Teaching English Language Arts Grades 5-12 Major, B.S. in Ed., Standard Secondary Certificate

B.S. in Education, Standard Secondary Certificate

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Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

1. EDU 107 must be completed with a B or higher.
2. Students must adhere to the Teacher Candidate Dispositions set by the Educator Preparation Program.
3. A minimum cumulative average of a 2.8 is required for the student teaching clinical experience.
4. A minimum cumulative average of a 2.8 in the Teaching English Language Arts Grades 5-12 major is required for the pre-student teaching clinical experience in ENG 560.
5. A C+ or higher must be earned in the following courses: ENG 211WI, 311, 319, 372, 560.
6. Courses taken for credit toward a Teaching English Language Arts Grades 5-12 major may not be taken Credit/No Credit.
7. Up to three courses may be transferred for course credit on the Teaching English Language Arts Grades 5-12 major.
8. All required coursework for the Teaching English Language Arts Grades 5-12 major must be completed prior to student teaching,
9. Any repeated coursework for the Teaching English Language Arts Grades 5-12 major must be completed at CMU.
10. Independent study in English is restricted to six (6) hours for the Teaching English Language Arts Grades 5-12 major.

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (6 hours)

ENG 175	The Nature of Language	3(3-0)
ENG 234WI	Introduction to Literary Analysis	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

ENG 294WI	Introduction to Creative Writing	3(3-0)
ENG 510WI	Writing Center Practicum	1-3(Spec)

Required Courses III (6 hours)

Select two from the following:

ENG 382	Racism and Diversity in Children’s and Young Adult Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 580	Young Adult Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 583	Texts for the Middle Grades	3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (6 hours)

Select two from the following:

ENG 204/SOC 204/WGS 204	LGBTQ Identities	3(3-0)
ENG 327/WGS 327	Women Writers: Gender, Sexuality, and Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 328	Native American Literature and Film	3(3-0)
ENG 329	African American Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 330	Gods, Monsters, and Immortality: Mythic Literature	3(3-0)
ENG 333	Literatures of Non-Western Cultures	3-6(3-0)

Required Courses V (6 hours)

Select two from the following:

ENG 336	Texts in Contexts: Reimagining Literary History	3(3-0)
ENG 337	Literary Modes and Genres	3-6(3-0)
ENG 338	Literature as Inquiry	3-6(3-0)

Required Courses VI (16 hours)

ENG 211WI	Introduction to English Education	3(3-0)
ENG 311	Teaching Literature in Secondary Schools	3(3-0)
ENG 319	Teaching Composition in Secondary Schools	3(3-0)
ENG 372	Teaching Grammar in Secondary Schools	3(3-0)
ENG 560	Clinical Practice in English Education	4(Spec)

Total: 43 semester hours