23 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The English, secondary education program of Hope College is designed to meet the needs of students who want to pursue the study of English literature and students who want to develop their skills in creative or expository writing. The two strands are closely related and complement each other fully.

The Global Studies, Global Political Economy Concentration program of Hope College involves asking questions of various kinds of evidence and using answers to solve problems. Getting valid answers requires students to develop skills of critical thinking and careful evaluation of evidence from a variety of sources—literary, artistic, archeological, oral. History may be the most interdisciplinary of academic disciplines.

The broad academic purpose of the Religion program of Hope College is to understand the Christian faith and the role of religion in human society