Undergraduate - Statewide

Bachelor of Arts with English Certification at the Secondary Level - Min. 120 Hours

Proposed Catalog:

General Education Requirements: 40-43 Hours

Additional University Requirements: 4 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)

EN111College Composition II

3

EN409Writing Research and Pedagogy

3

EN111: This will be taken as part of the general education.

Choose 2 of the following:

EN216Introduction to Creative Writing

3

EN305Advanced Research Writing

3

EN306Advanced Workplace Writing

3

EN350Topics in Writing

3

EN305, EN306, and EN350: If not taken as general education requirement.

Study of the English Language (6 Semester Hours)

EN211Grammar for Educators

3

EN312English Language and Linguistics

3

American Literature (6 Semester Hours)

EN236Young Adult Literature

3

EN236: If not taken as a general education requirement.

Choose 1 of the following:

EN323American Literature I

3

EN324American Literature II

3

English and/or World Literature (6 Semester Hours)

Choose 2 of the following:

EN334
Major Authors in Literature

3

EN335Shakespeare

3

EN340British Literature I

3

EN342British Literature II

3

English Elective Credits (6 Semester Hours)

EN410Senior Thesis

3

Elective

3

EN410:

1. Capstone.

2. 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:

ED101Foundations of Education, Diversity, and ELL

2

ED102Field Experience I

1

ED105Field Experience II

1

ED122Educational Technology

2

ED313Classroom Management

3

ED350Education Methodology

2

ED370EN

3

ED453Education as a Profession

3

ED454Student Teaching Seminar

2

ED462Supervised Student Teaching

10

ED470Instructional Strategies for Students with Reading Deficits

3

ED471Reading and Writing in the Content Area

3

PY210Educational Psychology

3

PY223DevelopmentPsychology

3

PY342Psychology of the Exceptional Child

2

PY343Psychology 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