What classes should I take to enter the program?

Mount Mercy recommends several classes to prepare you for your college experience:

  • English, four years including literature
  • Mathematics, two or more years including algebra, algebra II and geometry
  • Social studies, three or more years including American and European history
  • Science, two or more years of a laboratory science
  • Foreign language, two or more years

    The English department recommends a solid literature class and a senior-level English class that stresses essay writing. Please see the admission section of our current college catalog (pdf) for more information about requirements and admission procedures.
    What classes should I take to enter the program?
    What will it take to graduate?
    Four-Year Plan for English
    How will I gain experience?
    What can I do with an English degree from Mount Mercy College?
    Who can I talk to?
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