Program: English for Teacher Certification, BA (ENGT) - Abilene Christian University

2018-2019 Catalog

Apr 10, 2025

University Requirements

Please see the University Requirements section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

Sophomore Literature

ENGL 221 - Major British Writers I Credit Hours: 3 *
or
ENGL 262 - American Literature Before 1900 Credit Hours: 3 *
ENGL 222 - Major British Writers II Credit Hours: 3 **
or
ENGL 263 - American Literature After 1900 Credit Hours: 3 **
*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours
**Student must continue the sequence chosen for the University Requirement.

Required English

ENGL 301 - Introduction to the Major 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

American Literature

NOTE: Students who take ENGL 221 /ENGL 222 are not required to take a course from British Literature After 1700. Students who take ENGL 262 /ENGL 263 are required to take only 3 hours from American Literature.

Choose from (3-6 credits):

ENGL 362 - American Literature Before 1860 Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 363 - American Literature After 1860 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 credits):

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
***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.

Advanced English Selection

Choose from (3 credits):

ENGL 320 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 321 - Screenwriting Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 322 - Fiction Workshop Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 323 - Poetry Workshop Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 324 - Play Writing Workshop Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 331 - Narrative for Film and New Media Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 332 - Introduction to Film Studies Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 333 - Studies in World Cinema Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 376 - Fiction Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 377 - Drama Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 378 - Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 432 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 441 - Topics in Literary Criticism and Bibliography Credit Hours: 3 ***
ENGL 442 - Topics in Writing Credit Hours: 3 ***
ENGL 443 - Topics in the English Language Credit Hours: 3 ***
ENGL 445 - Topics in Teaching English and Reading Credit Hours: 3 ***
ENGL 447 - Topics in General Literature Credit Hours: 3 ***
ENGL 448 - Topics in British Literature Before 1700 Credit Hours: 3 ***
ENGL 471 - Literature and Belief Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 472 - Film and Belief Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 481 - Medieval British Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 484 - Seventeenth-Century British Literature Credit Hours: 3
Any literature course listed above
***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.

Capstone

ENGL 499 - Studies in World Literature Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive & capstone course)

Foreign Language

FLLA 221 - Intermediate Latin I Credit Hours: 3
FLLA 222 - Intermediate Latin II Credit Hours: 3
or
FREN 221 - Intermediate French I Credit Hours: 3
FREN 222 - Intermediate French II Credit Hours: 3
or
GER 221 - Intermediate German I Credit Hours: 3
GER 222 - Intermediate German II Credit Hours: 3
or
SPAN 221 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 222 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 3

History

HIST 100-299 - 3 Hours*

*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours.

Total: 42 Credit Hours

Professional Education Requirements

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

Reading

READ 322 - Reading in Secondary Content Areas Credit Hours: 3
READ 363 - Foundations of Reading Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 476 - Effective Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners Credit Hours: 3

Education

EDUC 211 - Educational Foundations and Multicultural Perspectives Credit Hours: 3 *
EDUC 221 - Educational Psychology 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 Students with Special Needs Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 27 Credit Hours

Electives

Minimum (3 hours may be Education) - 6 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 72

Criteria for Admission to Teacher Education

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