language support customized for international students.

Upon successful completion of the Pathway program and meeting university requirements for undergraduate admission, you may enter your next semester of study at Illinois State University.

The Literary and Cultural Studies sequence enriches the natural love of reading great stories by providing advanced tools to understand the cultural contexts of their production.

Whether students are interested in the investigative search for the voices of marginalized authors lost in the archives or the analysis of the impact of digital culture and audiobooks on storytelling, literary study today is a thriving professional field. This field teaches students how to read complex writing closely, understand the genres and traditions of various cultures, recognize patterns, theorize the impact of works on their contemporary and future communities, and master a range of research methods.