Students choosing this option must apply to both the English Department and the Special Education & Literacy Department. 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 41-42
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: Students may be required to take ENG 1025 Introduction to Composition as a prerequisite for ENG 1030.
MATH 1000 ENG 1030 and COMM 1402: Requires a grade of B- or better.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two 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
HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.
PSY 1000: prereq. for PSY 2110
Select One GE Approved course from below:
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 10-11
Select an Additional GE Approved Science course from below: 3-4
| Biology | 3-4 |
| Chemistry or Physics | 3-4 |
| Environmental Sciences | 4 |
| Earth Science 4 | 4 |
| Forensic Sciences | 4 |
| Sustainability Sciences | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Additional Required Courses 12
Additional Required Courses 12
| PSY 2110 | PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE | 3 |
| ID 2052 | HUMAN EXCEPTIONALITY | 3 |
| ID 3051 | COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN TODAY'S SOCIETY | 3 |
| ID 3163 | CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS | 3 |
PSY 2110: Pre-requisite PSY 1000.
ID 2052: A Grade of B- or better is required.
ID 3163: Co-requisite with SPED 3000, EMSE 3210, and EMSE 4711.
Academic Major 39
All Major and Professional Education courses requires a grade of C or better except EMSE 4711 and EMSE 4811 which require a grade of Satisfactory.
Required Foundation Core 24
| ENG 2000 | WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG 2101 | STRUCTURE AND ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| ENG 2205 | BRITISH LITERATURE I | 3 |
| ENG 2206 | BRITISH LITERATURE II | 3 |
| ENG 2220 | DIVERSE TRADITIONS AND VOICES OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1860 | 3 |
| ENG 2221 | DIVERSE TRADITIONS AND VOICES OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 - PRESENT | 3 |
| ENG 3215 | SHAKESPEARE SURVEY | 3 |
| ENG 3001 | CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE | 3 |
ENG 2000: pre-req. for ENG 2205, ENG 2206 and ENG 3001. It's recommended to take before other Literature courses.
ENG 3001: Critical Approaches should be taken after completion of four or more survey courses and prior to enrollment in major elective.
English Major Electives 12
(Select 9 credits at the 3000 or 4000 levels with advisement; All electives must be Literature)
Major Capstone Course 3
ENG 4800: Writing Emphasis (WE) courses. Petition required. Students must complete all major requirement and at least three major electives prior to enrollment in Senior Seminar.
Professional Education Requirements 33
All Professional Education courses, except where indicated, requires a grade of C or better except EMSE 4711 and EMSE 4811 which require a grade of Satisfactory.
Sophomore Level
| SPED 2200 | THE MULTICULTURAL LEARNER IN DIVERSE SETTINGS | 3 |
| EMSE 2801 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-12 | 3 |
EMSE 2801 & SPED 2200 requires a grade of Grade of B- or better.
Junior Level
EDUC 3000: Should be completed before EMSE 4711.
| EDUC 3000 | CURRICULUM, EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER | 3 |
Senior Level: First Semester
| EMSE 4711 | CLINICAL I PRACTICE IN SUBJECT AREA K-12 | 3 |
| SPED 3000 | PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR THE CONTEMPORARY EDUCATOR | 3 |
| EMSE 3210 | ENGLISH EDUCATION P-12 | 3 |
| EDUC 3401 | LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING | 3 |
ID 3163: Is co-requisite with SPED 3000, EMSE 3210 and EMSE 4711.
EMSE 4711 requires submission of application to the Teaching Performance Center.
EMSE 4711 and EMSE 4811 must be done back-to-back and in consecutive semesters.
Senior Level: Second Semester
Note: EMSE 4811 and SPED 4200 must be taken concurrently.
EMSE 4811 requires submission of application to the Teaching Performance Center. Passing score on the Praxis II: A passing scores on the appropriate Praxis II score must be submitted to the Teaching Performance Center by the TPC's required deadline. No student may enter Clinical II unless the passing score is submitted as required edTPA - This Performance Assessment is required and is completed during Clinical II. Beginning in September 2019, all students must earn the state's qualifying score.
As an NJDOE requirement, Clinical II must be done in the final semester prior to graduation and taken in conjunction with SPED 4200, the capstone education class. Any additional course work left to that final Clinical II semester is discouraged and may only be done with the written permission of the Dean of Education. All students are highly encouraged to complete all course requirements beyond EMSE 4811 (Clinical II) and SPED 4200 prior to this final Clinical II semester, as even a few remaining credits will delay NJDOE's issue date of the Certificate of Eligibility and Advanced Standing.
Free Electives 1-2 (Optional)
No English courses may be used as free electives except for ENG 1996 Optional Research and ENG 3291 or ENG 3292 Optional Internship courses.
ENG 1996 Optional Research: Freshman may partner with faculty to earn on credit as a free elective, which may be taken up to two times.
ENG 3291 or ENG 3292 Optional Internships (1-2 credits) for a maximum of two credits, which may fulfill free elective requirements. Prerequisite are ENG 3001 or ENG 3029; 75 credits.