English Major

Discover the Power of Words

At A Glance

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Program Type

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Accreditation

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

Opportunities

Option to earn a TESOL certificate

Outcomes

Our students have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller List and been published in Marvel Comics, National Geographic Traveler and The New Yorker.

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Students in the library

Whether you aspire to be a writer or a journalist, a teacher or a travel writer, the George Fox University English program can kickstart your career in any field. You’ll learn how to communicate with clarity and grace, while gaining real-world professional experience. Join a vibrant community of passionate students and talented faculty who will help you learn and grow in small, rigorous classes.

As an English major, you will be taught to read and write with attention to truthfulness, logic, rhetoric and aesthetics. In an increasingly competitive and changing marketplace, a degree in English can be the foundation for the thinking, imaginative and interpretative skills necessary for workplace success.

Pathways

Literary Arts

Cultivate a mastery of the literary arts and immerse yourself in the richness of global and English literature. Examine influential texts of the past with attention and discernment on a pathway designed to hone your pen, sharpen your mind, and prepare you for the worlds of writing, publishing, and academia.

Studying the literary arts will impart skills in close reading, critical thinking, analytical and problem solving, empathy, and embodying the gospel – the most important story of all.

Teaching and Travel

Get ready to teach English around the world! This path will equip you to teach at various education levels, whether in private academies, community colleges, or even abroad. With the TESOL certificate included, you’ll gain the skills to teach English as a second language anywhere.

Immerse yourself in the intricacies of language so you can pass your knowledge on to others, or even start a career in travel writing. The world is full of possibilities!

Creative Storytelling

Companies and consumers increasingly demand authentic excitement over brands and emotional connection to products. This path prepares you to deliver just that!

Creative storytelling is at the heart of countless industries, from corporate brand creation to nonprofit fundraising or even video game development. Master a skill of many applications, and leverage your understanding of language and story to create memorable experiences with meaningful impact.

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Program Distinctives Why Study English at George Fox?

Courses / Curriculum What Will I Study?

Career Outlook What’s After George Fox

Employment of writers and authors is expected to rise 4% between 2024 and 2034, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics – as fast as the national average for all professions. Employment for educational instruction, which includes English teachers, and library occupations is also projected to grow as fast as the national average for all occupations during that time span.

  • Freelance Writer and Editor, Travel Oregon, Word Jones, Handheld Group
  • Associate Professor of English, Spring Arbor University
  • Author, The Necessary Grace to Fall (Flannery O’Connor Award winner)
  • Director of Education, Creative Nonfiction Foundation
  • Technical Editor, Apex Companies
  • Librarian, Cedar Mill and Bethany Community Libraries
  • Language Arts Teacher, Sherwood High School
  • ESL Tutor, Immigrant and Refugee Center of Northern Colorado
  • English Professor, Grand Canyon University
  • Project Manager and Marketing Assistant, Soulation
  • Intuitive Coach and Leadership Consultant, The Courage Practice
  • Portland Monthly Magazine
  • Oregon Bride Magazine
  • Ellechor Publishing House
  • Barclay Press
  • Newberg Public Library
  • Newberg Public Schools
  • Yale University
  • Notre Dame
  • Oxford University
  • Duke Divinity School
  • University of St. Andrews
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Oregon
  • Oregon State University
Student in graduation cap and gown

Jordan Ifueko Creates Stories for a New Generation of Fantasy Fiction Readers

As a child, Jordan Ifueko breathed books. She inhaled stories like oxygen, drawing life from the pages of the British literature that crowded her Nigerian immigrant parents’ shelves. Fairy tales and fantasy novels filled her with wonder and painted her imagination in bright shades of magic.

It wasn’t long before Ifueko, brimming with verbs and plots and characters, exhaled stories of her own, crafting worlds in ink and page. She started writing Raybearer – the young adult fantasy novel that would eventually land Ifueko on the New York Times Bestseller List – when she was just 13.

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Portrait of Gina Ochsner

Gina Ochsner

Author, winner of 2002 Flannery O’Connor Award

What I appreciated the most about the time I spent studying at George Fox was the creative latitude to explore, define, craft and hone my own creative aesthetic. Under the guidance of gifted instructors I was encouraged to examine rigorously what it is I wanted to write and how best to write it.

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