English, Teacher Certification (BA)

Major Courses

• EN - 250 American Romanticism Credits: 3
• EN - 265 American Realism and Naturalism Credits: 3
• EN - 345 Literature of the Middle Ages Credits: 3
• EN - 372 Topics in World Literature Credits: 3
• EN - 485 Research Seminar Credits: 4
• One additional course in the Self-Designed track

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• One from the following:

• EN - 110 An Introduction to Poetry Credits: 3
• EN - 112 An Introduction to Drama Credits: 3

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• One from the following:

• EN - 255 British Romanticism Credits: 3
• EN - 260 The Victorian Age Credits: 3

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• One of the following:

• EN - 350 Topics in English Renaissance Literature Credits: 3
• EN - 365 Milton and Paradise Lost Credits: 3
• EN - 370 Literature of the Enlightenment Credits: 3

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• EN - 382 Women Writers Credits: 3
• EN - 384 African American Literature Credits: 3

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• One from the following;

• EN - 285 Contemporary Literature Credits: 3
• EN - 376 Literary Modernism Credits: 3

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• One from the following:

• EN - 386 Global Literature and Politics Credits: 3
• EN - 388 Contemporary Celtic Writers Credits: 3

Required Education courses

• ED - 109 The Educative Process Credits: 3
• ED - 209 Cognition and Learning Credits: 3
• ED - 218 Introduction to Exceptionality Credits: 3
• ED - 366 Literacy Interventions 4-12 Credits: 3
• ED - 373 Teaching English Learners Credits: 3

M.Ed. Program

Students in the Secondary Education track should apply to the M.Ed. (4+1) Program during their fourth and final year of undergraduate study. Admission requirements for the Graduate M.Ed. Phase are:

1. Satisfactory completion of the following five education courses during the undergraduate phase:

• ED - 109 The Educative Process   
• ED - 209 Cognition and Learning  
• ED - 218 Introduction to Exceptionality  
• ED - 366 Literacy Interventions 4-12  
• ED - 373 Teaching English Learners   

2. Cumulative GPA of 3.0; and
3. Passing score on PRAXIS test.

More information can be found in the current Graduate Catalog.