This major is strictly a distinguished or honors major.
Every student writes a senior thesis.
9 credit hours in additional major-level literature courses, that is, courses on the 300 level or above. Third-Year Majors Seminar or an authorized equivalent. Fourth-Year Majors Seminar or an authorized equivalent. The major in comparative literature permits a student to combine courses from several literature departments into a coherent program not restricted to one national tradition or to one language. In the fall semester of the third and fourth year, all majors take a required seminar or an authorized equivalent which prepares them for conceiving and writing a thesis in their final year.