Bachelor of Arts in English - English Teaching

The Department of English strives to develop the reading and writing skills of students, increase their understanding of contemporary discourse and literary heritage, and strengthen their creative and analytical abilities through excellence in research, teaching and service. Our faculty embraces the interpretation and production of texts as well as innovative study and teaching at the intersections of literature, linguistics, creative writing, composition and rhetoric, and technical communication. Students will be prepared to think critically about literature, language, culture, and technology as well as learn to engage in various sophisticated, nuanced, rhetorically-effective, and ethical oral and written forms of expression.

The program in English requires 120 semester credit hours, including the core curriculum, the major, and a minor. English majors must choose a concentration in literature and language, creative writing, or the certificate program for teaching in the secondary schools. A maximum of 9 advanced hours of transfer credit in English will be accepted for the major. The major in English with a concentration in creative writing is designed for students wishing to write fiction, nonfiction, and/or poetry with the guidance of teachers who write. This plan allows maximum concentration in literature courses so that, as they write, students may further understand and appreciate the aspects and techniques of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In addition to the opportunities for writing and literary study, this concentration is especially appropriate for students interested in teaching creative writing and literature at the college level, studying creative writing and literature in graduate school, and preparing for professional graduate schools, such as law and business.

Submit original or attested copies of High school/Secondary school transcripts
SAT/ACT scores
Essay(s)
Letter(s) of recommendation
Resume
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - The minimum TOEFL score is 550 (paper-based version) or 79 (internet-based version).
IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) - The minimum IELTS required score is an overall band score of 6.5 on the Academic version.