Tips for Success
In the classroom
English courses share common guidelines for?conducting research,?interpreting literature?and?writing about literature. These reflect the shared rules and values of the discipline or field of English Studies.?In English 300, students learn about these guidelines in depth.
- The USC Upstate English faculty prepared several?Guides for Literary Study?to explain common skills and approaches to English study.
- See great examples of student writing in English courses in the?English Literary File.
Outside the classroom- Apply for the?Nancy P. Moore English Scholarship?for English majors who demonstrate a?commitment to community service?through volunteer work and the?Warren J. Carson Scholarship for Academic Excellence?for students studying English or African American Studies. Apply using the?Foundation Scholarship form?which is available from Nov. 1-Feb. 1 (due Feb. 1).
- Submit your poetry to?Writers, Inc.for the?Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Awards.
- Join??Writer's Inc.Literary Arts Magazine or the USC Upstate?Literary Club
- Ask your advisor about setting up an internship to get hands-on experience in fields related to English studies
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