English with Certification in Secondary Education, B.A.

General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

• For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
• For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

English Major Requirements (36 credits)

Each student should plan his or her program of study in consultation with the Secondary English advisor.

Note(s):

A single course may be used to satisf, two-but not three-distribution areas; for example, a course on modem British poetry might satisfy the poetry requirement and count in the 20th and 21st centuries category.

Depending on their content, Studies in…, Special Topics, and honors courses may be used to fulfill distribution requirements. Consult the department chair.

Professional Education Requirements (62 credits)

In addition to the general education courses, secondary education majors must complete the following requirements:

• EDF 120 - Introduction to Education: Schooling and Human Services 3 credit(s)
• EDF 220 Diversity in the Classroom 1 credit(s)
• EDF 222 Introduction to Gifted Education  1 credit(s)
• EDH 220 - Psychology of Exceptionalities 3 credit(s)
• EDP 220 - Learning and Development: Understanding Yourself and Others 3 credit(s)
• EDR 455 - Reading in the Content Areas 3 credit(s)
• EDS 332 - Effective Teaching I: The Student in the Secondary Classroom 3 credit(s)
• EDS 333 - Effective Teaching II: Secondary Assessment and Methods 3 credit(s)
• EDS 334 - Elements of Teaching Writing 3 credit(s)
• EDS 443 - The Teacher as Instructional Leader in Education 3 credit(s)
• EDS 444 - Student Teaching—Secondary 9 credit(s)
• EDS 453 - Practicum: Secondary English 3 credit(s)
• EDS 454 - Methods in Secondary English Education 3 credit(s)
• HE 112 - Modern Health Concepts 3 credit(s)
• M 116 - Contemporary Mathematics 3 credit(s)

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• PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology: Concepts 3 credit(s) OR
• PSY 102 - Introductory Psychology: Applications 3 credit(s)

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• PSY 242 - Adolescent and Emerging Adult Development 3 credit(s)
• World Language (3 credits)
• CIN or AUCC 120 - Literature and Films of Other Cultures  (3 credits)

Secondary English Education Major with Urban Emphasis

The Secondary English Education Major with an Urban Emphasis is designed to prepare pre-service teachers with a program of study to prepare candidates for teaching positions in urban school settings. The integrated instruction and experiences for field work, practicum and student teaching will be in an urban setting under the supervision and guidance of clinical professionals and a trained cooperating teacher. The Urban Emphasis course work follows the same Secondary English Major sequence of professional educational courses. The Urban Emphasis requires students to select certain courses from a specific list of options to complete general education requirement and English coursework.

Additional Information

Secondary English majors must follow NCTE-suggested course areas, including courses concentrating on
the works of women writers and writers of color, courses on film, and courses on poetry.