Secondary Education Certification
The major in English with Secondary Education Certification consists of 45 semester hours, plus completion of the foreign language requirement. Students are also required to take EDU 530 -- Reading in the Junior and Senior High Schools.
Other education course requirements for teacher certification can be found in the Secondary Education Program on the College of Education and Human Services website.
Students deciding to pursue the major in English with Secondary Education Certification must schedule appointments with both the coordinator of certification in the College of Education and with a secondary education advisor in the English Department.
English course requirements (45 total hours)
Designated courses (24 hours)
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ENG 200 -- Introduction to Literature or equivalent (3 hours)
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ENG 202 and 203 -- Survey of British Literature I and II (6 hours)
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ENG 308 or 309 -- Shakespeare I or II (3 hours)
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ENG 381 or 382 -- Introduction to Linguistics or History of the English Language (3 hours)
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ENG 385 and 387 -- Teaching of English I and II (6 hours)
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ENG 206 or 207 -- Western World Literature I or II or literature course of a non-English-speaking country (3 hours)
Other coursework (21 hours)
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American Literature courses (6 hours)
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British Literature course designated as pre-1800 (3 hours)
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British Literature course designated as post-1800 (3 hours)
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Elective courses in English (9 hours)
To print out a course requirement checklist for this major, click here