General Education Requirements: 40-43 Hours
Additional University Requirements: 6 Hours
For more information, see the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.
Certification Requirements (36 Hours) English Major (27 Hours)
Composition and Rhetoric (12 Semester Hours)
| EN111 | College Composition II | 3 |
| EN409 | Writing Research and Pedagogy | 3 |
EN111: This will be taken as part of the general education.
Choose 2 of the following:
| EN216 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| EN305 | Advanced Research Writing | 3 |
| EN306 | Advanced Workplace Writing | 3 |
| EN350 | Topics in Writing | 3 |
Study of the English Language (6 Semester Hours)
| EN211 | Grammar for Educators | 3 |
| EN312 | English Language and Linguistics | 3 |
American Literature (6 Semester Hours)
| EN236 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
EN236: If not taken as a general education requirement.
Choose 1 of the following:
| EN323 | American Literature I | 3 |
| EN324 | American Literature II | 3 |
English and/or World Literature (6 Semester Hours)
Choose 2 of the following:
| EN334 | Major Authors in Literature | 3 |
| EN335 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| EN340 | British Literature I | 3 |
| EN342 | British Literature II | 3 |
English Elective Credits (6 Semester Hours)
| EN410 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
EN410: (Capstone)-an exit/assessment exam (both oral and written)-must be completed before student teaching.
Elective: Choose an English course from the list above that was not chosen to fulfill a requirement, or EN222, EN224, EN238, or EN348. (If not taken as a general education requirement).
Professional Education Requirements (40-41 Hours)
Required Courses:
| ED101 | Foundations of Education, Diversity, and ELL | 2 |
| ED102 | Field Experience I | 1 |
| ED105 | Field Experience II | 1 |
| ED122 | Educational Technology | 2 |
| ED313 | Classroom Management | 3 |
| ED350 | Education Methodology | 2 |
ED370EN
| | 3 |
| ED453 | Education as a Profession | 3 |
| ED454 | Student Teaching Seminar | 2 |
| ED462 | Supervised Student Teaching | 10 |
| ED470 | Instructional Strategies for Students with Reading Deficits | 3 |
| ED471 | Reading and Writing in the Content Area | 3 |
| PY210 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| PY223 | DevelopmentPsychology | 3 |
| PY342 | Psychology of the Exceptional Child | 2 |
| PY343 | Psychology of the Exceptional Child Practicum | 1 |
ED122: If not taken in Tier Two.
ED462: Capstone.
PY210 and PY223: If not taken as general education requirement.
Electives to Complete Min. 120 Hours