2024-2025 Catalog

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2024-2025 Catalog

English for Teacher Certification, BA (ENGT)

General Education Requirements

Please see the General Education section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

Literature Menu

Select 12 total hours of literature courses: at least 3 hours must be in British literature.

Sophomore Literature (Choose 6 hours)

ENGL 221 - Major British Writers I Credit Hours: 3 *
ENGL 222 - Major British Writers II Credit Hours: 3 *
ENGL 262 - American Literature Before 1900 Credit Hours: 3 *
ENGL 263 - American Literature After 1900 Credit Hours: 3 *
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

American Literature

Choose from (3-6 hours):

ENGL 362 - American Literature Before 1860 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 363 - American Literature After 1860 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 373 - African American Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 446 - Topics in American Literature Credit Hours: 3 ***
ENGL 464 - American Novel Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 470 - Multicultural Literature Credit Hours: 3
***Students may apply one topics course in one area section, plus one other topics course in the Advanced English Selection; all others will count as electives.

British Literature After 1700

Choose from (0-3 hours):

ENGL 449 - Topics in British Literature After 1700 Credit Hours: 3 ***
ENGL 495 - Eighteenth-Century British Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 496 - Nineteenth-Century British Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 497 - Twentieth-Century British Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 498 - 21st Century British Literature Credit Hours: 3
***Students may apply one topics course in one area section, plus one other topics course in the Advanced English Selection; all others will count as electives.

Total: 6 Credit Hours

Required English

ENGL 301 - Introduction to English Studies Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 311 - Literary Theory and Criticism Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 325 - Advanced Composition Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive course)
ENGL 330 - Advanced English Grammar Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 351 - Literature for Young Adults Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 459 - English for Secondary Teachers Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 483 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3

Advanced English Selection

Total: 39 Credit Hours

Professional Education Requirements

Please see School of Education for additional program requirements including GPA and course stipulations.

Reading

READ 322 - Disciplinary Literacies Credit Hours: 3
READ 363 - Foundations of Reading Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 476 - Effective Teaching Strategies for English Learners Credit Hours: 3

Education

EDUC 211 - Introduction to Education: Culture and Contexts Credit Hours: 3 *
EDUC 412 - Secondary Curriculum and Media Credit Hours: 3 (capstone course)
EDUC 432 - Secondary Management and Methods Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive and capstone course)
EDUC 490 - Clinical Teaching Credit Hours: 6 (capstone course)
SPED 371 - Teaching Exceptional Students Credit Hours: 3

Choose 1 of the following courses:

EDUC 221 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *
PSYC 232 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *
PSYC 241 - Cognition and Learning Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 24-27 Credit Hours

Electives

Minimum - 8-11 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 74

Criteria for Admission to Teacher Education

In accordance with Texas state law, students must meet the admission criteria described on School of Education .

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.75
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.