Bachelor of Arts in English, Secondary Education Concentration

For general degree requirements, see the College of Letters and Sciences, College of Education and Health Professions and 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:

Area B Institutional Options Required Hours: 4-5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:

OR
Select one of the following courses:

Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, or 2002
Any Area C-E course with a study abroad component.

Note: the extra hour may be used as an elective.

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics Required Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:

Select one of the following fine arts courses:

*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology Required Hours: 10-11
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:

Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:

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:

Select one world cultures course from the following courses:

Wellness Requirement Required Hours: 3
PHED 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18
A grade of "C" or better is required in each ENGL course.
ENGL 2155: Introduction to Literary Studies: Critical Methods
ENGL 2156: Introduction to Literary Studies: Poetics
ENGL 2157: Writing for the English Major
Foreign Language 1002
Foreign Language 2001
Foreign Language 2002

Area G Program Requirements (English Content/Pedagogy) Required Hours: 13

Area G Professional Education Core and Student Teaching Required Hours: 26

Area H Program Electives Required Hours: 30
Select two courses from the following:
ENGL 2135 Multicultural Literature
ENGL 3131 African American Literature I
ENGL 3132 African American Literature II
Select one course from the following:
ENGL 4105 Shakespeare to 1600
ENGL 4106 Shakespeare after 1600
Select two: courses from the following:

Select three courses from the following:
ENGL 3145 Early American Literature
ENGL 3146 American Renaissance
ENGL 3147 American Realism and Naturalism
ENGL 3148 American Modernism
ENGL 3149 Contemporary American Literature
Select any two courses from the following:
ENGL 5165 Introduction to Linguistics
ENGL 5166 History of the English Language
ENGL 5167 English Grammar

Total Hours Required: 132