英语文学学士学位课程的教学内容提供了英语，其语言和文学资源方面的全面指导。该指导对于通识教育和研究生文科和专业课程的基本准备至关重要。英语课程教授批判性和原创性思维与交流。从英语专业获得的知识为广泛的职业提供了出色的准备，而这些职业都依赖于批判性和创造性思维以及清晰而有说服力的沟通能力。文学课程旨在为学生提供广泛的英语和美国文学基础，以及对文学研究重点领域的深入探究。在这门课程中，鼓励学生创造性地阅读并发现其他人没有看到的东西。要求学生以有说服力的方式以书面形式介绍这些发现，让其他人看到他们的重要性。通过
Coursework for a Bachelor of Arts in English provides comprehensive instruction in the resources of English, its language and literatures. This instruction is central to a liberal education and fundamental preparation for graduate liberal arts and professional programs. Courses in English teach critical and original thinking and communication. Knowledge gained from majoring in English provides excellent preparation for a wide range of careers that depend on critical and creative thinking and the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively. The literature curriculum is designed to provide students with a broad-based foundation in English and American literature as well as in-depth inquiry into focused areas of literary study. Within this curriculum students are encouraged to read creatively and to discover what others have not seen. Students are asked to present these discoveries in writing in a persuasive way that allows others to see their importance. The literature program is enhanced and supported by links to the National Poetry Foundation, an internationally recognized center for the study of modern poetry.