E 316LLower division3 credit hours
E 316L British Literature
Since 2014, E 316L has averaged 3.23 with 31% A’s. In Spring 2026 it averaged 3.43, below the 3.56 average for undergraduate E classes that term.
- Credit hours
- 3
- Level
- Lower division
- Class hours a week
- 3
- Grading
- Letter grade or pass/fail, your choice
- Repeat for credit
- No
- Core curriculum
- Humanities (040)
- Texas common number
- ENGL 2321, ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323
- Latest grades
- Summer 2026
What grades did students get?
Spring 2026: 836 letter grades, 3.43 average GPA, 43% A’s, 39 sections
Bars show the selected term. Short lines show all terms combined.
Grade counts
| Grade | Students | Share | All terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 358 | 42.8% | 30.6% |
| A− | 145 | 17.3% | 18.0% |
| B+ | 109 | 13.0% | 13.3% |
| B | 75 | 9.0% | 13.2% |
| B− | 57 | 6.8% | 9.7% |
| C+ | 38 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
| C | 18 | 2.2% | 3.7% |
| C− | 15 | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| D+ | 4 | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| D | 6 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| D− | 1 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| F | 10 | 1.2% | 1.9% |
| Q, W, CR, and others | 87 | Not in the average | |
How have grades changed?
UT’s grade reports show 32 terms from Fall 2014 to Summer 2026 (12 falls, 12 springs, and 8 summers).
Spring 2026 3.43 average · 43% A’s · 836 grades
Every term
| Term | Sections | Letter grades | Average GPA | A’s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2026 | 1 | 439 | 3.35 | 34.9% |
| Spring 2026 | 39 | 836 | 3.43 | 42.8% |
| Fall 2025 | 25 | 553 | 3.39 | 37.1% |
| Summer 2025 | 1 | 487 | 3.49 | 51.3% |
| Spring 2025 | 19 | 430 | 3.52 | 53.5% |
| Fall 2024 | 22 | 477 | 3.37 | 40.5% |
| Summer 2024 | 1 | 445 | 3.36 | 35.1% |
| Spring 2024 | 18 | 420 | 3.39 | 51.7% |
| Fall 2023 | 22 | 509 | 3.30 | 37.1% |
| Spring 2023 | 35 | 793 | 3.51 | 55.1% |
| Fall 2022 | 20 | 461 | 3.42 | 42.5% |
| Spring 2022 | 22 | 498 | 3.24 | 33.9% |
| Fall 2021 | 20 | 438 | 3.09 | 29.5% |
| Spring 2021 | 32 | 557 | 3.39 | 34.5% |
| Fall 2020 | 42 | 927 | 3.32 | 43.1% |
| Summer 2020 | 1 | 221 | 3.67 | 53.8% |
| Spring 2020 | 38 | 690 | 3.59 | 45.1% |
| Fall 2019 | 44 | 969 | 3.23 | 32.7% |
| Spring 2019 | 38 | 839 | 3.03 | 17.0% |
| Fall 2018 | 58 | 1,278 | 3.12 | 24.8% |
| Summer 2018 | 1 | 22 | 3.77 | 40.9% |
| Spring 2018 | 34 | 696 | 2.93 | 11.1% |
| Fall 2017 | 52 | 1,161 | 3.17 | 24.3% |
| Summer 2017 | 2 | 45 | 3.62 | 48.9% |
| Spring 2017 | 41 | 926 | 3.11 | 15.6% |
| Fall 2016 | 60 | 1,275 | 3.15 | 22.8% |
| Summer 2016 | 4 | 86 | 3.52 | 45.3% |
| Spring 2016 | 44 | 992 | 3.07 | 21.7% |
| Fall 2015 | 42 | 927 | 3.01 | 12.1% |
| Summer 2015 | 3 | 114 | 3.44 | 44.7% |
| Spring 2015 | 32 | 722 | 3.05 | 14.3% |
| Fall 2014 | 45 | 996 | 2.97 | 16.2% |
What’s E 316L about?
Introduction to masterpieces of the British literary tradition, emphasizing historical, generic, and thematic connections. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Some sections require an additional discussion hour a week.
Prerequisites
One of the following: English 303C, Rhetoric and Writing 306, 306Q, 309J (or 309K), or Tutorial Course 303C.
What comes before and after?
Prerequisites
This class
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Class details come from UT’s English catalog page, checked October 27, 2026.
Grades come from UT’s grade dashboard, updated October 27, 2026. UT leaves out some small classes to protect students’ privacy. Past grades describe earlier terms; your section, instructor, and effort shape yours.
We count each A–F grade once. A’s counts A grades, and A− has its own bar. Subject averages use every letter grade in that subject and level that term, including this class. How the averages are calculated.
Before you register
Sections, times, and seats change every term. Check E 316L in UT’s class schedule for the semester you’re planning.