English (B.A.) - Literature 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 is not accepted in the major.
- 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 & 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 3
Social Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
- AMH 2020 - U.S. History: 1877-Present Credit Hours: 3 (Suggested)
Science Foundations (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
- 1 See transfer notes for possible substitutions.
Core Requirements: Basic Level (6 Credit Hours)
- ENG 3014 - Theories and Techniques of Literature Study Credit Hours: 3 1
- 1 Prerequisite for all 4000 level AML, ENG, ENL, or LIT courses
Choose one gateway course (3 Credit Hours)
- CRW 3013 - Creative Writing for English Majors Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 3241 - Writing for the Technical Professional Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 3053 - Theory & Practice of Creative Writing Credit Hours: 3
- LIT 3212 - Research & Writing About Literature Credit Hours: 3
Core Requirements: Advanced Level (15 Credit Hours)
- Literary History Requirement
- Choose five courses from the two groupings
Select at least two pre-1865 literature courses (6 Credit Hours)
- Note: Each semester, additional courses may satisfy this requirement. Check with advisor for details.
Select Two: (6 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
- LIT 4374 - Literature of the Bible Credit Hours: 3
- AML 3286 - Early American Women’s Words Credit Hours: 3
- AML 3640 - Native American Literature Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 3296 - Gothic Literature Credit Hours: 3
Select at least two post-1865 literature courses (6 Credit Hours)
- Note: Each semester, additional courses may satisfy this requirement. Check with advisor for details.
Select Two: (6 Credit Hours)
- 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)
- Upper Division Requirements
- A list of approved restricted elective courses is found in the myKnight audit.
Choose one single author or major author course: (3 Credit Hours)
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- AML 4300 - Major American Authors Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4311 - Chaucer Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4341 - Milton and His Age Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4333 - Shakespeare Studies Credit Hours: 3
- ENL 4303 - British Authors Credit Hours: 3
- LIT 4244 - World Authors Credit Hours: 3
Choose one linguistics or theory course: (3 Credit Hours)
Select One: (3 Credit Hours)
- ENG 3010 - Practical Criticism Credit Hours: 3
- LIN 3010 - Principles of Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
- LIN 4105 - History of the English Language Credit Hours: 3
- LIN 4660 - Linguistics and Literature Credit Hours: 3
- LIN 4680 - Modern English Grammar Credit Hours: 3
- LIT 4554 - Advanced Feminist Theories Credit Hours: 3
Three additional upper level courses (9 Credit Hours)
- AML, ENL, LIT or ENG prefix
Capstone Requirements
Electives
Select primarily from upper level courses, with departmental advisor’s approval. May be outside of the department. Please note that no more than 6 of the following courses may be taken:
- 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
- CRW 4122 - Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 4224 - Advanced Nonfiction Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 4320 - Advanced Poetry Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- CRW 4616 - Advanced Scriptwriting Workshop Credit Hours: 3
- ENC 4360 - Nature Writing Credit Hours: 3
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.
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 level course or in a graduate or undergraduate level 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, Creative Writing (B.A.)
- English, Technical Communication (B.A.)
Certificates
- Editing and Publishing Certificate
Related Minors
- English, Creative Writing Minor
- English, Linguistics Minor
- English, Technical Communication Minor
- Writing and Rhetoric 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 the 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 2120 - World Literature II 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)
- ENG 3014 - Theories and Techniques of Literature Study Credit Hours: 3
- Pre-1865 Literary History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Post-1865 Literary History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Foreign Language Intermediate I or English Diversity or Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- CRW 3013, CRW 3053, ENG 3241, or LIT 3212 Credit Hours: 3
- Post-1865 Literary History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Linguistics or Theory Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- Pre-1865 Literary History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Major Author Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Literature Upper Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- Pre- or Post-1865 Literary History Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Literature Upper Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Upper Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Upper Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Upper Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)
- Literature 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
