English, Secondary Education, B.A.

The English major for secondary teaching is a minimum of 36 hours of credit distributed as follows:

Students preparing for elementary teaching should see the English Language Arts Group Major on the Department of Education website.

ENGL 380 - Teaching of Secondary School English  and ENGL 381 - Teaching of English in the Secondary Schools Clinical Experience  are required by the Department of Education for secondary certification but do not count toward the major.

• ENGL 248 - Introduction to Literary Studies Credits: 4 Students are encouraged to take this foundational course as early in their studies as possible and certainly before they enroll in 300-level courses.

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• ENGL 231 - Literature of the Western World I Credits: 4

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• ENGL 233 - Ancient Global Literature Credits: 4 IDS 171 - Cultural Heritage I  may be substituted for ENGL 231  or ENGL 233 .

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• Three of the following five courses: ENGL 270 - British Literature I , ENGL 271 - British Literature II , ENGL 280 - American Literature I , ENGL 281 - American Literature II , ENGL 282 - Survey of American Ethnic Literature . (Either ENGL 281  or ENGL 282  may be counted toward the three, but not both).
• Two four-credit elective courses in literature, numbered 295 or higher. Note: At least two of 3-7 must be courses dealing primarily with literature before 1800 for British literature and before 1850 for American literature. At least two of 3-7 must be in British literature and at least two in American literature.

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• ENGL 375 - Language, Literature, and Social/Cultural Difference Credits: 4 or its equivalent

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• ENGL 360 - Modern English Grammar Credits: 4

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• LING 364 - Introduction to Language Credits: 4

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• A writing course numbered above 113, chosen from ENGL 213 - Expository Writing II , ENGL 253 - Intro to Creative Writing  or another creative writing course.