Read the sections describing general education and CLAS requirements. Refer especially to the Majors and Minors in the College section.
THE MAJOR: The major prepares students for di-verse careers in law, publishing, advertising, media and business, teaching and advanced degree work. The Eng-lish major introduces students to a world of experiences that cannot be exhausted in the brief span of a college education; new authors, new works and new tools for understanding continually enlarge and transform the world. With the help of faculty advisers, all students will select from courses in various forms, periods and ap-proaches. In addition, students may develop special expertise in one of several programs; for example, com-munication and creative writing, study of the language itself, theory of literary study or cultural studies.
An English major requires ten department courses numbered 3000 and above completed with grades of C or better. The three-hour general education requirement in English composition does not count toward the major. Students must take at least five of their English courses numbered 3000 and above at the university. The student is responsible for consulting an adviser and preparing a plan of study. The student should take full advantage of the program models.
Freshmen who intend to major in English should consult a department adviser as soon as possible. Stu-dents who intend to establish an emphasis in film studies or creative writing should take ENG 2300 (Film Analy-sis Analysis) or CRW 1101 (Beginning Fiction Writing) or CRW 1301 (Beginning Poetry Writing), respectively.
The following program models for English majors are described in the department handbook and on the department home page:
Advanced Writing
African American/African Diaspora Studies
American Literature
British Literature
Childrens Literature
Creative Writing
Cultural Studies Drama/Theatre
Feminisms, Genders and Sexualities
Film and Media Stud-ies
Medieval Studies
Studies in Theory
HONORS: For graduation with honors a student must have a 3.5 overall junior/senior level average. To graduate with high honors students must also have earned an A or B in at least one semester of ENG 4936 and at least a B+ in one semester of ENG 4970 (Honors Thesis).
Highest honors requires a 3.75 GPA, an A or B in at least two semesters of ENG 4936 and completion of one semester of ENG 4970. The undergraduate adviser in 4008 Turlington grants permission to register for these courses.
THE MINOR: The minor requires five courses at the 3-4000 level from prefixes or courses in AML, CRW, ENC, ENG, ENL, LIT, LIN 3010 (listed under linguistics in the catalog and schedule), LIN 3680, SPC 3605 and SPC 4680.
A minimum of three courses must be completed at the university. Courses for the minor require grades of C or better (no S grades). One course with a number 4905 (Independent Study) may be applied to the minor. To prepare for the minor, students should take at least six hours at the 2000 level in the first two years.
A new interdisciplinary minor in medieval and early modern studies focuses on medieval and early modern European culture and its influences on the modern world. Students acquire historical perspectives that contribute to current discussions about ethnicity and nationality, colonialism, technologies and their effects, gender and sexuality and the characteristics of historical and fictional narratives. The minor requires 18 credit hours, of which at least three credits must be at the 4000 level and at least six credits must be at the 3000 level. An additional re-quirement is completion of a 2000-level foreign language course (3 hours). A list of courses and additional informa-tion is available from Dr. Will Hasty, Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, 254 Dauer.
OVERSEAS STUDY: The department encourages a term or year of study abroad. Students should meet with the undergraduate coordinator early in their academic careers.
GENERAL EDUCATION: Scores on the verbal por-tion of the SAT or scores on the SAT II, AP or IB tests will determine the appropriate composition course. See the Academic Advising section of this catalog for course equivalency and placement information.
Prerequisite to all 3000 and 4000 level courses is six hours of English or instructor permission.
NOTE: Read the Academic Advising
section of this catalog regarding the Gordon Rule communication and computation
requirement. Many general education courses qualify; check the schedule
of courses. Six gen-eral general education credits must be international/diversity
(I).
| FRESHMAN YEAR | |
| Semester 1 - Fall | Credits |
| Composition (GE) | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Science (GE) | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4-5 |
| Biological Science (GE-B) | 3 |
|
|
13-14 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
2.0 UF GPA
| Semester 2 - Spring | Credits |
| Elective or Prerequisite | 3 |
| 2000-level English Dept. Survey of
Literature (GE-H) |
3 |
| Humanities (GE) | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3-5 |
| Mathematics (GE) | 3 |
|
|
15-17 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
2.1 cumulative UF GPA
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | |
| Semester 3 - Fall | Credits |
| 2000-level English Dept. Survey of Literature (GE-H) | 3 |
| Mathematics (GE) | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Science (GE) | 3 |
| Foreign Language (if 4-3-3 language option), Elective or prerequisite | 3 |
| Biological Science (GE-B) | 3 |
|
|
15 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
2.3 cumulative UF GPA
One 2000-level (or above) English course (2.5 GPA or better in
this tracking course) by end of semester 3
| Semester 4 - Spring | Credits |
| 3000/4000-level English course from model* | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Science (GE) | 3 |
| Physical Science (GE-P) | 3 |
| Physical or Biological Science Lab (GE-P,B) | 1 |
| Elective | 3-4 |
|
|
13-14 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
2.3 cumulative UF GPA
Two 2000-level (or above) English courses (2.5 GPA or better in
these tracking courses) by end of semester 4
| JUNIOR YEAR | |
| Semester 5 - Fall | Credits |
| Two 3/4000-level English courses from model* | 6 |
| Physical Science (GE-P) | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
|
|
15 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
2.3 cumulative UF GPA
Complete tracking criteria for semesters 1-4
Complete a 3000-level (or above) English course
GPA of 2.5 or better in courses listed as critical track-ing criteria
in semesters 1-4
| Semester 6 - Spring | Credits |
| Three 3/4000-level English courses from
model* |
9 |
| Electives | 6-7 |
|
|
15-16 |
| SENIOR YEAR | |
| Semester 7 - Fall | Credits |
| Two 3/4000-level English courses
from model* |
6 |
| Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) | 9 |
|
|
15 |
| Semester 8 - Spring | Credits |
| Two 3/4000-level English courses
from model* |
6 |
| Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) | 9 |
|
|
15 |