Bachelor in English

Your love of literature and writing and your desire for self-exploration will find full expression in Dominican College’s English program. Our courses help you develop communication and thinking skills that can be applied in almost any career as you study literature in a way that opens your mind and enhances your creativity, self-expression, confidence, and imagination.

As an English major, you will become fully versed in “the best that has been thought and said” in literature while at the same time developing self-knowledge and critical and analytical skills that are in demand in almost every professional field. You will study writing and language both as art and as an expression of significant thought, gaining cultural knowledge and a lively appreciation for the greatest of English works.

Areas of Courses Offered

• American Literature
• British Literature
• World Literature
• Creative Writing
• Rhetoric and Grammar

Programs of Study

• Bachelor of Arts in English: The English Major requires 36 credits consisting of courses in world literature; early and late British literature; American literature; focused study of an individual author or genre; an advanced senior seminar; and 18 elective credits that may be used to customize your course of study toward your own area of interest.
• Bachelor of Arts in English with Preparation for Education: If you wish to teach English at the elementary school or the high school level, you may major in English with Preparation for Childhood Education or English with Preparation for Adolescence Education. Both these tracks require courses in the world, British, and American literature, as well as a course in Literature for Children and Adolescents; an advanced senior seminar; a writing practicum; and several elective courses. Together with the course of study offered through the Teacher Education Division, these programs will prepare you to become an effective classroom educator and will prepare you for New York State certification.
• Bachelor of Arts in Humanities with English Specialization: This specialization is designed to allow you to pursue your interest in English while you acquire broad expertise in liberal arts by majoring in Humanities.
• Bachelor of Science in Education with English Concentration: Majoring in Teacher Education with a concentration in English will prepare you for New York State certification in Childhood Education, and will equip you with the pedagogical and subject matter expertise necessary to become a champion educator. If you wish to teach English in the younger grades and prefer to pursue a degree in Education rather than in English, you may major in Teacher Education and select English as your area of concentration.

Admission Requirements for First Year Students

Transcripts

Ask your high school counselor to forward transcripts directly to the Office of Admissions

ACT/SAT

If English is not the first language of the applicant, a minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based test (I.B.T.), or 550 on the traditional paper test, or 213 on the computer-based test is required for admission.

Submit the results of one of the following examinations to the Office of Admissions:

Scholastic Aptitude Test (S.A.T.) of the College Entrance Examination Board. The C.E.E.B. Code for Dominican College is 2190. The American College Testing (A.C.T.) Assessment Test. The A.C.T. code for Dominican College is 2730.

Personal Interview

A meeting with an admissions counselor is not always required but is always desirable. Some applicants may be asked to meet with a member of the Admissions staff.

• The highest levels of personal support
  • Nationally accredited programs
  • Faculty, administration, and staff who are committed to your success
  • Close proximity to New York City and three major airports
  • A spirited campus environment where there is always something fun, educational or inspiring to do
  • The finest athletic program among small colleges in the region

The College fosters relationships between students and faculty through small, personal classes. Our convenient location in the scenic Hudson Valley area, just 17 miles from New York City, feels like a home away from home, in our friendly, yet challenging and supportive atmosphere. Since 1952, Dominican College has provided students with the environment to cultivate unique bonds and life-long relationships.

Dominican College is one of a select group of colleges to be named a College of Distinction , based on its excellence in Four Distinctions: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant campus communities, and successful outcomes. Dominican College has been honored as a College of Distinction for the last four years

Why Dominican College?

Everything you’ve been dreaming about for college is right here.

Achievement Every Day

• Learning that shrinks the distance between classroom and career
• Dozens of clubs and organizations
• Ideal location 17 miles from New York City
• The highest levels of personal support

DC Gets You Connected

You study with expert faculty on specialized academic tracks geared towards careers. You can apply what you learn in real-world settings— before you graduate. We’re all about the education you can use.

DC Is Your Community

Our student body looks like New York City—which looks like the world! You’ll make the best friends you’ve ever had here; friends you’ll stick with for life.

DC Helps You Serve

We offer you ways to get out there and make a difference , from civic engagement and Habitat for Humanity to mission trips abroad and sustainability on campus.

DC Embraces Timeless Values

Our mission and values are rooted in the 800-year tradition of the Dominican order. We welcome people from diverse backgrounds to join our community of learners.

Reach for more every day. Dominican College will help you get there.

Our Mission

The aim of Dominican College is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the College is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.

Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the College maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The college empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.

Dominican College is dedicated to the principle that its educational programs and services must be both challenging and supportive, distinguished both by high standards and by attention to the needs and potential of the individual student. Affirmed and engaged by these standards and values, graduates are prepared for purposeful lives and for the careers and professions they choose to pursue.