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.
Online English - Literature (B.A.)
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Basic Level
6 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- ENG3014 - Theories and Techniques of Literature Study (3)
- *ENG 3014 - Prerequisite for all 4000 level AML, ENG, ENL, or LIT courses
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- CRW3013 - Creative Writing for English Majors (3)
- ENC3241 - Writing for the Technical Professional (3)
- CRW3053 - Theory & Practice of Creative Writing (3)
- LIT3212 - Research & Writing About Literature (3)
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
15 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Literary History Requirement
- Choose five courses from the two groupings
Pre-1865 Literature- Complete all of the following
- Note: Each semester, additional courses may satisfy this requirement. Check with advisor for details.
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- AML3031 - American Literature I (3)
- AML3613 - Narratives of Slavery (3)
- ENL2012 - English Literature I (3)
- ENL3220 - English Renaissance Poetry and Prose (3)
- ENL4230 - Eighteenth-Century Studies (3)
- ENL4240 - English Romantic Writers (3)
- LIT4374 - The Literature of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles (3)
- AML3286 - Early American Women's Words (3)
- AML3640 - Native American Literature (3)
- ENL3296 - Gothic Literature (3)
Post-1865 Literature- Complete all of the following
- Note: Each semester, additional courses may satisfy this requirement. Check with advisor for details.
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- AML3041 - American Literature II (3)
- AML3261 - Literature of the South (3)
- AML3283 - Contemporary American Women's Fiction (3)
- AML3614 - Topics in African-American Literature (3)
- AML3615 - Harlem, Haiti, and Havana (3)
- AML3643 - Contemporary Native American Prose and Poetry (3)
- AML4101 - American Novel (3)
- AML4155 - Modern American Poetry (3)
- AML4265 - Florida Writers (3)
- AMH3562 - Women in American History II (3)
- AML3630 - Latinx Literature (3)
- ENL2022 - English Literature II (3)
- ENL4101 - English Novel (3)
- ENL4253 - The Victorian Age (3)
- ENL4262 - Nineteenth Century British Prose (3)
- ENL4273 - Modern British Literature (3)
- LIT3082 - Continental European Fiction Since 1900 (3)
- LIT3192 - Caribbean Literature (3)
- LIT4043 - Modern Drama As Literature (3)
- LIT4184 - Irish Literature (3)
- LIT4303 - Post-World War II Fiction (3)
- LIT3823 - Hispanic Women Writers (3)
- Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: Pre-1865 Literature courses or Post-1865 Literature courses
Restricted Electives
15 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Upper Division Requirements
- A list of approved restricted elective courses is found in the myKnight audit.
Choose one single author or major author course:- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- AML4300 - Major American Authors (3)
- ENL4311 - Chaucer (3)
- ENL4341 - Milton and His Age (3)
- ENL4333 - Shakespeare Studies (3)
- ENL4303 - British Authors (3)
- LIT4244 - World Authors (3)
Choose one linguistics or theory course:- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- ENG3010 - Practical Criticism (3)
- LIN3010 - Principles of Linguistics (3)
- LIN4105 - History of the English Language (3)
- LIN4660 - Linguistics and Literature (3)
- LIN4680 - Modern English Grammar (3)
- LIT4554 - Advanced Feminist Theories (3)
- Earn at least 9 credits from the following types of courses: AML, ENL, LIT or ENG prefix additional upper level courses (Three courses)
Grand Total Credits: 36
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
- 42 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: https://oeas.ucf.edu/about/academiclearningcompacts/
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
