English Major, B.S. in Ed., Standard Secondary Certificate

B.S. in Education, Standard Secondary Certificate

General statements that apply to English Majors and Minors

The number of hours in special topics electives may not exceed six (6) hours for English majors and three (3) hours for English minors. Independent study in English is restricted to nine (9) hours for the major and six (6) hours for the minor.
The department supports the concept of advanced placement as well as exemption from required courses and credit earned through approved university examination programs.
ENG 101, ELI 198, ELI 199, ENG 103/193 and ENG 201 do not apply on a major or minor.
To be admitted to student teaching, English majors and minors earning a BS in Education must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all required English classes as well as a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in four courses: ENG 211WI, 311, 319, and 460. All required coursework must be completed before student teaching, and any repeated coursework in English must be completed at CMU.
Credit Restrictions: Courses taken for credit toward an English Major may not be taken Credit/No Credit.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (12 hours)

ENG 234WI	Introduction to Literary Analysis	3(3-0)
ENG 333	Literatures of Non-Western Cultures	3(3-0)
ENG 349	Shakespeare	3(3-0)
ENG 580	Young Adult Literature	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (6 hours)

ENG 175	The Nature of Language	3(3-0)
ENG 271	Modern Grammar	3(3-0)

Required Courses III (3 hours)

Select one from the following:

ENG 294WI	Introduction to Creative Writing	3(3-0)
ENG 510WI	Writing Center Practicum	1-3(Spec)
ENG 514	Language and Media Discourse	3(3-0)

Required Courses IV-A (6 hours)

Select one course as a section in American literature and the other course as a section in British literature:

Note: In Required Courses IV-A, students must take one course in each of the following traditions:

A = American

B = British

In course registration, each section of courses in Category IV-A will be accompanied by a section letter; for example, a section of “Topics in Romantic or Realist Literature” may focus on American literature ENG (337A) or British literature (ENG 337B). Students cannot satisfy the requirements for Category IV-A by repeating the same course number with a different section (i.e., you cannot count both ENG 337A and ENG 337B for this requirement).

ENG 337	Topics in Romantic or Realist Literature	3-9(3-0)
ENG 338	Topics in Modern or Contemporary Literature	3-9(3-0)

Required Courses IV-B (3 hours)