Undergraduate Catalog

English Secondary Education, Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirements for English Secondary Education Majors (45 credits)

Core English Requirements (6)

ENGL 160Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENGL 180Introduction to World Literature

3

Gateway Course for Literature and Writing

ENGL 170Studies in Literature and Writing

3

Survey Courses 3 out of 4 of the following: (9)

ENGL 357AAmerican Literature I

3

ENGL 357American Literature II

3

ENGL 360British Literature I

3

ENGL 364British Literature II

3

One upper-level writing course (3)

One course from: ENGL 310-329, Genre (3)

One course from: ENGL 330-349, Theme (3)

One course from: ENGL 350-359, American Period (3)

One course from: ENGL 360-369, British Period (3)

ENGL 370Shakespeare

3

 

ENGL 400Structure of Linguistics

3

Or

ENGL 420Editing and Style

3

 

ENGL 412Methods of Teaching English

3

ENGL 495Senior Seminar

3

Additional Required Courses (12 credits)

ENGL 370 Shakespeare 3
ENGL 400 Structure of Linguistics 3
OR    
ENGL 420  Editing and Style 3
ENGL 412 Methods of Teaching English 3
ENGL 495 Senior Seminar 3

Students must also take a range of Education, Psychology, and Special Education courses as laid out in the Education section of the catalog. 

The curriculum requirements discussed in this section are subject to change, based on guidelines established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.