Program Requirements for English Secondary Education Majors (45 credits)
Gateway Course for Literature and Writing
This course will be linked with a 3-credit 300-level or 400-level English course; students must register for both simultaneously. The 3-credit course may vary from semester to semester and fulfills one of the requirements below
Writing
One course in Rhetoric (3)
One Upper-Level Writing from ENGL 400-499 (3)
One course in grammar and Structure (3)
Literature
Literature Histories (16)
At least one course from this category should be American Literature (350-359) and
at least one should be British Literature (360-369)
Two courses: Literature before 1800 (6)
Two courses: Literature after 1800 (6)
Other Literature
Two courses: Genre and Theme (6)
One course: Windows and Mirrors (3)
Major Electives, 1 course from ENGL 310-399 (3)
The curriculum requirements discussed in this section are subject to change, based on guidelines established by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.