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B.A. in English


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Bring your gifts to the Great Conversation.

As an English major at Grove City College, you will pursue life-changing wisdom through literature, develop valuable critical and analytical skills, and be equipped to advance the Great Conversation as a clear communicator and winsome writer. Your college years will be marked by meaningful discourse with peers and professors alike, as they walk alongside you in the shared pursuit of God-given Truth. Upon graduation from Grove City – a  premier college for English majors – your Bachelor of Arts in English will equip you for a fruitful career in writing, publishing, human resources, business, law, education, and more.

Program Distinctives
  • Rigorous education from a Christ-centered perspective.
  • Personal access to highly accomplished faculty who serve as guides and mentors and offer diverse insight and expertise.
  • Departmental minors available in writing, theatre, and classical studies, as well as other minors in classical Christian education, pre-law, marketing, design, and more.
  • Internship opportunities in a wide range of professional environments. Recently students have interned with Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, MedExpress Urgent Care, Keystone State Music Theatre, the Coram Deo School (Dallas, Texas), the Human Trafficking Institute, and Urban Impact.
  • Department-sponsored Christian Writers Conference that annually brings together writers, scholars, and students to explore and discuss the nature of writing and the role faith plays in it. Recent keynote speakers include Makoto Fujimura, Andrew Peterson, Karen Swallow Prior, and Jessica Hooten Wilson.
  • Literary research opportunities and honors projects under the direction of experienced faculty on such writers as George Herbert, Robert Frost, Seamus Heaney, Marilynne Robinson, Shakespeare, and Walker Percy.
  • Award-winning theatre program open to students of all majors, featuring two mainstage productions and numerous other student productions every academic year.
  • Active on-campus groups including Lambda Iota Tau (literary honorary which sponsors poetry readings and other literary events) and Tau Alpha Pi (theatre honorary which coordinates our student-directed one-act play festival each semester).
  • Student publications to which you can submit original pieces and/or contribute as an editor, including The Quad and The Echo (departmental publications featuring creative literary pieces), as well as The Collegian (newspaper), Journal of Law & Public Policy, and the Grove City Insider (student blog).
  • Vocation-enriching humanities core classes woven into your academic schedule that will strengthen your critical thinking and communication skills, cultivate empathy, and help you develop a well-rounded understanding of the world.
Career Opportunities & Outcomes
  • Career paths: writer, editor, lawyer, paralegal, reporter, professor, publisher, public relations specialist, content marketing strategist, technical writer, grant writer, and more.
  • If you are like 95% of Grove City College graduates, you will be prepared to compete for exciting full-time positions or entry into prestigious graduate or professional programs within six months of graduation.
    • Our alumni are building careers with respected companies and organizations like Tor Books and Scholastic Publishers, UPMC Health, Certify Inc., Net Health, the Human Trafficking Institute, the U.S. Department of State, and Carnegie Mellon University.
    • Our highest achieving students have pursued graduate degrees at Oxford, NYU, The University of Chicago, Duke University, and Baylor University.
  • Wherever you take your gifts, you are sure to stand out as a thoughtful communicator who can discern Truth, creatively solve problems, and benefit any industry — from publishing and education to health care and media.
Program Specifics
  • 39 major credit hours of rigorous undergraduate coursework that will build your foundation in literature while giving you space to double major or minor in business, marketing, writing, history, economics, communication, political science, or entrepreneurship, etc.
  • English major curriculum includes:
    • Core requirements in British literature, American literature, and classical literature.
    • An introduction to Shakespeare and world literature from Asia or Africa/Latin America.
    • English electives surrounding periods and genres from options including Chaucer and the Middle Ages, romantic literature, science fiction, 19th and 20th century American and English novel, poetry and modern poetry, and modern drama, among many others.
  • For detailed course descriptions, refer to the College Catalog.
    Student & Alumni Stories

    Audrey Glickert '23
    B.A. in English

    “As an English major, I was not kept in a Christian bubble but exposed to works that represent a wide variety of worldviews. At Grove City College, I learned that all truth is God’s truth, and that even authors who reject God can still provide fascinating insights about His world.” — Grayson Quay ’16, B.A. in English

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