Secondary Education: English BA
Program Requirements
Secondary certification candidates must meet the graduation requirements for their major and the Secondary Teacher Education Program and must have two advisors. (see below)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| English Program Requirements | ||
| ENGL-210 | LITERARY ANALYSIS | 3.00 |
| ENGL-267 | BRITISH LITERATURE I | 3.00 |
| ENGL-277 | AMERICAN LITERATURE I | 3.00 |
| ENGL-305 | ADVANCED WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| ENGL-320 | SHAKESPEARE | 3.00 |
| ENGL-386 | TEACHING COMPOSITION | 3.00 |
| ENGL-431 | HISTORY & STRUCTURE/ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3.00 |
| ENGL-498 | SENIOR PROJECT SEMINAR | 2.00 |
| ENGL-499 | SENIOR PROJECT: ORAL DEFENSE AND PRESENTATION | 3.00 |
| Take one course from the following: | 3.00 | |
| BRITISH LITERATURE II | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE II | ||
| English Selectives | ||
Writing Options: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING POETRY | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION | ||
| EDITING FOR PRINT AND ONLINE | ||
| SCREENWRITING | ||
or ENGL-403 | ADVANCED SCREENWRITING | |
| WRITING FOR A DIGITAL AUDIENCE | ||
| PLAYWRITING | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:POETRY | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION | ||
| MULTIMEDIA WRITING | ||
| ADVANCED PLAYWRITING | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:NON-FICTION | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:POETRY | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING:FICTION | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
| TEACHING LITERATURE | ||
| JOURNAL & MANUSCRIPT EDITING | ||
Literature Options: | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9.00 | |
| DEVELOPMENT OF THE NOVEL | ||
| MODERNISM | ||
| WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IN LITERATURE | ||
| CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE | ||
| POETIC FORM | ||
| TECHNIQUES OF CREATIVE NONFICTION | ||
| TECHNIQUES OF FICTION | ||
| DRAMATIC LITERATURE | ||
| LITERARY THEORY | ||
| STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE | ||
| CLASSICISM AND ROMANTICISM | ||
| RENAISSANCE LITERATURE | ||
| ANCIENT LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| ADVANCED MYTHOLOGIES | ||
| NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE: ROMANTICISM AND REALISM | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN ORAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| WESTERN AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | ||
| Select one course from any English 200, 300, or 400 level | 3.00 | |
| See Secondary Education Certificate Requirements below | ||
| Total Credits | 47.00 | |
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See Catalog section "Teacher Education Division: Secondary Teacher Certification" regarding certification requirements for this major. Selective course choices could be affected.
Secondary Education Certificate Requirements
Application for admission to the Teacher Education Program is required after successful completion of the first three Phase I courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Phase I - Professional Foundations of Education | ||
| ED-214 | PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION 1 | 3.00 |
| ED-225 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING, K-12 | 3.00 |
| ED-318 | ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING 1 | 3.00 |
| ED-321 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 1 | 3.00 |
| ED-345 | CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING | 3.00 |
| SE-322 | INCLUSION STRATEGIES K-12 | 3.00 |
| Phase II - Professional Studies in Education | ||
| ED-445 | INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, 6-12 | 3.00 |
| ED-447 | TEACHING METHODS IN THE CONTENT AREA | 2.00 |
| RE-309 | DISCIPLINARY LITERACY | 3.00 |
| Phase III - Instructional Methods in Education | ||
| ED-452 | INTERNSHIP SEMINAR | 1.00 |
| ED-460 | PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATION 6-12 | 12.00 |
| Total Credits | 39.00 | |
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Additional requirements must be met for teacher certification. See your Teacher Education Division advisor for details.
No grade lower than a “C-” will be accepted in any General Education core, Content Major, or 200-level Professional Foundations course. No grade lower than a “B-” will be accepted in any 300- or 400-level courses in Secondary Education.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for admission into the Secondary Teacher Education Program. Candidates must also maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA in their content area classes.
Sequential Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| COMM-204 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 3.00 |
| CORE | Scientific Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select ENGL Selective course | 3.00 |
| SPAN-101 or NP-101 | ELEMENTARY SPANISH I or NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | 4.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| ENGL-102 | WRITING AND RHETORIC II | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select ENGL Selective course | 3.00 |
| SPAN-102 or NP-102 | ELEMENTARY SPANISH II or NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | 4.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Mathematical Ways of Knowing | 3.00-5.00 |
| ENGL-267 | BRITISH LITERATURE I | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select ENGL Selective course | 3.00 |
| SPAN-201 or NP-201 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I or INTERMEDIATE NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE I | 4.00 |
| Credits | 16.00-18.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | 3.00 |
| CORE | Scientific Ways of Knowing | 4.00 |
| ENGL-210 | LITERARY ANALYSIS | 3.00 |
| PSYC-205 | LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| SPAN-202 or NP-202 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II or INTERMEDIATE NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE II | 4.00 |
| Credits | 17.00 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENGL-320 | SHAKESPEARE | 3.00 |
| ENGL-277 | AMERICAN LITERATURE I | 3.00 |
| ENGL-305 | ADVANCED WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| ENGL-498 | SENIOR PROJECT SEMINAR | 2.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select ENGL Selective course | 3.00 |
| Credits | 14.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL-268 or ENGL-278 | BRITISH LITERATURE II or AMERICAN LITERATURE II | 3.00 |
| ENGL-431 | HISTORY & STRUCTURE/ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3.00 |
| ENGL-499 | SENIOR PROJECT: ORAL DEFENSE AND PRESENTATION | 1.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select ENGL Selective course | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | Select ENGL course 200 level and above | 3.00 |
| Credits | 13.00 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Program Requirement | Select ENGL Selective course | 3.00 |
| ENGL-386 | TEACHING COMPOSITION | 3.00 |
| Credits | 6.00 | |
| Total Credits | 98.00-100.00 | |
Secondary Education Certificate Requirements
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ED-214 | PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION | 3.00 |
| ED-225 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING, K-12 | 3.00 |
| ED-318 | ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING | 3.00 |
| ED-321 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| ED-345 | CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| ED-445 | INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, 6-12 | 3.00 |
| ED-447 | TEACHING METHODS IN THE CONTENT AREA | 2.00 |
| RE-309 | DISCIPLINARY LITERACY | 3.00 |
| SE-322 | INCLUSION STRATEGIES K-12 | 3.00 |
| Credits | 11.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ED-452 | INTERNSHIP SEMINAR | 1.00 |
| ED-461 | PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP IN EDUCATION K-12 | 12.00 |
| Credits | 13.00 | |
| Total Credits | 39.00 | |