Major in English

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

- Prerequisites
- Major Requirements
- Major Electives
- Capstone Experience
- Notes to Consider
- Teacher Certification

Prerequisites (All courses require a "C" or above)
English/Literature - (6 semester hours):
- ENC 1101: College Writing
- ENC 1102: Informed Writer
- LIT 2000: Introduction to Literature
- LIT 2932: Special Topics in Literature
- Or any other 6000-word course with prefix AML/CRW/ENC/ENG/ ENL/LIT

Foreign Language/Foreign Cultures - (8 semester hours):
Two four credit Beginning Language course sequence or
Three foreign cultures (3000 - 4000 LEVEL - only if state requirement is satisfied).
* See list of foreign culture courses through the online schedule booklet. May not include cultural diversity courses unless CD(FC) appears in the course title.

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Major Requirements (9 semester hours)
- ENG 4013: Approaches to Literary Interpretation
- Literary Periodizations: One Late, One Early; One American, One British

AML 3031 3.0 G (3) Per Ear Amer Lit
AML 3041 3.0 G (3) Per Late Am Lit

ENL 3501 3.0 G (3) Prds Ely Brt Lit
ENL 3503 3.0 G (3) Prds Ltr Brt Lit

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Major Electives (18 semester hours)
Select from categories below.
At least two courses must be 4000 level (or may select two 4000 levels as lit electives below).

Literary Type (3 semester hours):

AML 3102 3.0 G (3) Amer. Fiction
AML 3154 3.0 G (3) American Poetry
ENG 4105 3.0 Film As Literature
ENL 3112 3.0 G (3) British Novel I
ENL 3132 3.0 G (3) British Novel II
LIT 3043 3.0 G (3) Mod. Contemporary Drama
LIT 3331 3.0 G (3) Children’s Lit
LIT 3333 3.0 G (3) Adolescent Lit
LIT 4041 3.0 Study In Drama
LIT 3045 3.0 Periods Of Drama Lit
LIT 4935 3.0 ST: G (3) Literary Themes

Literature in Context (3 semester hours):

AML 3621 3.0 G (3) Black Amer. Lit.
AML 4225 3.0 Stud:19th C Amer Lit
AML 4242 3.0 Stud:20th C Amer Lit
CLT 4110 3.0 Clas Bckgrd West Lit
ENG 4905 3.0 Top:Crit/Intrp Lit
ENG 4930 3.0 Top:Crit/Intrp Lit
ENL 3333 3.0 Shakespeare
ENL 4220 3.0 Stud/Renaisnce Lit
ENL 4230 3.0 Restrtn/18th Cen Lit
ENL 4240 3.0 English Romantic Lit
ENL 4251 3.0 Stdies Victorian Lit
LIT 3184 3.0 (FC) (3) G Irish Lit/C
LIT 3193 3.0 (FC) (G) 3 Lit Of East
LIT 3304 3.0 G (3) Lit/Pop.Am.Cult.
LIT 3408 3.0 Approach To Lit:Myth
LIT 3420 3.0 Appr To Lit: Psych
LIT 4083 3.0 Studies Modern Lit
LIT 4093 3.0 Contemporary Lit
LIT 4104 3.0 Studies:Medieval Lit
LIT 4186 3.0 Studies In Irish Lit
LIT 4243 3.0 Major Authors
LIT 4650 3.0 Comparative Lit
LIT 4931 3.0 Cultural Studies

Literary Medium (3 semester hours):

LIN 3010 3.0 Prin Of Linguistics
LIN 4930 1-3 Sp Topics:Linguistic
CRW 3930 3.0 Spec Top:Creatve Wrt
CRW 4905 3.0 Tutorial:Creatve Wrt
ENC 3250 3.0 G (6) Prof Communic
ENC 3310 3.0 G (6) Writing Prose
ENC 3930 3.0 Top Theory/Prac:Comp
ENC 4930 3.0 Top Theory/Prac:Comp

Select three literature electives (3000/4000 level)
Two must be 4000 level if not satisfied in the above categories AML/CRW/ENG/ENL/LIT

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Required Capstone Experience (3 semester hours)
Note: at least four literature courses required prior to enrolling in the seminar course.

LIT 4934 3.0 Seminar In Literature

Note: at least 50% of the required literature courses must be taken at UNF

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Required Minor (3000 - 4000 LEVEL) (15 semester hours)

All minors require 15 hours. Refer to catalog for list.

Free Electives (3000 - 4000 LEVEL) (7 semester hours)

Other Information to Consider

- Final free electives and upper level hours will depend on the major electives selected.
- Lower level courses may affect total upper hours that may need to be taken for graduation.
- Important note: students must earn the appropriate number of upper level and overall hours to graduate (even if the major requires lower level courses).
- A minimum of 120 semester hours is required for graduation (48 semester hours must be upper level).
- All prerequisites, major,minor, foreign language (if applicable), foreign culture and Gordon Rule courses require grades of “C” or higher.
- Third repeats of attempted courses, including W, WP, WF, F and courses in which passing grades were earned, will be assessed excess hour surcharges. Exceptions include courses approved to repeat academic credit (students should consult their academic advisor).
- Students must pass or meet exemption criteria for all sections of the CLAST exam prior to earning an AA and before earning 36 upper level hours.
- Students who started at a state university prior to earning 60 semester hours must satisfy the 9 hour summer requirement before being approved for graduation.
- All students must apply to graduate during registration for the last semester of courses at UNF. Deadlines are published in the course schedule booklet.
- An approved dual/concurrent enrollment form is required prior to registering for courses at another institution.
- Students may not enroll at another institution during their last semester at UNF. Graduation will most likely be delayed for students who do attempt dual/concurrent enrollment in their last semester.

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Teacher Certification
Students should consult with the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) concerning the professional courses in education needed for certification.
The COEHS Advising Office can be reached at 620-2530.

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