Bachelor of Science in Education - Secondary Education - English Language Arts
For general degree requirements, see the College of Education and the General Degree Requirements pages.
Area A Essential Skills
Required Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1112/1113/1125/1131
Area B Institutional Options
Required Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS
2755/ LEAD 1705/LIBR 1105
OR
Select one of the following courses:
EURO 2105/Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts
Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses: ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC
1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be
taken only once.
Area D Science/Math/Technology
Required Hours: 10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or
non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL
1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM
1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; ENVS 1105
(no lab); GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122/1322; GEOL 2225 (lab
included); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312;
PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional); PHYS 2211/2311; PHYS 2212/2312
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105/MATH 1112/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1131/MATH 1132/MATH 1127/MATH 1165/PHIL
2105
Area E Social Sciences
Required Hours: 12
Select one course from the following two courses:
HIST 2111
HIST 2112
Take the following course:
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 2105/ANTH 2136/ENGL 2136/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST
2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement
Required Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PEDS course.
Area F Courses Related to Major
Required Hours:
18
("C" or better required in each course)
EDUF 2116 Human Dev, Motivation, Learning
EDUF 2215 The American Educ Experience
ENGL 2135 Multicultural Literature
ENGL 2145 Introduction to Poetry
ENGL 2146 Introduction to Fiction
Select two Area B Seminars.
Area G Program Requirements
Required Hours: 50
("C" or better required in each course)
EDCI 3455 Practicum 1 for Mid Grds/Sec Educ
EDCI 4455 Practicum 2 for Mid Grds/Sec Educ
EDSE 3115 Teaching Writing in Grades 7-12
EDSE 4115 Tching Engl Lang Arts-Grds 7-12
EDSE 4117 Literature for Adolescents
ENGL 3111 American Literature 1
ENGL 3112 American Literature 2
ENGL 3157 Advanced Exposition
ENGL 3166 Contemporary Comp Theory
ENGL 3121/3122 Shakespeare 1/Shakespeare 2
ENGL 4147 Intro to Linguistics
ENGL 4167 English Grammar
SPED 3256 Excep Learner in Gen Education
Student Teaching Experience:
EDCI 4485 Student Teaching
EDUF 4115 Classroom Management
EDUF 4205 Integrating Technology for Student Teachers
Area H Program Electives
Required Hours: 12
Select one of the following two courses:
ENGL 3116 African-American Literature
ENGL 3117 American Women Writers
Select one of the following two courses:
ENGL 3115: American Novel
ENGL 3125: British Novel
Select two from the following five courses:
ENGL 4136 Renaissance Lit in Britain
ENGL 4137 Restoration/18th Century Lit
ENGL 4138 Romantic Lit in Britain
ENGL 4139 Victorian Lit in Britain
ENGL 4145 Modern Literature in Britain
Total Hours Required: 125
Note: 2.75 GPA required for all ENGL courses
