2025-2026 Courses for Literature Major Requirements

Literature undergraduate majors:

Check your degree audit to see what major requirements you have left unfulfilled.
Identify any priorities, such as requirements with fewer course options (more specificity) than others.
Find the matching requirements under your major below to find the applicable offerings for the year.
If you have multiple options to choose from, check out the course description links below to see more course details and decide on your preferences.
Register during your first-pass and second-pass appointments and have back-up courses ready (in case your first choice fills before you can secure a seat).

If you want any help with course planning, reach out to our advisors via the VAC. You may message us your questions or request an advising appointment.

Note:

Only the courses below will fulfill these requirements for this year. Petitions for alternate course options will typically only be considered if there are clearly defined and unavoidable schedule conflicts with an offering (and no additional offerings prior to your planned quarter of graduation). No petitions are guaranteed to be approved, so it is your responsibility to plan your courses accordingly.

If any of the courses below do not automatically apply to these requirements on your degree audit, please send us a message in the VAC. We will manually correct your degree audit. There is no need to submit a petition.

Course Descriptions:

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LT33 - LITERATURES IN SPANISH

Lower Division Requirements

Secondary Language and Literature

LTEN 21 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: Pre-1660

LTEN 28 - Introduction to Asian American Literature

LISL 1E - Intermediate American Sign Language Conversation

LTEN 23 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1832–Present

LTEN 25 - Introduction to the Literature of the United States, Beginnings to 1865

LTEN 29 - Introduction to Chicano Literature

LTFR 2C - Intermediate French III: Composition and Cultural Contexts

LTRU 2B - Second-Year Russian

JWSP 3 - Intermediate Hebrew, Continued

LTEN 22 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1660-1832

LTEN 26 - Introduction to the Literature of the United States, 1865 to the Present

LTEN 27 - Introduction to African American Literature

LTFR 2C - Intermediate French III: Composition and Cultural Contexts

LTGK 3 - Intermediate Greek (II)

LTGM 2C - Intermediate German III

LTIT 50 - Advanced Italian

LTKO 2C - Intermediate Korean: Second Year III

LTLA 3 - Intermediate Latin (II)

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literatures in Spanish (LT33) majors may also choose to take any upper division LTEN courses (LTEN 100-190) to fulfill the Secondary Language and Literature requirement. Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. Any upper division LTEN courses that are applied to the Secondary Language and Literature requirement will not also apply to upper division major requirements.

Upper Division Requirements

Advanced Spanish Reading and Writing

LTSP 100A - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture

LTSP 100F - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture for Heritage Learners

LTSP 100A - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture

LTSP 100F - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture for Heritage Learners

Pre-1900 Spanish Literature

LTSP 116 - Representations of Spanish Colonialism

LTSP 135A - Mexican Literature before 1910

None

Spanish Literature

LTSP 100A - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture

LTSP 100F - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture for Heritage Learners

LTSP 116 - Representations of Spanish Colonialism

LTSP 172 - Indigenista Themes in Latin American Literature

LTSP 174 - Topics in Culture and Politics

LTSP 100A - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture

LTSP 100F - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture for Heritage Learners

LTSP 126 - Spanish in the United States

LTSP 134 - Literature of the Southern Cone

LTSP 135A - Mexican Literature before 1910

LTSP 180 - Film and Visual Arts in Latin America

LTSP 100A - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture

LTSP 100F - Advanced Spanish Language and Culture for Heritage Learners

LTSP 169 - Latin American Popular & Mass Cultures

LTSP 174 - Topics in Culture and Politics

LTSP 175 - Feminisms, Gender, and Sexuality in Latin America

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literatures in Spanish (LT33) majors may also apply one 4-unit LTSP 199 (independent study) to this requirement, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course. Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

Petitions for additional LTSP 199 courses to apply to the major requirements are not pre-approved. They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTSP course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

Literature Electives

Any upper division (100-190) course in the following Literature subject codes:
LTAF, LTAM, LTCH, LTCS, LTEA, LTEN, LTEU, LTFR, LTGK, LTGM, LTIT, LTKO, LTLA, LTRU, LTSP, LTTH, LTWL, or LTWR

LT36 - LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

Lower Division Requirements

Secondary Language and Literature

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

LISL 1E - Intermediate American Sign Language Conversation

LTRU 2B - Second-Year Russian

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

JWSP 3 - Intermediate Hebrew, Continued

LTFR 2C - Intermediate French III: Composition and Cultural Contexts

LTGK 3 - Intermediate Greek (II)

LTGM 2C - Intermediate German III

LTIT 50 - Advanced Italian

LTKO 2C - Intermediate Korean: Second Year III

LTLA 3 - Intermediate Latin (II)

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

Survey of British Literature

LTEN 21 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: Pre-1660

LTEN 23 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1832-Present

LTEN 22 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1660-1832

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literatures in English (LT36) majors admitted as transfer students may also choose to take specific upper division courses in place of LTEN 21, 22, and/or 23 (if not yet completed through transfer coursework). Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. Any upper division LTEN courses that are applied to the lower division Survey of British Literature requirement will not also apply to upper division major requirements.

For 2025-2026 specifically, the pre-approved upper division subsitutions for transfer students are:

Fall 2025: LTEN 113 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 189 (for LTEN 23)
Winter 2026: LTEN 114 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 142 (for LTEN 23)
Spring 2026: LTEN 107 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 140 (for LTEN 22)

Survey of U.S. Literature

None

LTEN 25 - Introduction to the Literature of the United States, Beginnings to 1865

LTEN 26 - Introduction to the Literature of the United States, 1865 to the Present

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literatures in English (LT36) majors admitted as transfer students may also choose to take specific upper division courses in place of LTEN 25 and/or 26 (if not yet completed through transfer coursework). Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. Any upper division LTEN courses that are applied to the lower division Survey of U.S. Literature requirement will not also apply to upper division major requirements.

For 2025-2026 specifically, the pre-approved upper division subsitutions for transfer students are:

Fall 2025: LTEN 152 (for LTEN 25), LTEN 169 (for LTEN 26), LTEN 180 (for LTEN 26), LTEN 181 (for LTEN 26)
Winter 2026: LTEN 183 (for LTEN 25), LTEN 181 (for LTEN 26)
Spring 2026: LTEN 185 (for LTEN 25), LTEN 176 (for LTEN 26)

Multiethnic U.S. Literature

LTEN 28 - Introduction to Asian American Literature

LTEN 29 - Introduction to Chicano Literature

LTEN 27 - Introduction to African American Literature

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literatures in English (LT36) majors admitted as transfer students may also choose to take specific upper division courses in place of LTEN 27, 28 and/or 29 (if not yet completed through transfer coursework). Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. Any upper division LTEN courses that are applied to the lower division Multiethnic U.S. Literature requirement will not also apply to upper division major requirements.

For 2025-2026 specifically, the pre-approved upper division subsitutions for transfer students are:

Fall 2025: LTEN 180 (for LTEN 29), LTEN 181 (for LTEN 28)
Winter 2026: LTEN 181 (for LTEN 28), LTEN 183 (for LTEN 27)
Spring 2026: LTEN 185 (for LTEN 27)

Upper Division Requirements

British Literature before 1660 (a)

LTEN 113 - Shakespeare II: The Jacobean Period

LTEN 114 - Shakespeare III: Stage, Film, and Television

LTEN 107 - Chaucer

British Literature after 1660 (b)

LTEN 189- Twentieth-Century Postcolonial Literatures

LTEN 142 - The British Novel: 1890 to Present

LTEN 140 - The British Novel: 1790–1830

U.S.Literature before 1860 (c)

LTEN 152 - The Origins of American Literature

LTEN 183 - African American Prose

LTEN 185 - Themes in African American Literature

U.S.Literature after 1860 (d)

LTEN 169 - Topics in Latino/a Literature

LTEN 180 - Chicano Literature in English

LTEN 181 - Asian American Literature

LTEN 176 - Major American Writers

Literary Theory

None

LTTH 115 - Introduction to Critical Theory

English Literature

LTEN 113 - Shakespeare II: The Jacobean Period

LTEN 152 - The Origins of American Literature

LTEN 169 - Topics in Latino/a Literature

LTEN 180 - Chicano Literature in English

LTEN 181 - Asian American Literature

LTEN 189- Twentieth-Century Postcolonial Literatures

LTEN 114 - Shakespeare III: Stage, Film, and Television

LTEN 142 - The British Novel: 1890 to Present

LTEN 181 - Asian American Literature

LTEN 183 - African American Prose

LTEN 189- Twentieth-Century Postcolonial Literatures

LTEN 107 - Chaucer

LTEN 140 - The British Novel: 1790–1830

LTEN 176 - Major American Writers

LTEN 185 - Themes in African American Literature

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literatures in English (LT36) majors who pursue the Literature Department Honors Program may also apply LTEN 196 (Honors Thesis) to this requirement.

Literatures in English (LT36) majors may also apply one 4-unit LTEN 199 (independent study) to this requirement, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but these petitions will be automatically approved.

Petitions for additional LTEN 199 courses to apply to the major requirements are not pre-approved. They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTEN course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

World Literature Breadth - Latin America

LTAM 100 - Latino/a Cultures in the United States

LTAM 105 - Gender and Sexuality in Latino/a Cultural Production

LTAM 110 - Latin American Literature in Translation

LTAM 111 - Comparative Caribbean Discourse

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literatures in English (LT36) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in Spanish (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTSP courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Latin America requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

World Literature Breadth - Europe

LTEU 140 - Italian Literature in Translation

LTEU 154 - Russian Culture

LTEU 111 - European Realism

LTEU 141 - French Literature in English Translation

LTEU 150B - Survey of Russian and Soviet Literature in Translation, 1860-1917

LTEU 105 - Medieval Studies

LTEU 141 - French Literature in English Translation

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literatures in English (LT36) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, or Russian (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTFR, LTGM, LTGK, LTIT, LTLA, or LTRU courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Europe requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

World Literature Breadth - Elective

Any upper division (100-190) course in the following Literature subject codes:
LTAF, LTAM, LTEA, LTEU, or LTWL

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literatures in English (LT36) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Korean, Latin, Russian, or Spanish (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTCH, LTFR, LTGM, LTGK, LTIT, LTKO, LTLA, LTRU, or LTSP courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Elective requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

LT41 - WORLD LITERATURE & CULTURE

Lower Division Requirements

Secondary Language and Literature

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

LISL 1E - Intermediate American Sign Language Conversation

LTRU 2B - Second-Year Russian

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

JWSP 3 - Intermediate Hebrew, Continued

LTFR 2C - Intermediate French III: Composition and Cultural Contexts

LTGK 3 - Intermediate Greek (II)

LTGM 2C - Intermediate German III

LTIT 50 - Advanced Italian

LTKO 2C - Intermediate Korean: Second Year III

LTLA 3 - Intermediate Latin (II)

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

Lower Division Literature Sequence

LTEN 21 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: Pre-1660

LTEN 28 - Introduction to Asian American Literature

LTFR 2A - Intermediate French I

LTFR 2B - Intermediate French II

LTGM 2A - Intermediate German I

LTGK 1 - Beginning Greek

LTIT 2A - Intermediate Italian I

LTKO 2A - Intermediate Korean: Second Year I

LTLA 1 - Beginning Latin

LTRU 2A - Second-Year Russian

LTSP 2A - Intermediate Spanish I: Foundations

LTSP 2B - Intermediate Spanish II: Readings and Composition

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III

LTSP 2F - Spanish for Heritage Learners II

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

LTWL 19A - Introduction to the Ancient Greeks and Romans

Any CAT 1, 2, 3 course being offered

Any DOC 1, 2, 3 course being offered

Any HUM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 course being offered

Any MMW 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 course being offered

LTEN 23 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1832-Present

LTEN 25 - Introduction to the Literature of the United States, Beginnings to 1865

LTEN 29 - Introduction to Chicano Literature

LTFR 2B - Intermediate French II

LTFR 2C - Intermediate French III: Composition and Cultural Contexts

LTGM 2B - Intermediate German II

LTGK 2 - Intermediate Greek (I)

LTIT 2B - Intermediate Italian II

LTKO 2B - Intermediate Korean: Second Year II

LTLA 2 - Intermediate Latin (I)

LTRU 2B - Second-Year Russian

LTSP 2A - Intermediate Spanish I: Foundations

LTSP 2B - Intermediate Spanish II: Readings and Composition

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III

LTSP 2F - Spanish for Heritage Learners II

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

LTWL 19B - Introduction to the Ancient Greeks and Romans

Any CAT 1, 2, 3 course being offered

Any DOC 1, 2, 3 course being offered

Any HUM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 course being offered

Any MMW 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 course being offered

LTEN 22 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1660-1832

LTEN 26 - Introduction to the Literature of the United States, 1865 to the Present

LTEN 27 - Introduction to African American Literature

LTFR 2A - Intermediate French I

LTFR 2C - Intermediate French III: Composition and Cultural Contexts

LTGM 2C - Intermediate German III

LTGK 3 - Intermediate Greek (II)

LTIT 50 - Advanced Italian

LTKO 2C - Intermediate Korean: Second Year III

LTLA 3 - Intermediate Latin (II)

LTRU 104A - Advanced Practicum in Russian

LTSP 2A - Intermediate Spanish I: Foundations

LTSP 2B - Intermediate Spanish II: Readings and Composition

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III

LTSP 2F - Spanish for Heritage Learners II

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

LTWL 19C - Introduction to the Ancient Greeks and Romans

Any CAT 1, 2, 3 course being offered

Any DOC 1, 2, 3 course being offered

Any HUM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 course being offered

Any MMW 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 course being offered

Reminder

World Literature & Culture (LT41) majors must take three courses from any one of the following sequences:

CAT 1, 2, 3
DOC 1, 2, 3
HUM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
MMW 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
LTEN 21, 22, 23
LTEN 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
LTFR 2A, 2B, 2C
LTGM 2A, 2B, 2C
LTGK 1, 2, 3
LTIT 2A, 2B, 50
LTKO 2A, 2B, 2C
LTLA 1, 2, 3
LTRU 2A, 2B,104A
LTSP 2A, 2B, 2C, 1F, 2F, 3F
LTWL 4A, 4C, 4D, 4F, 4M
LTWL 19A, 19B, 19C

Most students will be able to complete this sequence through completion of other requirements (Secondary Language & Literature requirement and/or their college GE requirements), and the applicable courses will count towards both requirements.

Pre-Approved Petition Options

World Literature & Culture (LT41) majors admitted as transfer students may also choose to take specific upper division courses in place of specific lower division LTEN/LTWL courses (if needed). Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. Any upper division courses that are applied to Lower Division Literature Sequence requirement will not also apply to upper division major requirements. Students cannot take multiple upper division courses that are approved to substitute for the same lower division course; it must be three different lower division courses being substituted.

For 2025-2026 specifically, the pre-approved upper division subsitutions for transfer students are:

Fall 2025: LTEN 113 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 152 (for LTEN 25), LTEN 169 (for LTEN 26), LTEN 180 (for LTEN 26 or LTEN 29), LTEN 181 (for LTEN 26 or LTEN 28), LTEN 189 (for LTEN 23)
Winter 2026: LTEN 114 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 142 (for LTEN 23), LTEN 181 (for LTEN 26 or LTEN 28), LTEN 183 (for LTEN 25 or LTEN 27), LTWL 102 (for LTWL 19A or 19B or 19C)
Spring 2026: LTEN 107 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 140 (for LTEN 22), LTEN 176 (for LTEN 26), LTEN 185 (for LTEN 25 or LTEN 27), LTWL 100 (for LTWL 19A or 19B or 19C)

Upper Division Requirements

World Literature Breadth - Latin America

LTAM 100 - Latino/a Cultures in the United States

LTAM 105 - Gender and Sexuality in Latino/a Cultural Production

LTAM 110 - Latin American Literature in Translation

LTAM 111 - Comparative Caribbean Discourse

Pre-Approved Petition Options

World Literature & Culture (LT41) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in Spanish (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTSP courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Latin America requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

World Literature Breadth - Europe

LTEU 140 - Italian Literature in Translation

LTEU 154 - Russian Culture

LTEU 111 - European Realism

LTEU 141 - French Literature in English Translation

LTEU 150B - Survey of Russian and Soviet Literature in Translation, 1860-1917

LTEU 105 - Medieval Studies

LTEU 141 - French Literature in English Translation

Pre-Approved Petition Options

World Literature & Culture (LT41) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, or Russian (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTFR, LTGM, LTGK, LTIT, LTLA, or LTRU courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Europe requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

World Literature Breadth - Elective

Any upper division (100-190) course in the following Literature subject codes:
LTAF, LTAM, LTEA, LTEU, or LTWL

Pre-Approved Petition Options

World Literature & Culture (LT41) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Korean, Latin, Russian, or Spanish (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTCH, LTFR, LTGM, LTGK, LTIT, LTKO, LTLA, LTRU, or LTSP courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Elective requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

Upper Division Concentration - Language

Chinese: None

French: LTFR 104

German: None

Greek: LTGK 104

Italian: None

Korean: LTKO 130F

Latin: LTLA 100

Russian: LTRU 104B, LTRU 150

Spanish: LTSP 100A, LTSP 100F, LTSP 116, LTSP 172, LTSP 174

Chinese: None

French: LTFR 116

German: None

Greek: None

Italian: None

Korean: LTKO 130W

Latin: LTLA 104

Russian: LTRU 104C, LTRU 110B

Spanish: LTSP 100F, LTSP 126, LTSP 134, LTSP 135A, LTSP 180

Chinese: None

French: LTFR 115

German: None

Greek: None

Italian: None

Korean: LTKO 130P, LTKO 135

Latin: None

Russian: LTRU 104A

Spanish: LTSP 100A, LTSP 100F, LTSP 169, LTSP 174, LTSP 175

Upper Division Concentration - Historical

LTEN 113 - Shakespeare II: The Jacobean Period

LTGK 104 - Greek Prose

LTLA 100 - Introduction to Latin Literature

LTEA 110A - Classical Chinese Fiction in Translation

LTLA 104 - Latin Prose

LTEN 107 - Chaucer

LTEU 105 - Medieval Studies

LTWL 100 - Mythology

Upper Division Concentration - Media

LTAF 120 - Literature and Film of Modern Africa

LTCS 119 - Asian American Film, Video, & New Media: The Politics of Pleasure

LTEA 120A - Chinese Films

LTEA 120B - Taiwan Films

LTWL 134 - Cinema and Islam

LTWL 180 - Film Studies and Literature: Film History

LTWL 183 - Film Studies and Literature: Director's Work

LTAF 120 - Literature and Film of Modern Africa

LTCS 119 - Asian American Film, Video, & New Media: The Politics of Pleasure

LTEA 138 - Japanese Films

LTEA 142 - Korean Film, Literature, and Popular Culture

LTWL 181 - Film Studies and Literature: Film Movement

LTWL 183 - Film Studies and Literature: Director's Work

LTWL 184 - Film Studies and Literature: Close Analysis of Filmic Text

LTEA 120A - Chinese Films

LTWL 180 - Film Studies and Literature: Film History

LTWL 184 - Film Studies and Literature: Close Analysis of Filmic Text

Upper Division Concentration - Region

Africa: LTAF 120

Americas: LTAM 100, LTEN 152, LTEN 169, LTEN 180, LTEN 181, LTSP 116, LTSP 172

Asia: LTEA 110C, LTEA 120A, LTEA 120B, LTEA 132, LTEA 143, LTEA 145, LTKO 130F

Mediterranean: LTEU 140, LTFR 104, LTGK 104, LTLA 100

Europe: LTEU 140, LTEU 154, LTFR 104, LTGK 104, LTLA 100, LTRU 104B, LTRU 150, LTWL 166

Africa: LTAF 110, LTAF 120

Americas: LTAM 105, LTAM 110, LTEN 181, LTEN 183, LTSP 134, LTSP 135A

Asia: LTEA 110A, LTEA 138, LTEA 141, LTEA 142, LTEA 151, LTKO 130W

Mediterranean: LTFR 116, LTLA 104

Europe: LTEU 111, LTEU 141, LTEU 150B, LTFR 116, LTLA 104, LTRU 104C, LTRU 110B

Africa: None

Americas: LTAM 110, LTAM 111, LTEN 176, LTEN 185

Asia: LTEA 100B, LTEA 110B, LTEA 110C, LTEA 120A, LTEA 144, LTKO 130P, LTKO 135

Mediterranean: LTEU 105, LTFR 115

Europe: LTEU 105, LTEU 141, LTFR 115, LTRU 104A

Literature Electives

Any upper division (100-190) course in the following Literature subject codes:
LTAF, LTAM, LTCH, LTCS, LTEA, LTEN, LTEU, LTFR, LTGK, LTGM, LTIT, LTKO, LTLA, LTRU, LTSP, LTTH, LTWL, or LTWR

LT42 - LITERARY ARTS

Lower Division Requirements

Secondary Language and Literature

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

LISL 1E - Intermediate American Sign Language Conversation

LTRU 2B - Second-Year Russian

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

JWSP 3 - Intermediate Hebrew, Continued

LTFR 2C - Intermediate French III: Composition and Cultural Contexts

LTGK 3 - Intermediate Greek (II)

LTGM 2C - Intermediate German III

LTIT 50 - Advanced Italian

LTKO 2C - Intermediate Korean: Second Year III

LTLA 3 - Intermediate Latin (II)

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

Writing

LTWR 8A - Writing Fiction

LTWR 8B - Writing Poetry

LTWR 8C - Writing Nonfiction

LTWR 8A - Writing Fiction

LTWR 8C - Writing Nonfiction

U.S. Literature

None

LTEN 25 - Introduction to the Literature of the United States, Beginnings to 1865

LTEN 26 - Introduction to the Literature of the United States, 1865 to the Present

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literary Arts (LT42) majors admitted as transfer students may also choose to take specific upper division LTEN courses in place of specific lower division LTEN requirements (not yet completed through transfer coursework). Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. Any upper division LTEN courses that are applied to lower division major requirements will not also apply to upper division major requirements.

For 2025-2026 specifically, the pre-approved upper division subsitutions for transfer students are:

Fall 2025: LTEN 152 (for LTEN 25), LTEN 169 (for LTEN 26), LTEN 180 (for LTEN 26), LTEN 181 (for LTEN 26)
Winter 2026: LTEN 183 (for LTEN 25), LTEN 181 (for LTEN 26)
Spring 2026: LTEN 185 (for LTEN 25), LTEN 176 (for LTEN 26)

Literature

LTEN 21 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: Pre-1660

LTEN 28 - Introduction to Asian American Literature

Any GSS 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 course being offered

LTEN 23 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1832–Present

LTEN 25 - Introduction to the Literature of the United States, Beginnings to 1865

LTEN 29 - Introduction to Chicano Literature

Any GSS 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 course being offered

LTEN 22 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1660-1832

LTEN 27 - Introduction to African American Literature

Any GSS 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 course being offered

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literary Arts (LT42) majors admitted as transfer students may also choose to take specific upper division courses in place of specific lower division LTEN/GSS requirements (not yet completed through transfer coursework). Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. Any upper division courses that are applied to lower division LTEN/GSS requirement will not also apply to upper division major requirements. Students cannot take two upper division courses that are approved to substitute for the same lower division course; it must be two different lower division courses being substituted.

For 2025-2026 specifically, the pre-approved upper division subsitutions for transfer students are:

Fall 2025: LTAF 120 (for GSS 21), LTEN 113 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 152 (for LTEN 25), LTEN 180 (for LTEN 29), LTEN 181 (for LTEN 28), LTEN 189 (for LTEN 23)
Winter 2026: LTAF 110 (for GSS 21), LTAF 120 (for GSS 21), LTAM 110 (for GSS 22), LTEA 110A (for GSS 23), LTEN 114 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 142 (for LTEN 23), LTEN 181 (for LTEN 28), LTEN 183 (for LTEN 25 or LTEN 27)
Spring 2026: LTAM 110 (for GSS 22), LTAM 111 (for GSS 22), LTEA 100B (for GSS 23), LTEA 110B (for GSS 23), LTEN 107 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 140 (for LTEN 22), LTEN 185 (for LTEN 25 or LTEN 27)

Upper Division Requirements

Craft and Reading

LTWR 100C - Short Fiction Craft

LTWR 106C - Sci Fi, Fantasy, Irrealism Craft

LTWR 113C - Intercultural Writing Craft

LTWR 115C - Experimental Writing Craft

LTWR 124C - Translation of Literary Texts Craft

LTWR 126C - Creative Nonfiction Craft

LTWR 129C - Distributing Literature Craft

LTWR 100C - Short Fiction Craft

LTWR 102C - Poetry Craft

LTWR 109C - Children's Literature Craft

LTWR 113C - Intercultural Writing Craft

LTWR 114C - Graphic Texts Craft

LTWR 119C - Writing for Performance Craft

LTWR 120C - Personal Narrative Craft

LTWR 101C - Writing Fiction in Spanish Craft

LTWR 103C - Digital Poetics Craft

LTWR 106C - Sci Fi, Fantasy, Irrealism Craft

LTWR 110C - Screen Writing Craft

LTWR 122C - Writing and the Sciences Craft

LTWR 126C - Creative Nonfiction Craft

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literary Arts (LT42) majors who pursue the Literature Department Honors Program may also apply LTWR 194 (Capstone Course for Writing Majors) to the Craft and Reading requirement.

Literary Arts (LT42) majors may also choose to apply up to two instances of the Theatre & Dance department's playwriting courses (TDPW 101, 102 or 104) to the Craft and Reading requirement.

For all these options, students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

Workshops

LTWR 100W - Short Fiction Workshop

LTWR 102W - Poetry Workshop

LTWR 104AW - The Novella I Workshop

LTWR 104BW - The Novella II Workshop

LTWR 115W - Experimental Writing Workshop

LTWR 126W - Creative Nonfiction Workshop

LTWR 100W - Short Fiction Workshop

LTWR 102W - Poetry Workshop

LTWR 119W - Writing for Performance Workshop

Writing Theory

LTWR 148 - Theory for Writers/Writing for Theory

LTWR 143 - Stylistics and Grammar

LTWR 140 - History of Writing

World Literature Breadth - Latin America

LTAM 100 - Latino/a Cultures in the United States

LTAM 105 - Gender and Sexuality in Latino/a Cultural Production

LTAM 110 - Latin American Literature in Translation

LTAM 111 - Comparative Caribbean Discourse

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literary Arts (LT42) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in Spanish (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTSP courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Latin America requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

World Literature Breadth - Europe

LTEU 140 - Italian Literature in Translation

LTEU 154 - Russian Culture

LTEU 111 - European Realism

LTEU 141 - French Literature in English Translation

LTEU 150B - Survey of Russian and Soviet Literature in Translation, 1860-1917

LTEU 105 - Medieval Studies

LTEU 141 - French Literature in English Translation

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literary Arts (LT42) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, or Russian (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTFR, LTGM, LTGK, LTIT, LTLA, or LTRU courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Europe requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

World Literature Breadth - Elective

Any upper division (100-190) course in the following Literature subject codes:
LTAF, LTAM, LTEA, LTEU, or LTWL

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literary Arts (LT42) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Korean, Latin, Russian, or Spanish (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTCH, LTFR, LTGM, LTGK, LTIT, LTKO, LTLA, LTRU, or LTSP courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Elective requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

Literature Electives

Any upper division (100-190) course in the following Literature subject codes:
LTAF, LTAM, LTCH, LTCS, LTEA, LTEN, LTEU, LTFR, LTGK, LTGM, LTIT, LTKO, LTLA, LTRU, LTSP, LTTH, or LTWL

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literary Arts (LT42) majors who pursue the Literature Department Honors Program may also apply LTWR 196 (Honors Thesis) to the Literature Electives requirement.

For all these options, students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

LT34 - LITERATURE/WRITING (Discontinued)

This major is being discontinued and replaced by the LT42 (Literary Arts) major. See above for the Literary Arts major details. Students admitted prior to FA24 who wish to complete their previously-declared Literature/Writing major may do so, and the courses below will apply to their requirements. For those interested in the new Literary Arts major, please consult with our advisors to determine if switching majors would be beneficial for you.

Lower Division Requirements

Secondary Language and Literature

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

LISL 1E - Intermediate American Sign Language Conversation

LTRU 2B - Second-Year Russian

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

JWSP 3 - Intermediate Hebrew, Continued

LTFR 2C - Intermediate French III: Composition and Cultural Contexts

LTGK 3 - Intermediate Greek (II)

LTGM 2C - Intermediate German III

LTIT 50 - Advanced Italian

LTKO 2C - Intermediate Korean: Second Year III

LTLA 3 - Intermediate Latin (II)

LTSP 2C - Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 3F - Spanish for Heritage Learners III

Writing

LTWR 8A - Writing Fiction

LTWR 8B - Writing Poetry

LTWR 8C - Writing Nonfiction

LTWR 8A - Writing Fiction

LTWR 8C - Writing Nonfiction

U.S. Literature 1865-Present

None

LTEN 26 - Introduction to the Literature of the United States, 1865 to the Present

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literature/Writing (LT34) majors admitted as transfer students may also choose to take specific upper division LTEN courses in place of specific lower division LTEN requirements (not yet completed through transfer coursework). Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. Any upper division LTEN courses that are applied to lower division major requirements will not also apply to upper division major requirements.

For LTEN 26 specifically, the pre-approved upper division subsitutions for transfer students are:

Fall 2025:LTEN 169, LTEN 180, LTEN 181
Winter 2026: LTEN 181
Spring 2026: LTEN 176

Literature

LTEN 21 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: Pre-1660

LTEN 28 - Introduction to Asian American Literature

Any GSS 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 course being offered

LTEN 23 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1832–Present

LTEN 25 - Introduction to the Literature of the United States, Beginnings to 1865

LTEN 29 - Introduction to Chicano Literature

Any GSS 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 course being offered

LTEN 22 - Introduction to the Literature of the British Isles: 1660-1832

LTEN 27 - Introduction to African American Literature

Any GSS 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 course being offered

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literature/Writing (LT34) majors admitted as transfer students may also choose to take specific upper division courses in place of specific lower division LTEN/GSS requirements (not yet completed through transfer coursework). Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved. Any upper division courses that are applied to lower division LTEN/GSS requirement will not also apply to upper division major requirements. Students cannot take two upper division courses that are approved to substitute for the same lower division course; it must be two different lower division courses being substituted.

For 2025-2026 specifically, the pre-approved upper division subsitutions for transfer students are:

Fall 2025: LTAF 120 (for GSS 21), LTEN 113 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 152 (for LTEN 25), LTEN 180 (for LTEN 29), LTEN 181 (for LTEN 28), LTEN 189 (for LTEN 23)
Winter 2026: LTEN 114 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 142 (for LTEN 23), LTEN 181 (for LTEN 28), LTEN 183 (for LTEN 25 or LTEN 27), LTAF 110 (for GSS 21), LTAF 120 (for GSS 21), LTAM 110 (for GSS 22), LTEA 110A (for GSS 23)
Spring 2026: LTEN 107 (for LTEN 21), LTEN 140 (for LTEN 22), LTEN 185 (for LTEN 25 or LTEN 27), LTAF 110 (for GSS 21), LTAM 110 (for GSS 22), LTAM 111 (for GSS 22), LTEA 100B (for GSS 23), LTEA 110B (for GSS 23)

Upper Division Requirements

Writing Workshops

LTWR 100C - Short Fiction Craft

LTWR 100W - Short Fiction Workshop

LTWR 102W - Poetry Workshop

LTWR 104AW - The Novella I Workshop

LTWR 106C - Sci Fi, Fantasy, Irrealism Craft

LTWR 113C - Intercultural Writing Craft

LTWR 115C - Experimental Writing Craft

LTWR 124C - Translation of Literary Texts Craft

LTWR 126C - Creative Nonfiction Craft

LTWR 129C - Distributing Literature Craft

LTWR 100C - Short Fiction Craft

LTWR 102C - Poetry Craft

LTWR 104BW - The Novella II Workshop

LTWR 109C - Children's Literature Craft

LTWR 113C - Intercultural Writing Craft

LTWR 114C - Graphic Texts Craft

LTWR 115W - Experimental Writing Workshop

LTWR 119C - Writing for Performance Craft

LTWR 120C - Personal Narrative Craft

LTWR 126W - Creative Nonfiction Workshop

LTWR 100W - Short Fiction Workshop

LTWR 101C - Writing Fiction in Spanish Craft

LTWR 102W - Poetry Workshop

LTWR 103C - Digital Poetics Craft

LTWR 106C - Sci Fi, Fantasy, Irrealism Craft

LTWR 110C - Screen Writing Craft

LTWR 119W - Writing for Performance Workshop

LTWR 122C - Writing and the Sciences Craft

LTWR 126C - Creative Nonfiction Craft

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literature/Writing (LT34) majors who pursue the Literature Department Honors Program may also apply LTWR 194 (Capstone Course for Writing Majors) and/or LTWR 196 (Honors Thesis) to the Writing Workshops requirement.

Literature/Writing (LT34) majors may also choose to apply up to three instances of the Theatre & Dance department's playwriting courses (TDPW 101, 102 or 104) to the Writing Workshops requirement.

Literature/Writing (LT34) majors may also apply one 4-unit LTWR 199 (independent study) to this requirement, if a faculty member agrees to supervise such a course.

For all these options, students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

Petitions for additional LTWR 199 courses to apply to the major requirements are not pre-approved. They will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they will typically only be approved when there are insufficient upper division LTWR course offerings within the student's projected graduation timeline.

Writing Theory

LTWR 148 - Theory for Writers/Writing for Theory

LTWR 143 - Stylistics and Grammar

LTWR 140 - History of Writing

World Literature Breadth - Latin America

LTAM 100 - Latino/a Cultures in the United States

LTAM 105 - Gender and Sexuality in Latino/a Cultural Production

LTAM 110 - Latin American Literature in Translation

LTAM 111 - Comparative Caribbean Discourse

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literature/Writing (LT34) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in Spanish (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTSP courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Latin America requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

World Literature Breadth - Europe

LTEU 140 - Italian Literature in Translation

LTEU 154 - Russian Culture

LTEU 111 - European Realism

LTEU 141 - French Literature in English Translation

LTEU 150B - Survey of Russian and Soviet Literature in Translation, 1860-1917

LTEU 105 - Medieval Studies

LTEU 141 - French Literature in English Translation

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literature/Writing (LT34) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, or Russian (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTFR, LTGM, LTGK, LTIT, LTLA, or LTRU courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Europe requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

World Literature Breadth - Elective

Any upper division (100-190) course in the following Literature subject codes:
LTAF, LTAM, LTEA, LTEU, or LTWL

Pre-Approved Petition Options

Literature/Writing (LT34) majors who pursue the Intensive Language Track in Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Korean, Latin, Russian, or Spanish (for the Secondary Language & Literature requirement) may also apply one of their upper division LTCH, LTFR, LTGM, LTGK, LTIT, LTKO, LTLA, LTRU, or LTSP courses towards the World Literature Breadth - Elective requirement.

Students must still complete and send an Undergraduate Petition to litug@ucsd.edu for processing, but the petition will be automatically approved.

Literature Electives

Any upper division (100-190) course in the following Literature subject codes:
LTAF, LTAM, LTCH, LTCS, LTEA, LTEN, LTEU, LTFR, LTGK, LTGM, LTIT, LTKO, LTLA, LTRU, LTSP, LTTH, or LTWL

2025-2026 Courses for Literature Major Requirements

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