English Teaching Major, B.S.

Required Before Teacher Education Program entry:

• EDUC 140 - Multicultural Foundations of Education
• EDUC 195 - Teacher Education Seminar I: Teachers and Technologies in the 21st Century
• EDUC 200 - Human Development & Education
• EDUC 225 - Classroom Management
• EDUC 280 - General Methods & Assessment

Required After Teacher Education Program entry, before Student Teaching

• EDUC 374 - Secondary Content Methods
• EDUC 376 - Teaching Diverse Populations in the Regular Classroom
• EDUC 394 - Teacher Education Seminar II

Required After Teacher Education Program entry, during Student Teaching:

• EDUC 486 - Supervised Student Teaching in the Secondary School
• EDUC 493 - Teacher Education Seminar III

Required:

• ENGL 125 - Introduction to English Studies
• ENGL 220 - Introduction to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction

• or ENGL 222 - Introduction to Writing Poetry  

• ENGL 301 - Understanding Language: An Introduction to Linguistics
• ENGL 303 - Descriptive English Grammar
• ENGL 306 - Advanced Writing
• ENGL 321 - Teaching Reading through Young Adult Literature
• ENGL 330 - Visual Literacy
• ENGL 335 - Reading in the Content Areas
• ENGL 477 - Senior Seminar
• LIT 211 - British Literature I
• LIT 212 - British Literature II
• LIT 240 - World Literature
• LIT 255 - Survey of American Literature
• LIT 315 - Multiethnic Literature
• LIT 318 - Shakespeare
• LIT 325 - Philosophical Foundations and Literary Theory
• LIT 400 - The Novel

Required supporting courses:

• Elementary Foreign Language I and II

Recommended Supporting Courses:

• EDUC 214 - Early Adolescent Development
• ENGL 120 - Introduction to Theatre
• ENGL 141 - Introduction to Journalism
• ENGL 199/399 - Travel to England
• PHIL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy

Note:

 All professional education, general education courses for teachers, major, endorsement, and supporting courses require a grade of “C-” or better for teacher licensure and graduation.

Typical Courses for a Student Majoring in English