BA English at University of Alabama

Programme overview

The English BA is a flexible major centered on reading, writing and interpreting texts, building critical thinking, analytical and creative writing, and research skills. Options include a senior honors thesis, internships and a Digital, Public, and Professional Writing concentration.

Faculty: J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Department of English | Duration: 120 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

36 hours in the major: three 200-level EN courses, one pre-1700 course, one 1700-1900 course, one rhetoric/composition/linguistics/methodology course, and 18 elective hours including four 400-level courses; a minor is required.

Career pathways

Law, library science, publishing, business, public relations, advertising, government, nonprofit work and teaching; graduate paths include law, higher education, public policy and social work.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students may declare a major in English by meeting with an academic advisor. Students are expected to formally declare a major no later than the fourth semester of full-time enrollment (or at 61 semester hours for transfer students). If students want, they can also add a concentration (a package of specific 4 upper-level electives) in Digital, Public, and Professional Writing. University-level freshman admission (not programme-specific): 4 units English, 3 units mathematics, 3 units natural sciences (two with labs) and 10 other academic units; ACT or SAT is required if the cumulative high school GPA is below 3.0 for 2027 entry (all applicants for 2028 entry).

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

First-year priority deadlines: November 2 for Spring entry and December 4 for Summer/Fall entry. Applications are accepted through the UA Undergraduate App, and first-time freshmen may also apply through the Common App.

Transfer priority deadlines: October 1 for Spring entry and March 1 for Summer/Fall entry. The application fee is $50 (nonrefundable); Alabama residents applying via the UA Undergraduate App pay no fee.

First-year applicants for a 2027 entry term must submit an ACT or SAT score if their cumulative high school GPA is below 3.0; all students applying to enroll in 2028 must submit test scores.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ua.edu/apply/

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