德州农工大学金斯维尔分校的语言和文学系致力于所有学生的成功，并提供发展教育课程，以帮助学生实现大学的阅读和/或写作准备。根据准备程度的不同（部分由德克萨斯州成功倡议评估（TSIA）分数衡量），尚未接受大学英语阅读和/或写作准备的学生将被纳入与ENGL 1301或NCBI 0101非课程的INRW 0300综合阅读与写作必备条件中基于英语的综合阅读和写作与ENGL 1301的共同必备条件。阅读和/或写作的发展课程（INRW 0300或NCBI 0101）获得的学分/非学分，未计入学生的平均绩点。发展课程不计
The College of Arts and Sciences is unique in offering students a broad-based, liberal arts education transmitting a core of knowledge and cultural values. The college provides the service courses required by all university academic degree programs and specialized courses that may lead to employment or post baccalaureate studies. The college is committed to providing a humanistic and analytical education through a student-focused educational environment. Its faculty excel in teaching, scholarship and service. The curriculum and its orientation are responsive to the cultural diversity of the students and to the entire South Texas region. In this way, the college helps to expand the academic, social and cultural horizons and expectations of the people it serves. Through teaching, scholarship and service, the college provides students with a core of cultural knowledge and understanding necessary to function as global citizens and with the life skills and judgment essential to contribute fully to society. The college provides oral and written communication skills required for all disciplines and helps students attain general professional competency in the area of their major. Fulfilling its mission, the college fosters lifelong learning.