Hons in English is a honours degree in Literature programme offered by Tyndale University in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 20,130 per year (CAD 17,700 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Honours Degree
Field:Literature
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 17,700 / year
International tuition: CAD 20,130 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program leads to a Bachelor of Arts in English, offered as a Major, Honours, or Minor and delivered primarily in person at the Toronto campus with some courses online. The curriculum spans a wide range of literary genres and periods, from early English writers such as Milton to more recent Canadian and African American authors, alongside courses that examine literature through a faith-informed lens, including studies of C.S. Lewis, Shakespeare, and the Bible as literature. Students develop skills in critical analysis, persuasive writing, and narrative technique, with opportunities to build a portfolio through editing, publishing, or performing their own creative work. The program suits students drawn to literary study combined with theological or faith-based perspectives, and it is oriented toward those considering careers in writing, editing, teaching, or youth-focused work, as well as further graduate study in English or related humanities fields.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Tyndale's English (BA Honours) program page carries no program-specific entrance criteria and directs applicants to the university's general undergraduate admission requirements. Ontario high-school applicants must present a minimum overall average of 65%, including at least 65% in ENG4U, plus five other Grade 12 U or M courses; other provinces have their own 65%-average equivalents (for example English 30 plus four further Grade 12 academic subjects in Alberta). Applicants whose first language is not English, or without three years of English-medium schooling, must submit IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 90, TOEFL PBT 570, or Duolingo English Test 120. The Admissions Committee may also require an interview or a Writing and Diagnostic Test before an offer is finalized.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Tyndale University runs a largely rolling undergraduate admissions process with no fixed closing date: applicants submit a free application and transcripts and typically get a decision within two weeks, for entry in the September (Fall) or January (Winter) semester. International applicants pay a $150 fee and are recommended, not required, to have a complete application in by 1 April for September entry or by 1 October for January entry so the Admissions Committee's one-month review and study-permit processing have enough lead time; Tyndale publishes no firm international closing date for the 2026-27 cycle, and admission otherwise continues on a rolling basis. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
