Degree-seeking students must complete the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in addition to the major requirements listed below.
Licensure-only students, those who completed a bachelor's degree prior to beginning this program, need only the requirements listed below.
Foundations in Genre, the English Language, Historical Periods, Diversity & Theory
Courses | Credits |
ENG 205 Literary Research Methods** | 3* |
ENG 215A Survey of British Literature I | 3* |
ENG 215B Survey of British Literature II | 3* |
ENG 216 Survey of American Literature | 3* |
ENG 357 World Literature | 3* |
ENG 479 CORE: Literature Theory/Practice | 3* |
Select one course from the following:
Courses | Credits |
ENG 450 Novels | 3* |
ENG 452 Short Stories | 3* |
Select one course from the following:
Courses | Credits |
ENG 455 Poetry | 3* |
ENG 456 Drama | 3* |
Select one course from the following:
Courses | Credits |
ENG 460 The Age of Chaucer | 3* |
ENG 463 The Age of Shakespeare | 3* |
Oral, Visual & Written Literacy
Courses | Credits |
ENG 348G Film & Literature | 3* |
Select one course from the following:
Courses | Credits |
COM 105 Public Speaking | 3* |
COM 132 Interpersonal Communication | 3* |
Adolescent Literature
Courses | Credits |
EDU 120 Teaching Reading through Literature for Children & Young Adults | 3* |
Writing, Technology & Writing Theory
Select one course from the following:
Courses | Credits |
ENG 220 Professional Writing | 3* |
ENG 322 Creative Writing | 3* |
ENG 326 The Art of the Essay | 3* |
Culture & Diversity
Select one course from the following:
Courses | Credits |
ENG 342 African Literature | 3* |
ENG 343 Literature of American Diversity | 3* |
ENG 451 Women’s Literature | 3* |
Required Professional Education Courses
Courses | Credits |
EDU 112 Introduction to Teaching Adolescence to Young Adult | 3 |
EDU 220 Educational Psychology | 3 |
EDU 314 Content Area Reading | 3 |
EDU 346 Adolescence to Young Adult & Multi-Age Methods | 3 |
EDU 355 Adolescence to Young Adult Language Arts Teaching Methods | 3 |
EDU 379A CORE: Principles of Education | 3 |
EDU 410 Assessment and Technology for Teaching & Learning | 3 |
EDU 487 Supervised Teaching: Adolescence to Young Adult or Multi-Age | 12 |
EDU 488 Teaching Seminar: Adolescence to Young Adult or Multi-Age | 1 |
Total Credits Required | 76 |
* Used to calculate the Major GPA
** Students who transfer in 12 credit hours of English courses, 200-level and above, may substitute another English course, at the 200-level or above, for ENG 205.