English Major, Secondary Education Certification, BA

Administered by the Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy

Students are required to meet with their faculty advisor to schedule classes and discuss degree requirements, see Section 10.4.

Any student graduating with a major in English with Secondary Education Certification will be required to earn at least a C in all major courses.

Enlight Core Curriculum: (38-39 Semester Hours)

See Enlight Core Curriculum Requirements

Teacher Education Majors are required to pass the following courses with a C or higher as part of their major and their Enlight Core Curriculum.

MA 113 - College Algebra or higher Math including MA 123 (3 semester hours)
COM 101 - Oral Communication
PSY 206 - Human Growth and Development

BA Degree Requirements:

Foreign Language (one area - minimum of 6 hours at the 200-level or above)

Major Courses:

Select one full literature survey
EN 201 - Survey of Early English Literature
EN 202 - Survey of Late English Literature
or
EN 203 - Survey of Early American Literature
EN 204 - Survey of Late American Literature
or
EN 231 - Survey of Early World Literature
EN 232 - Survey of Late World Literature
Select one Shakespeare course
EN 303 - Early Shakespeare
EN 304 - Late Shakespeare
Select two of the following language or theory courses (6 Semester Hours)
EN 302 - History and Structure of the English Language
EN 305 - Applied Linguistics
EN 342 - Second Language Acquisition
EN 480 - Literary Theory
Note: One of the two language or theory courses must be EN 302 History and Structure of the English Language or EN 305 Applied Linguistics, the other may be any other course from this list.
Select one of the following Diversity courses (3 Semester Hours)
EN 260 - LGBTQ+ Literature
EN 360 - African-American Literature
EN 363 - Black Women Writers
EN 380 - Native American Literatures and Religions
EN 433 - Literature in the Postcolonial World
Select one writing Course (3 Semester Hours)
EN 300 - Professional Writing
EN 311 - Nonfiction Writing
EN 312 - Creative Writing
EN 313 - Digital Writing
EN 315 - Playwriting
EN 317 - Technical Writing
EN 411 - Fiction Writing Workshop
EN 412 - Poetry Writing Workshop
Additional Courses
EN 409 - Young Adult Literature
EN 410 - Methods & Materials in Secondary English
EN 499 - English Capstone Course
Select one English, American, or World Literature Elective (3 Semester Hours)
Select two other English Electives: (6 Semester Hours)

Note:

Each course may count for only one requirement within the major, but literature surveys may count for both Enlight Core Curriculum requirements and major requirements. Of all major courses, at least one must be 300 or 400-level literature courses and one additional course, must be 400-level literature course.

In the English Teacher Certification Curriculum, at least 3 hours must be taken in World Literature. This may also count as any requirement or elective above.

Total English hours exclusive of core composition: 39 Semester Hours

Professional Education Requirements, 7-12:

(Minimum grade of C required)

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