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23ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS

Instructional programs that focus on the structure and use of the English language and dialects, speech, writing, and various aspects of the literatures and cultures of the English-speaking peoples.

Definition: U.S. Department of Education, CIP 2020.

Career paths in this area

Lawyer SOC 23-1011
Lawyers advise and represent clients in courts, before agencies and in private dealings — researching the law, drafting documents, negotiating, and arguing cases. In Florida the route runs through a Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school, the Florida Bar Examination and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination. ⚠ There is no required or preferred undergraduate major: law-school applicants arrive from every field listed below.
English — 3,402 applicants, 4.6% (LSAC, 2018–19), and among the stronger performers on the admission test.

Fields of study

23.01English Language and Literature, General 1 path
23.13Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
23.14Literature