The following program meets State standards for teacher certification in English P-12. Students choosing this option must apply to both the English Department and the Department of Middle and Secondary Education. For all transfers and new admissions to the University starting September 1, 2012, a G.P.A. of 3.00 is required for admission to the Program.
General Education 43-45
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030, MATH 1000, COMM 1402: A grade of B- is required in ENG 1030 (or its equivalent) and COMM 1402. A grade of C or better is required in Math 1000.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 30-32
Humanities 9
Select two courses from different areas below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
Select one course from one area below:
| Economics or Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 10-11
Select two courses (at least one a lab course) from different areas below. Lab course must be completed with a grade of C or better.
| Biology | 3,4 |
| Chemistry or Physics | 3,4 |
| Astronomy, Earth Science, Geology or Meteorology | 3,4 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3,4 |
Health/Physical Education 3
| ID 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
Additional Requirements 9
Additional Requirements 9
Academic Major Requirements 39
Required Courses
A maximum of two C’s is permitted in all English courses other than ENG 1030 (or its equivalent). All other grades in English must be at least a B-.
| ENG 2000 | ANALYTICAL WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 2101 | STRUCTURE AND ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| ENG 2205 | BRITISH LITERATURE I | 3 |
| ENG 2206 | BRITISH LIT II | 3 |
| ENG 2220 | DIVERSE TRAD VOICE AM LIT I BEGIN 1860 | 3 |
| ENG 2221 | DIVERSE TRADITIONS AND VOICES OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1800 - PRESENT | 3 |
| ENG 3215 | SHAKESPEARE SURVEY | 3 |
| ENG 3001 | CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LIT. | 3 |
| ENG 3255 | YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE | 3 |
ENG 2000: This course should be taken at the very beginning of the major.
ENG 2101: Students passing a departmental challenge test in linguistics may substitute any upper-level linguistics elective for this course.
ENG 2205, ENG 2206, ENG 2220, ENG 2221, ENG 3215: Survey courses should be taken before upper-level major electives.
ENG 3001: Critical Approaches should be taken after completion of survey courses and prior to enrollment in major electives.
English Electives 9
(Must include 6 hours at the 3000 or 4000 levels.)
Major/GE Capstone Course
Petition required. Students must complete all major requirement and all but one of the major electives prior to enrollment in Senior Seminar.
Professional Education Requirements 30
(A passing score on the Praxis I exam is required for admission into the secondary education program. A grade of B- or better is required for all professional education courses with the exception of EMSE 3801 and EMSE 4801, which require a grade of Satisfactory).
Sophomore Level
| EMSE 2801 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTOR P-12 | 3 |
Junior Level
| EDUC 3000 | CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER | 3 |
| EDUC 3401 | LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING | 3 |
| EMSE 3122 | TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION | 3 |
| EMSE 3210 | ENGLISH EDUCATION P-12 | 3 |
| EMSE 3801 | CLINICAL PRACTICE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION, P -12 | 2 |
| EMSE 3903 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS | 1 |
Senior Level
EMSE 4811: prereq. passing score on appropriate Praxis II exam
Professional/GE Capstone Course
Free Electives 1-2