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Bulletins

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

General statements that apply to English Majors and Minors

  1. Independent study in English is restricted to nine (9) hours for the major and six (6) hours for the minor. 
  2. The department supports the concept of advanced placement as well as exemption from required courses and credit earned through approved university examination programs.
  3. ENG 101, ELI 198, ELI 199, ENG 103/193 and ENG 201 do not apply on a major or minor.
  4. 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, ENG 311, ENG 319, and ENG 460. All required coursework must be completed before student teaching, and any repeated coursework in English must be completed at CMU.
  5. Credit Restrictions: Courses taken for credit toward an English Major may not be taken Credit/No Credit.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (6 hours)

ENG 175The Nature of Language

3(3-0)

ENG 234WIIntroduction to Literary Analysis

3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:
ENG 251American Literature: Colonial Through the Romantic Period

3(3-0)

ENG 252American Literature: Realistic Period to the Present

3(3-0)

Required Courses III (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

ENG 235English Literature: Beginning to Romantic Period

3(3-0)

ENG 236British Literature: 1750-Present

3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

ENG 327/WGS 327Women Writers: Gender, Sexuality, and Literature

3(3-0)

ENG 328Native American Literature and Film

3(3-0)

ENG 329African American Literature

3(3-0)

ENG 330Gods, Monsters, and Immortality: Mythic Literature

3(3-0)

ENG 333Literatures of Non-Western Cultures

3-6(3-0)

Required Courses V (3 hours)

Select one of the following:
ENG 349Shakespeare

3(3-0)

ENG 580Young Adult Literature

3(3-0)

Required Courses VI (13 hours)

ENG 211WIIntroduction to English Education

3(3-0)

ENG 311Teaching Literature in the Secondary School

3(3-0)

ENG 319Teaching Composition in the Secondary School

3(3-0)

ENG 560Clinical Practice in English Education

4(3-3)

Total: 31 semester hours