Since the student majoring in English may take 45 elective credits, he or she may combine this major with career-oriented courses in other areas. Graduates in English have gone on to careers in teaching, business, government, science, public relations, advertising, marketing, publishing, social work, law, medicine, and many others. Professional schools have acknowledged the important human insights which literature conveys. Courses in law and literature, in medicine and literature, and in writing are becoming common areas of study in law schools and medical schools. Academically eligible students may be inducted into the St. Francis chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the National English Honor Society.
Members participate in a variety of intellectually stimulating activities, as well as social events.
The English Department also sponsors the English Club, to which all St. Francis students are welcome. Members of the club participate in informal activities and social events. Both Sigma Tau Delta and the English Club take advantage of the wealth of cultural resources available in New York, such as the theatre, literary readings, and literature-based films. Every spring the English Department hosts a career workshop for current and prospective English majors and minors. Faculty and invited speakers discuss career opportunities, internships, graduate and professional school, as well as sources of funding for graduate or professional education.