English - Bachelor [4 Years]
$44,200 /Yr On-campus full_time

Bachelor of Arts [B.A] English

  • In todays job market, employers in all industries are seeking critical and creative thinkers and effective communicators. Thats what makes English majors such attractive candidates.
  • For English majors, this discipline is more than honing technical skills and harnessing the power of language. Studying literature through reading and analyzing texts gives you a greater understanding of the complexities of our world, past and present.
  • If youre curious, want to be challenged intellectually and find deeper meanings, an English B.A. could be right for you. Youll be equipped to work in professional or creative writing fields, become a teacher, or prepare for graduate or law school.
  • Its worth noting that ACUs degree plan for English majors offers a generous number of elective hours, allowing you to add a second major that fits your career goals. For example, if youre looking for a career in the media or public relations, you could also study communication along with requirements for your English degree.
  • If you have sights set on law school, consider a double major in history or philosophy. Future technical writers may want to take courses in information technology. The combinations of a B.A. English with a degree in another discipline are seemingly endless.
  • Depending on the combination you choose, your future possibilities could a career as a high school English teacher, screenwriter, speech writer, copywriter, author, editor, editorial assistant, archivist, creative director and book publisher.

Tution & Application Fees

Year Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Tuition Fees $41500 $41500 $41500 $41500
Books and supply $2700 $2700 $2700 $2700
Total Fees $44200 $44200 $44200 $44200

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
IELTS International English Language Testing System 6.5 9 3
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 80 120 3
PTE Pearson Test of English 51 90 3

GPA Requirements
  • A cumulative undergraduate approximately B average or above in the area of focus or related area and evidence of an overall productive GPA.

 English Language Proficiency

  • Provide official documentation of English language proficiency by one of the following:
  • Submit an official test score from an English language proficiency test accepted by ACU. Official test scores should be sent directly from the testing entity. ACU’s test code is 6001. Accepted English language proficiency tests are: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language System (IELTS), EIKEN, Pearson Test of English (PTE-Academic), and CAE.
  • Students who have a conferred bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited US institution
  • Students who received a bachelor’s degree or higher in which English was the primary language of instruction
  • The accepted score for ACT is 21 or above. 
  • The average accepted score for SAT is 1200.