English: Teacher Certification, B.A.

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This major is administered by the Department of English .

Consists of requirements for the English, B.A. major, plus:

Writing, 3 credits

Choose from:

ENGL 250 - Intermediate Composition 3 cr.
ENGL 253 - Introduction to Creative Writing 1-3 cr.
ENGL 254 - Introduction to Technical Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 349 - Editing and Publishing 3 cr.
ENGL 350 - Creative Nonfiction 3 cr.
ENGL 351 - Advanced Business Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 352 - Freelance Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 353 - Advanced Creative Writing (Poetry or Fiction) 1-3 cr.
ENGL 358 - Outdoor Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 359 - Novel Writing 3 cr.

Note

(ENGL 354 does not count for teacher certification.) Courses taken to satisfy this requirement may be included in the English major as an elective.

Reading, 3 credits

ENGL 381 - Reading for the English Teacher 3 cr.

Note

EDUC 386 can be used to meet the reading requirement for teacher certification, but it does not count toward the English major. ENGL 381 is recommended and counts as an elective in the English major.

Literature for adolescents, 3 credits

ENGL 375 - Literature for Adolescents 3 cr.

Note

ENGL 375 may count as an elective in the English major.

Language course, 3 credits

Teacher certification majors must take ENGL 345 for the Language requirement in the English major.

Methods, 9 credits

Technology, 3 credits

ENGL 393 - Technologies for English Education 3 cr.

Student teaching, 12 credits

E ED 398 - Student Teaching in English 16 cr.

Seminar on Teaching, 1-2 credits

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

Communication in the Major

ENGL 201 - Introduction to Literary Study for the English Major 3 cr.
and
Six credits 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.

Capstone Experience

ENGL 355 - Methods of Teaching Composition (Middle and Secondary) 2 or 3 cr.
ENGL 356 - Methods of Teaching Literature (Middle and Secondary) 2 or 3 cr.