BA/BS in English is a bachelor's degree in Literature programme offered by St Mary's University in Calgary, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 28,080 per year (CAD 9,360 per year for local students).
This program leads to a Bachelor of Arts in English, available as a three-year or four-year degree, delivered on campus in Calgary, Alberta, with small class sizes. It covers the study of literature, its writers and audiences, its pleasures and problems, and its traditions and transformations, while developing skills in communication, research and editing, analysis, and problem-solving. Students complete an English 401 capstone project involving independent research carried out under faculty guidance, presented at an end-of-winter-semester conference open to the public, with the possibility of publication. Separate program guides exist for the three-year and four-year pathways. It suits students aiming at careers that call for strong written and oral communication, such as marketing, journalism, publishing, editing, policy analysis, or creative writing, as well as those planning further study that depends on close reading and critical-thinking skills.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The English programme page carries no admission section of its own and defers to St. Mary's University's general admission requirements. Direct entry from high school needs a diploma with an overall average of 65% or higher across five Grade 12 (30-level) subjects: English Language Arts 30-1, three further courses from the University's approved list of mathematics, science, social-studies, language and arts 30-level subjects, and one additional course from a further approved list; marks below 50%, English Language Arts 30-2/30-3/30-4, and Career and Life Management (CALM) cannot be used to satisfy it. English-language proficiency for BA/BSc, Open Studies, ESR Diploma and Transfer applicants is met by IELTS Academic with no individual band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT with an overall score of 4.5 and no component below 4 (equivalent to 80, no component below 19, under the pre-January-2026 TOEFL scale), PTE Academic 59, Canadian Language Benchmark Level 8, or English Language Arts 30-1 at 65% or above.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:St Mary's University sets fixed application dates for Fall 2027 entry rather than rolling admission. Applications open on 1 October 2026. Domestic applicants must apply by 1 August 2027 for general undergraduate programmes (BA, BSc, Open Studies, ESR Diploma, transfer students), or by 1 July 2027 for the Bachelor of Education After Degree, a Fall-only intake, with supporting documents due 31 July 2027. International applicants face an earlier closing date of 1 May 2027 across all these programmes, with documents due 31 May 2027 for the Education After Degree route. St Mary's does not describe its admission as rolling; these are the published closing dates for the cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
