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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

English: Secondary Teaching Option, BA

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General Education Requirements (36 credit hrs)

Core Requirements (12 credit hrs) See list …

English composition (6 hrs)
Oral communication (3 hrs) - ENG 2011 is preferred
Mathematics (3 hrs)

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs); at least 3 hrs Humanities and 3 hrs Fine Arts ( excluding ART classes )
Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines
Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course

College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements (3 credit hrs)

General Education
One course in a World Language (3 hrs)
One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded)

Program/Major Requirements (87 hrs)

English Core Requirements (54 credit hrs)

*Students may test out of ENG 1360 by taking and passing the Grammar Competency Examination (GCE). While ENG 1360 will be waived if a passing score is earned on the GCE, no credit hours will be earned.
ENG 1360 - Essent Eng Grammar Credit Hours: 3
ENG 2160 - Survey Amer Lit I Credit Hours: 3
ENG 2190 - Survey Amer Lit II Credit Hours: 3
ENG 2330 - Read British Lit I Credit Hours: 3
ENG 2340 - Readings in British Literature II Credit Hours: 3
ENG 2410 - Third World Lit Credit Hours: 3
ENG 2910 - African Amer Lit I Credit Hours: 3
or
ENG 2940 - African Amer Lit II Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4306 - Adolescent Lit Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4311 - Studies in Shakespeare: Intensive Study of Selected Plays Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4331 - Literary Criticism Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4366 - Theory Second Lang Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4370 - Amer Ethnic Exp Lit Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4390 - Women’s Voices Credit Hours: 3

Program/Major Electives (9 credit hrs)

American Literature Elective Courses

Choice of one 4000-level course in American Literature. Credit Hours: 3

ENG 4321 - Black Women Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4322 - Black Amer Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4323 - Wright/Elison/Baldwi Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4324 - Gwen Brooks Seminar Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4326 - Eng Romantic Lit Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4329 - Studies in the Novel Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4332 - Black Amer Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4334 - Image Blacks Am Fic Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4341 - Amer Lit Since 1918 Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4345 - Amer Lit 1820-1865 Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4346 - Amer Lit 1865-1918 Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4382 - Harlem Renaissance Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4386 - Morrsn/Walkr/Hurstn Credit Hours: 3

British Literature Elective Courses

Choice of one 4000-level course in British Literature. Credit Hours: 3

ENG 4311 - Studies in Shakespeare: Intensive Study of Selected Plays Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4314 - Victorian Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4315 - Chaucer Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4342 - Brit Lit Since 1900 Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4349 - The English Novel Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4350 - Early 18th Century Brit Lit Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4351 - Late 18th Century Brit Lit Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4357 - The Eng Renaissance Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4358 - 17th Century Brit Lit Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4359 - Eng Lit 18th Century Credit Hours: 3

Ethnic Literature Elective Courses

Choice of one 4000-level course in Ethnic Literature. Credit Hours: 3

ENG 4316 - World Masterpcs Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4321 - Black Women Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4322 - Black Amer Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4323 - Wright/Elison/Baldwi Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4324 - Gwen Brooks Seminar Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4332 - Black Amer Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4334 - Image Blacks Am Fic Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4367 - Spec Topics In Eng Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4368 - Wkshop in English Credit Hours: 1 to 3
ENG 4382 - Harlem Renaissance Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4386 - Morrsn/Walkr/Hurstn Credit Hours: 3

Required Professional Education Courses (31 credit hrs)

ED 2000 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3
ED 4500 - Prin/Prac Secondary Ed Credit Hours: 2
ED 4312 - Teaching with Technology Credit Hours: 3
READ 4100 - Content Read Mid Sch Credit Hours: 2
PSYC 2020 - Educational Psych Credit Hours: 3
S ED 4301 - Characteristics of Exceptional Children Credit Hours: 3
S ED 4303 - Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs Credit Hours: 2
ENG 3630 - Tch Eng Sec Sch 6-12 Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3750 - St Tch/Sem:Sec Level Credit Hours: 6

Specialized teaching elective Courses (3 credit hrs)

NOTE: The University Thesis requirement may be met by ENG 3750 (6 credit hours)

ENG 3030 - Practicum in TESOL Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3780 - Meth/Mat Second Lang Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4366 - Theory Second Lang Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4377 - Teaching Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4347 - Tchg Composition Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4360 - Teaching Literature Credit Hours: 3