There are many reasons to major in English, and many ways to do so:

• Interested in teaching? Everyone remembers their favorite English teacher! We offer the English major with Secondary Education (grades 6-12) Licensure.
• Interested in writing outside of academia? Check out our exciting new major, Public Writing and Rhetoric.
• Too many interests for just one major? You're in luck! We have a broad major with specialization opportunities (areas like Writing, Literary Studies, or Cultural Studies).
• Interested in remote learning? We now offer a fully online English major as a BA or BS degree!

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What Everyone Else is Saying

The promise of an English program is in its ability to help you develop very translatable skills that prepare you for a variety of careers (e.g., journalism, writing, publishing, marketing, teaching, nonprofit advocacy) as well as advanced degrees. Some of these skills include but are not limited to...

• Critical Thinking. English majors excel in all career fields because they are taught how to become strong researchers, questioners, and inference-makers. As an English major, you'll learn how to communicate trustworthy judgements across multiple professional settings. 
• Creativity & Adaptability.  Learning how to approach diverse texts and communication practices helps you learn how to approach the world. As an English major, you'll have opportunity to deepen your own ideas through written and creative projects. A creative professional excels at problem solving and can, thus, successfully (and consistently) adapt to this ever-evolving society. 
• Empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand another's perspective and motives. This "soft-skill" is one of the most sought-after within the job market because an empathetic professional is one who can relate to others and make strong predictions. As an English major, reading and analyzing texts provides you ample opportunity to develop and strengthen your empathetic prowess.