2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog
English
Programs
- Creative and Professional Writing, B.F.A. major
-
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Communication Arts & Literature Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) -
English Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) - English, B.A. major
- Digital Writing minor
- English minor
- Writing Emphasis emph
Professional Education
Programs
-
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Pre-Primary Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) -
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Social Studies Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) -
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Communication Arts & Literature Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) -
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Science Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) -
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Elementary Education, B.S.
major
Mathematics Endorsement (Teacher Licensure) -
English Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Health Education. B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Mathematics Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Music Education, B.S.
major
Vocal/Classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure) -
Music Education, B.S.
major
Instrumental/Classroom K-12 Specialization (Teacher Licensure) -
Physical Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) -
Science Education, B.S.
major
Life Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure) -
Science Education, B.S.
major
Chemistry Specialty (Teacher Licensure) -
Science Education, B.S.
major
Physics Specialty (Teacher Licensure) -
Science Education, B.S.
major
Earth and Space Science Specialty (Teacher Licensure) -
Social Studies Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure) - Early Childhood Studies minor
English Education, B.S.
major
(Teacher Licensure)
Required Credits: 82
Required GPA: 2.50
I REQUIRED COURSES
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- ENGL 2330 American Literature to 1865 (3 credits)
- ENGL 2337 American Literature from 1865 to Present (3 credits)
- ENGL 3540 Literature for Young Adults (3 credits)
- ENGL 3580 The English Language (3 credits)
orML 3430 Linguistics (3 credits) - ENGL 4420 Shakespeare and His Age (3 credits)
orENGL 4429 Shakespeare for Teachers (3 credits) - ENGL 4455 Seminar: Literary Criticism and Theory (3 credits)
SELECT 2 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- ENGL 2357 British Literature to 1800 (3 credits)
- ENGL 2358 British Literature from 1800 to Present (3 credits)
- ENGL 2370 World Literature to 1600 (3 credits)
- ENGL 2377 World Literature from 1600 to Present (3 credits)
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- ENGL 2150 Technical Writing (3 credits)
- ENGL 3155 Professional Writing (3 credits)
- ENGL 3177 Rhetoric of Social Media (3 credits)
- ENGL 3179 Elements of Digital Rhetoric (3 credits)
II REQUIRED ELECTIVES
Select 12 semester credits from the following courses;
at least three credits must be at the 4000 level.
The courses may be taken multiple times with different
topic subtitles.
- ENGL 3183 Topics in Writing or Rhetoric (3 credits)
- ENGL 3600 Author Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 3606 Culture Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 3607 Film Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 3608 Genre Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 3609 Period Topics (3 credits)
SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
- ENGL 4183 Advanced Topics in Writing or Rhetoric (3 credits)
- ENGL 4700 Advanced Author Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 4706 Advanced Culture Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 4707 Advanced Film Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 4708 Advanced Genre Topics (3 credits)
- ENGL 4709 Advanced Period Topics (3 credits)
III REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
NOTE:
ED 4737 is required for licensure and is listed under
the secondary education core requirement.
ED 3208 has a prerequisite not included in this major,
ED 3201 Language Arts I; but the prerequisite is
enforced only for elementary education students.
- ED 3208 Developmental Reading in Middle School (3 credits)
- ENGL 3520 Writing for the Secondary School Teacher (3 credits)
- ENGL 3550 Methods of Teaching English and Communication (4 credits)
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES
Complete the following courses with a minimum 2.50 GPA:
- ED 3100 Introduction to the Foundations of Public School Education (3 credits)
- ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3 credits)
- ED 3140 Human Relations In Education (3 credits)
- ED 3350 Pedagogy: Planning for Instruction (3 credits)
- ED 3780 Adaptation and Management: Designing the Learning Environment (3 credits)
- ED 4737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
- ED 4799 The Professional Teacher (1 credit)
Complete the following course:
- HLTH 3400 Health and Drugs in Society (2 credits)
Complete 12 credits of student teaching:
- ED 4830 Student Teaching - Secondary (1-12 credits)