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Recommended Course Sequences for a Major, Teacher Certification, Concentration, or Minor in English Major | 120+ credits
*Students select major electives to meet requirements in their area of concentration.
Certification
Students seeking certification as secondary public school teachers of English must take English 120, 201, 225, 324, 393, and three of four survey courses: English 233, 234, 281, 282. The department strongly recommends that students seeking certification take all four survey courses. In addition, students must complete twelve hours in English courses numbered above 300, including one course in major author studies, one course in genre studies (fiction, drama, poetry), one course in a period or movement, and English 397. Education courses required are 190, 200, 210, 220, 315, 390. Students seeking certification as elementary public school teachers should consult carefully with their advisors and the education department in planning their program. Major with Secondary Teacher Certification | 120+ credits
*Students select major electives to meet requirements in their area of concentration.
Concentrations
Students who concentrate in literature are required to take English 120, 201, and three of four survey courses: English 233, 234, 281, 282. The department strongly recommends that students concentrating in literature take all four survey courses. In addition, students must complete 19 credit hours in English courses numbered above 300, including one course in major author studies, one course in genre studies (fiction, drama, poetry), two courses in a period or movement, English 397, and a senior capstone project. Students who concentrate in writing are required to take English 201 and an additional nine credit hours in other writing courses numbered above. Students must take English 120 and three of four survey courses: English 233, 234, 281, 282. In addition, students must complete nine credit hours in advanced literature courses numbered above 300, including English 397. Students must also submit a portfolio of written work as a capstone project in the senior year. Minor in English | 18+ credits
The minor in English requires fulfillment of General Education Requirements in composition and literature and fifteen credits in literature, writing or language studies courses numbered 200 or above.
The distinction "Honors in English" will be recorded on the student's transcript upon graduation. |
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