Department of English & Modern Languages

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Office is located - 202 Davis Hall
Open  8 am - 4 pm
Phone number   +1 814 393 2482
Fax number  +1 814 393 1642

English majors work with critical, creative, and rhetorical applications of language. Graduates find careers in, for example, education, publishing, digital publishing, marketing, public relations, journalism, public and private research, and sales. Discover the world that awaits you with this degree.

     Degrees offered:

• Bachelor of Arts in English
• Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, English
• Minor in Professional Writing & Rhetoric
• Minor in Writing
• Minor in Literature
• Bachelor of Science in Integrative Studies, Concentration in English
• Bachelor of Science in Integrative Studies, Concentration in Writing
• Certificate in Writing
• Certificate in Professional Writing

Scholarships

Entering Freshman - The Gilbert Neiman Scholarship
Second-Semester Sophomores - The Gilbert Neiman Scholarship
The English Alumni Endowed Junior Scholarship
The Joseph F. and Susannah Centorcelli Scholarship

ENGLISH FACULTY: 
Dr. Uraina Pack
Dr. Melissa Downes
Dr. Ellen Foster
Dr. Janet Knepper
Dr. Brian Roberts
Dr. Richard Lane
Dr. Annette Rosati
Dr. Deborah Sarbin
Dr. Juanita Smart
Dr. Christopher McCarrick
Dr. Kathleen Welsch
Dr. Leah Chambers
Dr. Renae Shawgo

MODERN LANGUAGES

Office is located -  202 Davis Hall            
Open  8 am to 4 pm
Phone number  +1 814 393 2482             
Fax number +1 814 393 1642

It is our mission to help you develop competitive skills for school and work, to make you part of a learning community proud of our intellectual curiosity and global awareness, and to open your eyes to new horizons and new dreams in professional and personal growth by introducing you to other cultures and peoples.

For those students who have studied French or Spanish, taking the Clarion University Language Placement exam is strongly recommended. For access and instructions to the online exam, please contact Dr. Katy O'Donnell (kodonnell@clarion.edu) or Ms. Cindy Welsh (cwelsh@clarion.edu).

Degrees offered:

• Bachelor of Arts in World Languages & Cultures, Spanish concentration
• Bachelor of Science in Integrative Studies, Concentration in Global Understanding
• Minor in Spanish
• Spanish for the Professions Certificate

Certificates offered:

• Spanish for the Professions

Study Abroad - French

MODERN LANGUAGE FACULTY:
Dr. Kathleen O'Donnell
Dr. Yun Shao

CLARION IS CONTINUOUSLY RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE

Our Bachelor in English program provides a distinctive combination of critical literacy studies and multicultural awareness. In addition to core classes covering English studies and writing, you take a class in each of the programs specialization areas:

• Creative Writing
• Linguistics
• Literature
• Writing

Our online Bachelor's in English program ranks #8 in the nation with College Choice Ranking.