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Bachelor of Arts in English/Language Arts Education with Endorsement 6-12 Requirements

Expected Outcomes:

  • Teacher candidates shall demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to succeed in careers within the field.
  • Teacher candidates shall complete clinical practice and a seminar course in the last semester of their senior year.
  • Teacher candidates of the licensure program will pass the appropriate Praxis II exam.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Courses (57-60)

Core to include:

ENG 131Drama and Theatre

3
Or
DRA 131Drama and the Theater

3
Foreign Language
PSY 113General Psychology

3
ENG 205American Literature I

3
ENG 206American Literature II

3

Foreign Language: intermediate level

Additional General Education Requirements (5)

EDU 101Education as Profession

2
PSY 211Developmental Psychology-Lifespan

3

Major Field of Study (33)

Required for Secondary Licensure (15)

ENG 220Introduction to English Studies

3
ENG 315Advanced Grammar

3
ENG 402Shakespeare

3
ENG 411Linguistics

3
ENG 425English Capstone

3

Literature Surveys (in addition to ENG 205 and 206; choose two) (6)

ENG 201World Literature I

3
ENG 202World Literature II

3
ENG 203British Literature I

3
ENG 204British Literature II

3

Literature before 1800 (choose one from the following) (3)

ENG 401Old & Middle English Literature

3
ENG 403Myth & Ancient Literature

3
ENG 404Restoration and Eighteenth Century English Literature

3

Literature after 1800 (choose two from the following) (6)

ENG 301Nineteenth Century Novel

3
ENG 302Romantic & Victorian Poetry

3
ENG 303Twentieth Century Novel

3
ENG 304Twentieth Century Poetry

3
ENG 305Modern Drama

3
ENG 422Southern Literature

3

Literature and Culture (choose one from the following) (3)

ENG 306Ghost Story

3
ENG 308Literature for Youth

3
ENG 321Women's Literature

3
ENG 421North American Nonfiction Nature Writing

3
ENG 423Introduction to Film

3
ENG 424Special Topics

3

Professional Education (34)

EDU 308Psychology of Learning and Cognition

3
EDU 315Exceptional Child

3
EDU 331Educational Assessment

3
EDU 342Classroom Management

3
EDU 360Multicultural Education

3
EDU 410Technology in Education

3
EDU 415Teaching Reading in Grades 6-12

2
EDU 425Strategies for Teaching Grades 6-12

2
EDU 456Clinical Practice in Secondary Grades 6-12

11
EDU 457Clinical Practice Seminar, 6-12

1

Total Credit Hours: 124-127

*See catalog reference or program coordinator for degree requirements for either BA or BS degree in English/Language Arts Education.