The English unit is committed departmental goals as well as specific English goals: in literature and composition/rhetoric focusing on the cultivation of scholarship, critical thinking, writing competence, and promotion of a devotion to literature and the use of written language.

The degree provides a foundation to produce educated graduates with strong liberal arts experience who can become valuable citizens in their communities and serve as a resource in their communities. The English B.A. program is a unit of the Department of Languages and Literature.