English (B.A.) - Creative Writing may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.
Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog
- Students must earn at least a “C” (2.0) in each required course
- Co-op or internship credit cannot be used in the major without prior approval from the department
- Students should consult with a departmental advisor
- Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 15 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF English Department
- Courses designated in General Education Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours
General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)
Communication Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3 (Required)
- SPC 1608 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
Cultural and Historical Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
- HUM 2020 - Encountering the Humanities Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
- LIT 2110 - World Literature I Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
- LIT 2120 - World Literature II Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
Mathematical Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Math: (3 Credit Hours)
- MGF 1106 - Finite Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 (Suggested)
- or
- MGF 1107 - Explorations in Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 (Suggested)
- or
- You may substitute a higher level math with appropriate scores on the Math Placement Exam
Statistics - Computers: (3 Credit Hours)
- Select a course from Mathematical Foundation, Area 2 list
Social Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
- AMH 2020 - U.S. History: 1877-Present Credit Hours: 3 (Suggested)
Science Foundation (6 Credit Hours)
- AST 2002 - Astronomy Credit Hours: 3 (Suggested)
- ANT 2511 - The Human Species Credit Hours: 3 (Suggested)
Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3 (GEP) 1
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
- 1 See Transfer Notes for possible substitutions. See “Common Prerequisites” in the Transfer and Transition Services section for more information.
Core Requirements: Basic Level (9 Credit Hours)
- CRW 3013 - Creative Writing for English Majors Credit Hours: 3
- ENG 3014 - Theories and Techniques of Literature Study Credit Hours: 3 1
- 1 This is a prerequisite for all 4000 level AML, ENG, ENL, or LIT courses
- CRW 3053 - Theory & Practice of Creative Writing Credit Hours: 3
Core Requirements: Advanced Level (12 Credit Hours)
- Literary History Requirement
- Choose four courses total from these two groupings
Select at least one of these pre-1865 literature courses
- Note: Each semester, additional courses may satisfy these requirements. Check with an advisor for details.
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- AML 3031 - American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
- AML 3613 - Narratives of Slavery Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 2012 - English Literature I Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 3220 - English Renaissance Poetry and Prose Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4230 - Eighteenth-Century Studies Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4240 - English Romantic Writers Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4311 - Chaucer Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4333 - Shakespeare Studies Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4341 - Milton and His Age Credit Hours: 3
- AML 3286 - Early American Women’s Words Credit Hours: 3
- AML 3640 - Native American Literature Credit Hours: 3
- LIT 4374 - Literature of the Bible Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 3296 - Gothic Literature Credit Hours: 3
Select at least one of these post-1865 literature courses
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
Each semester, additional courses may satisfy this requirement. Check with an advisor for details.
- AML 3041 - American Literature II Credit Hours: 3
- AML 3283 - Contemporary American Women’s Fiction Credit Hours: 3
- AML 3614 - Topics in African-American Literature Credit Hours: 3
- AML 3615 - Harlem, Haiti, and Havana Credit Hours: 3
- AML 3643 - Contemporary Native American Prose and Poetry Credit Hours: 3
- AML 4101 - American Novel Credit Hours: 3
- AML 4155 - Modern American Poetry Credit Hours: 3
- AML 4261 - Literature of the South Credit Hours: 3
- AML 4265 - Florida Writers Credit Hours: 3
- AML 4321 - Modern American Literature Credit Hours: 3
- AML 4630 - Latino/Latina Literature Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 2022 - English Literature II Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4101 - English Novel Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4253 - The Victorian Age Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4262 - Nineteenth Century British Prose Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4273 - Modern British Literature Credit Hours: 3
- LIT 3082 - Continental European Fiction Since 1900 Credit Hours: 3
- LIT 3192 - Caribbean Literature Credit Hours: 3
- LIT 4043 - Modern Drama As Literature Credit Hours: 3
- LIT 4184 - Irish Literature Credit Hours: 3
- LIT 4303 - Post-World War II Fiction Credit Hours: 3
- LIT 3823 - Hispanic Women Writers Credit Hours: 3
Restricted Electives (15 Credit Hours)
- Please note that students must take 4 but no more than 6 of the courses listed in a. and b. below.
- A list of approved restricted elective courses is found in the myKnight audit.
Choose two of the following: (6 Credit Hours)
A. Select Two: (6 Credit Hours)
- CRW 3120 - Fiction Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 3211 - Creative Nonfiction Writing Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 3310 - Poetry Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 3610 - Writing Scripts Credit Hours: 3
Choose two of the following: (6 Credit Hours)
B. Select Two: (6 Credit Hours)
- CRW 4122 - Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 4224 - Advanced Nonfiction Workshop Credit Hours: 3 1
- 1 May take ENC 4360 - Nature Writing instead of CRW 4224 but not both.
- CRW 4320 - Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 4616 - Advanced Scriptwriting Workshop Credit Hours: 3
Choose one of the following: (3 Credit Hours)
C. Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- CRW 3311 - Readings in Poetry for Creative Writing Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 3540 - Literary Magazines Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 4114 - History of Prose Style Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 4724 - The Florida Review Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 4722 - Editing for Creative Writers Credit Hours: 3
- any other CRW elective or Special Topics course Credit Hours: 3
Capstone Requirements
Electives
- Select primarily from upper level courses, with departmental advisor’s approval. May be outside of the department.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Met by graduation requirement
Graduation
- Proficiency equivalent to three semesters of college instruction in a foreign language taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or the Department of History (Hebrew). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used to meet the requirement. With departmental approval, a cultural/multicultural or related course offered by the Department of English may be used to satisfy one semester of the Graduation requirement.
Additional Requirements
- The English Department offers multiple opportunities to complete the signature experience requirement. Please consult the Undergraduate Advisor for a full listing.
Required Minors
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Maintain and achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all courses used towards the major.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Honors In Major (9 Credit Hours)
- Application and admission through the English Honors Committee and the Honors College.
- Fulfill University requirements for Honors in the Major.
- Grade of “B” (3.0) or better in an English graduate or undergraduate course or in a graduate or undergraduate course outside the major that relates to thesis with approval (3 hrs), Directed Readings (3 hrs), and Thesis hours (3 hrs).
- Successful completion and oral defense of Honors thesis.
Related Programs
- English, Technical Communication (B.A.)
- English, Literature (B.A.)
Certificates
- Editing and Publishing Certificate
Related Minors
- English, Linguistics Minor
- English, Technical Communication Minor
- Writing and Rhetoric Minor
- English, Literature Minor
Advising Notes
Transfer Notes
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Plan of Study
- One of numerous possible plans of study. See program description for all requirements. Consult a departmental advisor for alternate, new or more appropriate selections.
Freshman Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- Foreign Language Elementary I Credit Hours: 4
Sophomore Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)
- LIT 2110 or LIT 2120 Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- Foreign Language Elementary II Credit Hours: 4
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- CRW 3013 - Creative Writing for English Majors Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 3053 - Theory & Practice of Creative Writing Credit Hours: 3
- Pre-1865 Literary History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Pre- or Post-1865 Literary History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Foreign Language Intermediate I or English Diversity or Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ENG 3014 - Theories and Techniques of Literature Study Credit Hours: 3
- Post-1865 Literary History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- Pre- or Post-1865 Literary History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- Advanced Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- Advanced Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- Creative Writing Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Upper Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Upper Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)
- Upper Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Upper Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Upper Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Upper Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 1
