For those who choose graduate school, it is a pre-professional preparation for academic work in counseling, law, library science, or specialization in the fields of English, journalism, or communications. Clarke graduates who majored in English are represented today in all these careers. Students who major in English also often choose another career sequence of electives. Students who plan a career in communications can add 18-24 hours of technical training in the area of their choice or even plan a second major in Communications. Those who are interested in a career in law choose English as a pre-professional major and combine elective courses for a strong liberal arts background from such departments as History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, and Religious Studies.
Some students combine an English major with a career program in elementary or secondary education.