English, B.S. (Certifiable for secondary teaching)

Requirements

Core Requirements

CINE 201	The Language of Film	3
LING 300	Language Acquisition	3
ENG 203	Survey of World Literature: Ancient to Early Modern	3
ENG 204	Survey of World Literature: 17th Century to the Present	3
ENG 205	Survey in British Literature: Middle Ages to the 18th Century	3
ENG 210	Survey of American Literature: Pre-Civil War	3
ENG 211	Survey of American Literature: Civil War to the Present	3
ENG 298	Introduction to Literary Studies	3
Total Credit Hours:		24

LING 200 must be taken to fulfill Study Area III

LING 200

Introduction to Linguistics

3

Upper -Level Courses (15 credits)

ENG 220	Shakespeare	3
	or
ENG 461	Shakespeare: Major Comedies	3
	or
ENG 462	Shakespeare: Major Tragedies	3
	and
ENG 449	Major American Authors	3
ENG 492	Literature for Young Adults	3
ENG 398	Topics in Literary Theory and Research	3
	(On American Lit)
	And one additional 300-400 level British Literature course (3 cr)
ENG 398	Topics in Literary Theory and Research	3
	(On British Lit)
	And one additional 300-400 level American Literature course (3 cr)
Total Credit Hours:		15

Pedagogy

ENG 402	Advanced Composition & Technology in the English Classroom	3
ENG 406	Teaching the Mechanics of Writing	3
ENG 407	Literature for Teachers	3
ENG 408	Teaching Witing in Middle and Secondary Schools	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

Professional education courses:

ENG 420	Teaching English in Secondary Schools	4
	and
ENG 435	Student Teaching Seminar	1

ENG 420: to be taken concurrently with EDSC 425

ENG 435: to be taken concurrently with EDSC 435

Also required for certification:

SPED 315	Introduction to Educating Learners with Exceptionalities	3
EDTE 316	Principles of Learning in Diverse Settings (Secondary)	4
EDSC 425	Multicultural, Interdisciplinary Teaching at the Secondary Level	3
EDF 415	Educational Foundations	3
RDG 440	Literacy in the Secondary School	3
EDSC 435	Secondary Education Student Teaching	3 TO 9
Total Credit Hours:		30

No minor is required for this major.

All studies courses (ENG 348, ENG 358, ENG 388, ENG 448, ENG 449, ENG 458, and ENG 488) may be taken twice under different topics. Further substitutions within area requirements are permitted only with prior approval of the advisor and the department chair.