English Education Minor

In partnership with the Hope College Education Department, the English Department offers an English teaching minor in the secondary level for certification through the Michigan Department of Education. The minor consists of 21 credits and must be declared with one of the secondary education majors, and one of the special education K-12 majors.

Secondary education teaching majors:

Secondary Education, 5-9 Gr, 7-12 Gr, BA (for a middle school focus)
Secondary Education, 7-12 Gr, 5-9 Gr, BA (for a high school focus)

Special education K-12 majors:

Writing

ENGL 153 - Introduction to Creative Writing Credits: 3

Writing or Grammar (1 course)

ENGL 213 - Writing Theory and Practice Credits: 3
ENGL 214 - Workplace Writing Credits: 3
ENGL 222 - Standard American English Grammar Credits: 3

Literature

ENGL 230 - Survey of English Literature II Credits: 3 must be taken twice

Diaspora or Early Literature (1 course)

ENGL 310 - Medieval Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 311 - Shakespeare Credits: 3
ENGL 313 - Global Shakespeares Credits: 3
ENGL 315 - 17th, 18th and Early 19th Century British and American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 330 - African/Caribbean Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 331 - Latinx American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 335 - African American Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 337 - Asian American Literature Credits: 3

Teaching Writing and Literature

EDUC 288 - Writing for Teachers Credits: 3
EDUC 292 - Teaching Literature to Adolescents Credits: 3