The Department of English offers a four -year program leading to a B. A. Degree in English or a B. S. Degree in English, Secondary Eduation. The English Department is one of thirteen departments in the College of Arts and Sciences . The Department also offers graduate programs leading to the M. S. Degree in English, Secondary Eduation and to the M. A. Degree in English, African American Literature. Our graduates are currently performing with distinction in a variety of fields requiring the mastery of language, including the fields of education, law, library, science, government, business, journalism, publishing and advertising.
Many graduates hold responsible and lucrative positions.
Several have earned masters and doctoral degrees from some of the nation's most prestigious graduate schools. These institutions include Harvard University, the University of North Carolina, the Ohio State University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Bowling Green University, Howard University and the University of South Carolina, to name a few. To be eligible to teach graduate courses, English Department faculty must have a Ph. D. or Ed. D. in English. Furthermore, graduate faculty should have scholarly publications.