Requirements for the Comparative Literature Major

Ten Units Majors in comparative literature shall complete a minimum of ten units. All courses must count towards the major in the departments in which they are offered.
Introduction to Comparative Literture CPLT 220 is strongly recommended and should be taken early on.
Comparative Literature Seminar All majors shall take CPLT 330, the comparative literature seminar.
Advanced Literature Courses In addition to CPLT 330, majors shall take at least two more literature courses at the 300 level. These two advanced literature courses shall be in at least two languages, of which English may be one, and in at least two departments, and majors shall meet departmental prerequisites for these courses.
Premodern Literature Majors shall take at least one course outside of the modern period in at least one of the literatures they are studying; what "the modern period" means for a particular literature will depend on the literature, and will be determined by the major's advisors.
Theory of Literature Majors shall take at least one course offering a theoretical perspective helpful to their particular course of study. Sometimes this will be CPLT 220 (Intro to CPLT) or ENG 382 (Criticism), but other courses, too, can meet this requirement.
Independent Research Majors shall do a substantial piece of independent work in comparative literature. They may supplement CPLT 330 or a course in a pertinent department with extra independent work or enroll in CPLT 350, CPLT 360 and/or CPLT 370. They may also enroll in a 350 in a pertinent department chosen by the student in consultation with her advisors.
Honors

There are two routes to honors in the major: Plan A entails writing a thesis and passing an oral examination, Plan B entails a dossier of essays written for several courses with a statement of connections among them and critical questions raised by them. Both plan A and plan B require a student to pass an oral exam.
To be admitted to the honors program, a student must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 in all work in the major field above the 100 level; the department may petition on her behalf if her GPA in the major is between 3.0 and 3.5. See Academic Distinctions.