English Education (BA Degree)

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A major in English Education consists of 79 hours and does not require a minor. Students must earn grades of “C” or better in courses counting towards the major.

[Certification Program for Grades 9 - 12]

English Education (79 hours) + Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

ENGL 111 - English Composition and Rhetoric I (3 hours)
ENGL 112 - English Composition and Rhetoric II (3 hours)
COMM 110 - Public Speaking (3 hours)
ENGL 203 - Survey of English Literature I (3 hours)
WRLD 213 - World Literature in Translation (3 hours)
EDUC 221 - Technology for Teachers (3 hours)
ART 202 - Art Appreciation (3 hours) or
MUSI 171 - Music Appreciation (3 hours)
CHST 111 - Survey of the Old Testament (3 hours)
CHST 112 - Survey of the New Testament (3 hours)
HIST 111 - Perspectives on World Civilizations I (3 hours) or
HIST 112 - Perspectives on World Civilizations II (3 hours) or
HIST 113 - Perspectives on World Civilizations III (3 hours)
HIST 211 - American History I (3 hours) or
HIST 212 - American History II (3 hours)
KINE 201 - Personal and Community Health (3 hours)
MATH 105 - Introduction to Mathematical Structures (3 hours) or higher

Natural Science

(Any 8 hours with at least one course from Biology and one course from Physics, Geology, or Chemistry)

Major Studies (40 hours)

Education (39 hours)

Professional Foundations

EDUC 201 - Principles and Philosophy of Education (3 hours)
EDUC 300 - Psychology Applied to Effective Teaching (3 hours)
EDUC 313 - Introduction to Human Growth and Development (3 hours)
EDUC 361 - Strategies for Managing Individual Differences (3 hours)

Professional Studies

Requires Admission to the School of Education

EDUC 325 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (3 hours)
EDUC 405 - School, Parent, and Community Relations (3 hours)

The following three courses to be taken concurrently (in the Fall Semester):

EDUC 381 - Strategies for Planning Secondary Curriculum and Assessment (3 hours)
EDUC 422 - Classroom Management for the Secondary Classroom (3 hours)
EDUC 425 - Secondary English Curriculum and Methods (3 hours)

Requires Admission to Clinical Practice

EDUC 440 - Clinical Practice in the Secondary School (12 hours)

Note:

All students must have at least 125 hours to graduate. Students must meet the Residency Requirements described in this catalog.