The following program meets State standards for teacher certification in English K-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 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. Requires a grade of B- or better.
MATH 1000: Requires a grade of C or better.
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
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
BIO 1000: Requires a grade of C or better.
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 |
| Forensic Sciences | 3 |
| Sustainability Sciences | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Additional Required Courses 6
Additional Required Courses 6
ID 2052: Requires a grade of B- or better.
Academic Major 39
A GPA of 3.0 is required for All English major courses.
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: This course should be taken at the very beginning of the major.
ENG 2101: Students passing a department challenge test in linguistics may substitute any upper-level linguistics elective fro 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 four or more survey courses and prior to enrollment in major electives.
English Major Electives 12
Select 9 credits at the 3000 or 4000 levels, 3 credits at the 2000-4000 levels; All electives must be Literature.
Major Capstone Course 3
Petition required. Students must complete all major requirement and at least three major electives prior to enrollment in Senior Seminar.
Professional Education Requirements 31
A grade of B- or better is required for all professional education courses with the exception of EMSE 4711 and EMSE 4811, which require a grade of Satisfactory; Must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher to be eligible to take Professional Education courses.
Sophomore Level
| EMSE 2801 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-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 3903 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS | 1 |
Senior Level
(Note: EMSE*4811 and EDUC*4000 must be taken concurrently)
EMSE*4711 and EMSE*4811: Requires submission of application to the Teaching Performance Center. Clinical I and II must be done back to back and in consecutive semesters.
EMSE*4811 Clinical II Prerequisite: Passing score on the Praxis II: A passing score on the appropriate Praxis II must be submitted to the Teaching Performance Center by the 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 September 2019, all student must earn the state's qualifying scores.
As an NJDOE requirement. Clinical II must be done in the final semester prior to graduation and taken in conjunction with EDUC*4000, the Capstone Education class. Any additional course work left to that final Clinical II semester is discouraged and may only be done with written permission of the Dean of Education. All students are highly encouraged to complete all course requirements beyond EMSE 4811 (Clinical II) and EDUC 4000 prior to this final Clinical II semester as even a few remaining credits will delay NJDOE's issue date of the Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing.
Free Electives 2-3
No English courses may be used as free electives except for ENG 1996 Optional Research and ENG 3291, ENG 3292 or ENG 3293 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, ENG 3292 or ENG 3293 Optional Internships (1-3 credits) for a maximum of six credits, which may fulfill free elective requirements. Prerequisite are ENG 3001 or ENG 3029; 75 credits.