B.A. in English Teaching with Secondary Licensure in English Language Arts and M.Ed. in Educational Psychology
B.A. in English Teaching with Secondary Licensure in English Language Arts and M.Ed. in Educational Psychology
Overview of Degree Program
Students who complete this 5-year degree will graduate with a B.A. in English with Secondary Licensure in ELA as well as a master’s degree in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in scientifically based reading research. This will allow graduates to enter the teaching profession with a salary $5000-6000 above what they would make with only a bachelor’s degree.
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General Education and Baccalaureate Degree Requirements |
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Diversity (DV) |
ENGL 2610 Diversity |
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Lower-Division Writing (WR1) |
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Lower-Division Writing (WR2) |
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Fine Arts (FF) – 1 course |
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Life Sciences (LS) – 1 course |
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Physical Sciences (PS) – 1 course |
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Social/Behavioral Sciences (BF) – 1 course |
ED PS 2721 Adolescent Development |
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Humanities (HF) – 1 course |
ENGL 2085, 2090, or 2095 |
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American Institutions (AI) |
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Quantitative Intensive (QI) or Disciplinary Inquiry (DI) |
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International (IR) |
ED PS 4331 International Children’s and Adolescent Literature or ENGL 3780 Global/Transnational Literature |
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Communication and Writing (CW) |
ENGL 5650 Advanced Seminary in Literary Study |
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Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement – 16 credit hours |
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English Teaching B.A. Major Requirements |
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3 credits |
Media, Digital, Visual Literacies |
Complete one of the following: ENGL 2085 Digital Culture, ENGL 2090 Video Game Storytelling, or ENGL 2095 Literature by the Numbers |
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3 credits |
Diversity in American Literature |
ENGL 2610 Diversity in American Literature (This course also meets GE DV requirement.) |
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3 credits |
Seminar in Literary Study |
ENGL 3850 Seminar in Literary Study |
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3 credits |
Introduction to Critical Theory |
ENGL 3600 Introduction to Critical Theory |
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3 credits |
Pre-1800 Distribution Requirement |
Complete one of the following: ENGL 2300 Introduction to Shakespeare, ENGL 2701 Introduction to Literary History I, ENGL 5700 Studies in Medieval Literature, ENGL 5701 Chaucer, ENGL 5710 Studies in Renaissance Literature, ENGL 5711 Shakespeare, ENGL 5720 Studies in Restoration & 18th-Century Literature, ENGL 5721 Milton, ENGL 5721 Black Atlantics |
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3 credits |
Global/Transnational Literature |
ENGL 3780 Global/Transnational Literature (meets the GE IR requirement.) |
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3 credits |
American Literature |
Complete one of the following: ENGL 5730 Studies in Early American Literature, ENGL 5750 Studies in 19th-Century American Literature, ENGL 5780 Studies in 20th--Century American Literature, ENGL 5790 Studies in Modernism, ENGL 5820 Disability in Literature and Film, ENGL 5830 Studies in Asian American Literature, ENGL 5840 Studies in African American Literature, ENGL 5845 African American Film (4 credits), ENGL 5850 Studies in Latina/-o Literature |
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3 credits |
Contemporary Literature |
ENGL 5800 Studies in ‘Contemporary Literature |
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3 credits |
Advanced Seminar in Literary Study |
ENGL 5650 Advanced Seminar in Literary Study (This course also meets the GE CW requirement.) |
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General Secondary Licensure Requirements (5 UG Courses, 1 Graduate Course) |
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3 credits |
EDU 1010 Introduction to Teaching |
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3 credits |
SPED 2012/5012 Teaching Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Secondary Classrooms |
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3 credits |
SPED 5022 Principles of Instruction and Behavior Support |
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3 credits |
ECS 5709 Building Family-School Partnerships for Youth Success |
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3 credits |
ECS 6632 Issues/Research in Multicultural Education |
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3 credits |
ED PS 2723 Adolescent Development (This course also meets the GE BF requirement.) (Spring semester) |
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Secondary English Language Arts Licensure Requirements (5 UG courses) |
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3 credits |
Speaking and Listening Knowledge: Comm 2110 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication |
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3 credits |
Young Adult Literature: ED PS 4331 International Children’s and Adolescent Literature or ENGL 5885 Adolescent Literature |
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4 credits Year 4 |
Methods of Teaching Language Arts One: ENGL 5410 Methods of Teaching Language Arts I (Fall semester) |
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4 credits Year 4 |
Methods of Teaching Language Arts Two: EDU 5420 Method of Teaching Language Arts II (Spring semester) |
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3 credits Year 4 |
Content Literacy: ED PS 5126 Content Area Literacy Instruction (Spring semester) |
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Year Five—All Coursework at Graduate Level |
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3 credits |
Fall |
Early Literacy: ED PS 6713 Literacy Acquisition Theory and Instruction or 6315 Reading Methods I |
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3 credits |
Fall |
Principles of Assessment: EDPS 6035 Assessment Design and Analysis (online) or SPED 6021 Principles of Assessment and Data-Based Decision Making |
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3 credits |
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Technology: EDPS 6151 Educational Applications of Technology in Grades 6-12 |
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3 credits |
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EDU 6201 Teaching Practices, Ethics, and Professional Development (online) |
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3 credits |
Fall |
EDU 6490 Field Practicum Secondary |
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3 credits |
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Literacy Assessment and Intervention: ED PS 6631 Assessment and Intervention |
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3 credits |
Spring |
EDU 6491 Professional Development and Teacher Research |
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9 credits |
Spring |
EDU 6495 Student Teaching Secondary |