English (B.A.)

College of Arts and Sciences


Department of Language and Literature

2009-2010 Catalog Year

http://www.fgcu.edu/CAS/English/
(239) 590-7196
Program Admission Requirements
  • Submit a FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
  • Complete common prerequisites with a grade of C or better.
  • Attend an orientation session.
  • Sign an Advising Contract.
Program Requirements
  1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
    Refer to the General Education Program for more information.

    1. Communication (6 hrs)
      1. ENC 1101 (3)
      2. ENC 1102 (3)
    2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
      1. STA 2023 (3)
    3. Humanities (9 hrs)
      1. HUM 2510 (3)
      2. LIT 2000 (3) recommended
    4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
    5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)

      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.

  2. Common Prerequisites
    • ENC 1101 Composition I (GEP)
    • ENC 1102 Composition II (GEP)

  3. Required Courses in the Major (9 hrs)
    • ENG 3014 Intro to Literary & Cultural Studies (3)
    • ENG 4930 Senior Seminar (3)
    • IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic Engagement (3)

  4. Electives in the Major (24 hrs)
    • Select nine hours in junior level readings courses
    • Select nine hours in senior level seminars.
    • Select six hours in pre-1800 literature
    • Select six hours in post-1800 literature
    • Select six hours in United States Literature and Culture (AML)*
    • Select six hours in British Literature and Culture (ENL)*
    • Select six hours from the following list in Literatures and Cultures (LIT)*

      *These 18 hours can overlap with the above requirements.

    • AML 3213 Early American Literature and Culture (3)
    • AML 3220 Nineteenth Century US Lit and Culture (3)
    • AML 3242 Twentieth Century US Lit and Culture (3)
    • AML 4111 US Novels of the 19th Century (3)
    • AML 4121 US Novels of the 20th Century (3)
    • AML 4261 Literature of the South (3)
    • AML 4265 Florida Writers (3)
    • AML 4300 Selected Authors from the US (3)
    • AML 4604 Seminar in African-American Lit (3)
    • AML 4624 Lit by Women of Color in the US (3)
    • AML 4630 Latino Literature (3)
    • AML 4703 The Immigrant Exp in Lit of US (3)
    • AML 4930 Selected Topics in US Literature and Culture
    • ENL 3210 Anglo Saxon and Medieval Lit and Culture (3)
    • ENL 3220 Renaissance Literature and Culture (3)
    • ENL 3230 Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture (3)
    • ENL 3241 Romantic Literature and Culture (3)
    • ENL 3251 Victorian Literature and Culture (3)
    • ENL 3270 Twentieth Century British Lit and Culture (3)
    • ENL 3323 Shakespeare Survey (3)
    • ENL 4122 British Novels of the 19th Century (3)
    • ENL 4132 British Novels of the 20th Century (3)
    • ENL 4218  Medieval British Romance (3)
    • ENL 4295 Literature of the Plague (3)
    • ENL 4303 Selected British Authors (3)
    • ENL 4338 Shakespeare and Elizabethan Culture (3)
    • ENL 4930 Selected Topics in British Literature (3)
    • LIT 3144 Modern European Novel (3)
    • LIT 3301 Cultural Studies and Popular Arts (3)
    • LIT 3400 Interdisciplinary Topics in Lit. (3)
    • LIT 3411 Literature and Religion (3)
    • LIT 4061 Comparative Literature
    • LIT 4093 Contemporary Literature (3)
    • LIT 4213 Literary Theory (3)
    • LIT 4353 Ethnic Studies (3)
    • LIT 4404 Seminar in Interdisciplinary Lit. (3)
    • LIT 4434 Environmental Literature (3)
    • LIT 4493 Politics and Literature (3)
    • LIT 4853 Topics in Cultural Critique (3)
    • LIT 4930 Selected Topics in Literary Studies (3)
    • LIT 4932 Selected Topics in Literature and the Humanities (3)

      Students may choose at most two of the following courses:

    • CRW 4120 Advanced Fiction Writing (3)
    • CRW 4320 Advanced Poetry Writing (3)
    • ENC 3250 Professional Writing (3)
    • ENC 3310 Expository Writing (3)
    • ENC 4930 Selected Topics in Writing (3)
    • ENG 4060 History of English Language (3)
    • ENG 4906 Individual Research (3)
    • JOU 3101  Journalism (3)

  5. University Requirements (3 hrs)
    • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)

  6. Additional Electives (variable)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED:   120 HRS

Additional Graduation Requirements
  • A minimum of 120 credit hours.
  • A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 and higher) level.
  • A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
  • A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories:  common prerequisites, required courses in the major, and electives in the major.
  • Satisfaction of CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
  • Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
  • Thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
  • Completion of the summer course enrollment requirement.
  • Submit an application to graduate to CAS Advising by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes
  • ENC 1101 may substitute 3 hours of study in English courses that meet the Gordon Rule writing requirement.
  • ENC 1102: may substitute 3 hours of study in English courses that meet the Gordon Rule writing requirement.