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An English degree equips students to thrive in our language-driven society. The program enables learners to delve into diverse areas including literary studies, linguistics, creative composition, technical writing, and rhetorical analysis. Our internship initiative provides practical experience where students can apply classroom knowledge in professional settings. The bachelor's program examines texts spanning from the origins of English to contemporary works. Through courses led by distinguished faculty known for both teaching excellence and scholarly contributions, English majors cultivate essential competencies to become:
Compassionate interpreters of texts and conversations
Articulate communicators in writing and speech
Analytical evaluators
Meticulous investigators
Innovative solution finders
Effective team participants
Students must have completed official secondary school transcripts, diplomas, certificates and/or national test examination scores as appropriate for the educational systems in their country. In order to be considered for freshman admission students must have completed secondary school studies equivalent to that of United States high school graduation.
Official SAT I or ACT scores are required for entering freshmen with less than 24 semester hours of university level course work (equivalent to one year of full time study).
 
The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL is 79 on the Internet-based test, 550 on the paper-based test and 213 on the computer-based test. The IELTS can be substituted for TOEFL scores. The minimum acceptable overall score of 6.5 is required for admission. Scores must be sent directly to UT Arlington from the Testing Service to be considered official.