Bachelor of Arts in English at Florida International University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English offers specializations in literature, writing and rhetoric, creative writing, and linguistics. Graduates of these programs go on to careers in professional writing, teaching, law, education, or they may go on to pursue graduate degrees.

Faculty: College of Arts, Sciences, and Education | Duration: 4 years (120 credits) | Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 120 credit hours. Requirement areas in the catalogue: Other Curricular Offering: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English to Master of Arts (MA) in Linguistics Accelerated Degree Pathway; Lower-Division Preparation; Other Curricular Offering: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English to Master of Arts (MA) in English Accelerated Degree Pathway.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University admissions apply: Admissions Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English See general university admissions requirements at FIU Admissions . Admissions Requirements for the Combined BA in English to Master of Arts (MA) in Linguistics Accelerated Degree Pathway To be considered for admission to the combined BA/MA accelerated degree pathway, students must have completed at least 75 credits in the bachelor’s degree program at FIU and meet the admissions criteria for the graduate degree program to which they are applying. Students need only apply once to the accelerated degree pathway; the application is submitted to Graduate Admissions typically before the student starts the last 30 credits of the bachelor’s degree program. A student admitted to the accelerated degree pathway will be considered to have undergraduate status until the student applies for graduation from his/her bachelor’s degree progr

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry terms: Early Fall 2027 and Fall 2027. Applications open August 1 on the Common App. Standardized test scores (SAT, ACT or CLT) are submitted separately from the testing agency.

Transfer entry terms: Spring, Summer A/C, Summer B and Fall.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

First-year Fall 2027 and Early Fall 2027: Early Action deadline for a complete application with documents is November 2, 2026 (notification December 10, 2026); regular deadline December 16, 2026 (notification January 21, 2027); final deadline March 2, 2027 (last decisions April 2, 2027); deposit due May 1, 2027. The application fee is $30 USD (or an SAT/ACT fee waiver). Applications are submitted through the Common App.

Domestic transfer application deadlines: Spring 2027 December 1; Summer A/C 2027 March 8; Summer B 2027 April 26; Fall 2027 July 8; Spring 2028 November 10 (College of Business deadlines are earlier). Transfer applicants educated at a non-US institution: Spring 2027 October 1; Summer 2027 March 2; Fall 2027 May 16; Spring 2028 October 5. The transfer application fee is $30.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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