The English Department facilitates the rigorous study of literature and writing through Christian perspectives on ethics, imagination, diversity, and truth; informed analysis of creative literature, and advanced strategies and techniques of written communication, rhetorical analysis, aesthetic appreciation, and literary theory. The English Department promotes spiritual development through the integration of faith and learning.

Our curriculum offers a single-subject waiver program approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Prospective English teachers who take this approved program will waive out of the California Subject Examination (English) for Teachers (CSET). Click here for coursework requirements.