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

Proposed Catalog:

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 English Composition II (This will be taken as part of the general education)
EN409  Writing Research and Pedagogy (3)       

Choose 2 of the following:

EN216 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
EN305 Advanced Research Writing (3) (If not taken as general education requirement)
EN306 Advanced Workplace Writing (3) (If not taken as general education requirement)
EN350 Topics in Writing (3) (If not taken as general education requirement)

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) (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)   (Capstone)-an exit/assessment exam (both oral and written)-must be completed before student teaching. 

Elective (3) 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)

ED101 Foundations of Education (2)
ED102 Field Experience I (1)
ED105 Field Experience II (0-1)
ED122 Education Technology (2) [if not taken in Tier Two]
ED313 Classroom Behavior Management (3)
ED350 Education Methodology (2)
ED370EN Methods of Teaching English (3)
ED453  Education as a Profession (3)
ED454 Student Teaching Seminar/Methods (2)
ED462  Supervised Student Teaching (Capstone) (10)
ED470 Instructional Int. for Students with Reading Deficits (3)
ED471  Teaching Reading in the Content Area (3)
PY210  Educational Psychology (3) (If not taken as general education requirement)
PY223  Developmental Psychology (3) (If not taken as general education requirement)
PY342  Psychology of the Exceptional Child (2)
PY343  Psychology of the Exceptional Child Practicum (1) 

Electives to complete min. 120 hours