For Academic Program: BA English
About
This concentration combines the English major curriculum with the professional education requirements necessary for licensure, preparing graduates for teaching in middle school or at the secondary level.
A student planning to obtain a secondary teacher licensure will need to include the required Professional Education courses and additional General Education requirements in their program as outlined in the School of Education and Psychology section of this Catalog.
The student must apply for Initial Admission to the Teacher Education Program (usually by the end of the sophomore year) after completing all requirements as outlined under ADMISSION PROCEDURES in the School of Education and Psychology section of the Catalog. Initial admission is required before the student can enroll in upper division education courses.
The student must also complete an application and all other requirements for Admission to Student Teaching. Prior to student teaching, the student must take and pass the PRAXIS II licensure exam, both the appropriate section of the Principles of Learning and Teaching, and the particular specialty test(s) for the licensure area(s).
Emphasis Requirements
REQUIRED CORE COURSES (17 Total Credits)- Complete the B.A. English Core requirements.
- Minimum 17 credits
REQUIRED COURSES (20 Total Credits)- Course(s):
- ELIT430 - Library Materials for Young Adults (2)
- ELIT463 - Literary Criticism (3)
- ENGL317 - Introduction to Linguistics (3)
- Select 3 credit(s):
- ENGL306 - Creative Writing: Literary Nonfiction (W) (3)
- ENGL307 - Creative Writing: Fiction (W) (3)
- ENGL308 - Creative Writing: Poetry (W) (3)
- ENGL313 - Expository Writing (W) (3)
- Select 9 credits from - or from the following courses:
- ELIT323 - A Destiny in Reserve: American Classics of the Nineteenth Century (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT332 - Studies in Medieval Literature (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT333 - Poets and Other Radicals of the English Renaissance (1485-1608) (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT337 - A Beautiful Empire: British Classics of the Nineteenth Century (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT338 - Modernist Writers (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT342 - African American Literature (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT346 - Shakespeare (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT417 - Intercultural Contexts: Literatures of Power, Place, and People (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT425 - Literature of the South (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT444 - Restoration, Revolution, and Reason: British Classics of the Eighteenth Century (1660-1800) (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT468 - Milton Seminar (IN-10) (W) (3)
- ELIT450 - You, Me, We: Identity, Society, Culture, and Politics in Contemporary Literature (W) (3)
Creative Writing (only one course allowed from this area)- ENGL306 - Creative Writing: Literary Nonfiction (W) (3)
- ENGL307 - Creative Writing: Fiction (W) (3)
- ENGL308 - Creative Writing: Poetry (W) (3)
- ENGL313 - Expository Writing (W) (3)
English Practicum or Internship (only one course allowed from this area, 3 hours required)- ENGL306 - Creative Writing: Literary Nonfiction (W) (3)
- ENGL307 - Creative Writing: Fiction (W) (3)
- ENGL308 - Creative Writing: Poetry (W) (3)
- ENGL313 - Expository Writing (W) (3)
- ENGL491 - English Practicum (0 - 3)
- ENGL493 - English Internship (0 - 3)
REQUIRED COGNATES (12 Total Credits)- Course(s):
- HIST374 - History of England (IN-6) (W) (3)
- HMNT205 - Stories, Structures, and Song (IN-10) (3)
- Select 6 credits from the following types of courses: Intermediate Foreign Language
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (36 Total Credits)- Course(s):
- EDUC138 - Introduction to and Foundations of Secondary Education (3)
- EDUC201 - Teacher Education Candidacy (0)
- EDUC298 - Teaching Writing in 6th-12th Education (2)
- EDUC317 - Teaching with Technology (2)
- EDUC338 - Foundations of Inclusive Education (SERV-2) (3)
- EDUC342 - Curriculum and Content Methods - Secondary (2)
- EDUC344 - Secondary Methodology and Assessment (2)
- EDUC345 - Secondary Learning Theory and Classroom Management (2)
- EDUC419 - Philosophy and Leadership in Christian Education (SERV-2) (W) (3)
- EDUC464 - Teaching Seminar (2)
- EDUC472 - Enhanced Student Teaching - Secondary (SERV-2) (10)
- PSYC128 - Developmental Psychology (IN-8) (3)
- Select 2 credit(s): EDUC346 - Field Experience in Secondary Education (1 - 2)
SDA CERTIFICATION (14 Total Credits)- Course(s):
- HLED173 - Health for Life (2)
- RELT138 - Adventist Heritage (R-2) (3)
- RELT255 - Christian Beliefs (R-2) (3)
- Select RELB (Biblical Studies), RELT (Religion and Theology) Electives (3 credits)
- Select RELB (Biblical Studies), RELL (Biblical Languages), RELP (Religious Professional Studies), RELT (Religion and Theology) Electives from courses numbered 300 - 499 (3 credits)
ELECTIVES TO = 124 (1 Total Credits) Grand Total Credits: 124