English: Teacher Certification, B.A.

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This major is administered by the Department of English .

65-71 credits.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE DISCLOSURE (NC-SARA)

The United States Department of Education requires institutions that provide distance education to disclose information for programs leading to professional certification or licensure about whether each program meets state educational requirements for initial licensure or certification. Following is this disclosure information for this program:

The requirements of this program meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Wisconsin

The requirements of this program do not meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Not applicable

The requirements of this program have not been determined if they meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming; District of Columbia; American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

English Core Required (21-29 credits depending on World Languages placement)

ENGL 200 - Introduction to the Study of Literature 3 cr.

Literature Surveys, 6 credits

British Literature

Choose one course from British Literature:

American Literature

Choose one course from American Literature:

ENGL 213 - American Literature I 3 cr.
ENGL 214 - American Literature II 3 cr.
ENGL 313 - American Novel 3 cr.
ENGL 320 - American Realism and Naturalism 3 cr.
ENGL 329 - The American Renaissance 3 cr.
ENGL 360 - Regional Literature (American) 3 cr.
ENGL 382 - Ethnic Literature of the United States 3 cr.

Ethnic Literature, 3 credits

ENGL 284 - Introduction to Ethnic Literature in the United States 3 cr.

Theory, 3 credits

Choose from:

Major Authors, 6 credits

Choose from:

ENGL 330 - Chaucer (British) 3 cr.
ENGL 333 - Shakespeare (British) 3 cr.
ENGL 334 - Shakespeare (British) 3 cr.
ENGL 336 - Milton (British) 3 cr.
ENGL 385 - Major Authors 3 cr.
ENGL 386 - Major Authors of Ethnic Literature 3 cr.

World Language Courses, 0-8 credits

Complete a two-semester sequence of university entry-level world language courses (101, 102). The requirement may be fulfilled through equivalent coursework or other language acquisition as demonstrated through a test-out policy (including Native American languages and American Sign Language). If your native language is not English and you can document formal high school or university study of your native language, you may use ENGL 101 and ENGL 202 , or ENGL 150 as a means of fulfilling this world language requirement. Please see the Department of World Languages and Literatures for details.

Writing, 3 credits

Choose from:

ENGL 250 - Intermediate Composition 3 cr.
ENGL 253 - Introduction to Creative Writing 1-3 cr.

Reading, 3 credits

ENGL 381 - Reading for the English Teacher 3 cr.

Literature for adolescents, 3 credits

ENGL 375 - Literature for Adolescents 3 cr.

Language course, 3 credits

ENGL 345 - English Language for Teachers 3 cr.

Publication course, 3 credits

ENGL 373 - Publication for Teachers 3 cr.

Methods, 9 credits

ENGL 355 - Methods of Teaching Composition (Middle and Secondary) 2 or 3 cr. (Take 3 credits)
ENGL 356 - Methods of Teaching Literature (Middle and Secondary) 2 or 3 cr. (Take 3 credits)
ENGL 497 - Senior Seminar in English Education 1 cr.
ENED 396 - English Education Practicum 2 cr.

Technology, 3 credits

ENGL 393 - Technologies for English Education 3 cr.

Student teaching, 16 credits

ENED 398 - Student Teaching in English 1-16 cr.

Seminar on Teaching, 1-2 credits

ENED 400 - Seminar on Teaching for Student/Intern English Teachers 1-2 cr.