English Secondary Education, B.S.

Required English Courses: 9 Credit Hours

• ENGL 430 - Literary Criticism Credits: 3 hours
• ENGL 438 - Advanced Writing Credits: 3 hours
• ENGL 439 - Descriptive Linguistics Credits: 3 hours

Choose 12 Credit Hours from the Following:

• ENGL 331 - English Literature through 1660 Credits: 3 hours
• ENGL 332 - English Literature 1660-1830 Credits: 3 hours
• ENGL 333 - English Literature since 1830 Credits: 3 hours
• ENGL 334 - American Literature through 1865 Credits: 3 hours
• ENGL 335 - American Literature since 1865 Credits: 3 hours

Choose 9 Credit Hours from the Following:

• ENGL 431 - Studies in British Literature Credits: 3 hours
• ENGL 432 - Studies in Modern Literature Credits: 3 hours
• ENGL 433 - Women in Literature Credits: 3 hours
• ENGL 437 - Studies in British and American Authors Credits: 3 hours

Writing or Literature Electives: 6 Credit Hours

Choose two 300- or 400- level courses in Writing or Literature.

Spanish or French Electives: 6 Credit Hours

Required Courses for Teacher Certification in English:

• COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
• THTR 130 - Introduction to Theatre Credits: 3 hours

• AND

• ENGL 337 - Literature of Adolescence Credits: 3 hours

• OR

• EDUC 338 - P-5 Reading and Language Arts II Credits: 3 hours

Required Professional Education Courses: 42 Credit Hours

• COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
• EDUC 130 - Technology in the P-12 Classroom Credits: 3 hours
• EDUC 235 - Basic Concepts Concerning Education Credits: 3 hours
• EDUC 237 - Effective Teaching Practices Credits: 3 hours
• PSYC 232 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: 3 hours
• PSYC 238 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3 hours
• SOWK 436 - Human Diversity in a Global Society Credits: 3 hours
• SPED 233 - Survey of Individuals with Exceptionalities (P-12) Credits: 3 hours

• The following may not be taken until admitted into the Teacher Education program: 

• EDUC 331 - Studies in Education: Special Topics in Literacy Credits: 3 hours
• EDUC 432 - Fundamentals of Secondary Education Credits: 3 hours
• EDUC 497 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: 12 hours *

• *Student Teaching placements determined by Director of Student Teaching the semester before Student Teaching begins.