SECONDARY EDUCATION

For those students who wish to be certified to teach English in secondary school (grades 7 through 12), the Department of English, in conjunction with the Department of Education, offers a teacher certification program.

To enter the program, candidates are required to submit an application for teaching approval (available in the Education office) to the Committee of Teacher Education by February of their sophomore year or as soon after that as possible. At the time of application, the candidate must have at least a 2.67 overall GPA and a 2.67 English GPA. Students formally apply to the teacher education program after completing at least 46 hours.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

40 credits of English courses, as follows:

GRAMMAR CREDITS EN:300 English Grammar and the Writing Process 4

LITERATURE (C- or better) EN:290 The Study of Literature 4 EN:350 shakespeare 4 EN:420 Seminar 4 EN:440 Senior Colloquium 4

At least one course in American Literature selected from the following: EN:220, 260, or 340, 350, 360, 370, 390, 420, 500, (only if topic is in American Lit.) 2 or 4

A student can fulfill this requirement also by two two-credit American Literature courses.

ELECTIVES IN LITERATURE AND/OR COMPOSITION (C-or better) 16 or 18

In addition to the courses in literature and composition, the candidate for teacher certification must successfully complete (C- or better) one of the following courses from the Communications and Theatre Arts Department:

TH:151 Introduction to Acting/Improvisation TH:352 Oral Interpretation/Performance Art TH:354 Children's Theatre

33 credits of Education courses, all completed with a grade of C- or better, as follows:

CREDITS ED:200 Intro. To Study of Education 2 ED:201 History/Philosophy/Fdn. Ed. 2 ED:250 Educational Psychology 4 ED:278 Dev. Read in Content Area 4 ED:279 Current Trends and Practices 2 ED:282 Class Management and Incl. Practice 2 ED:322 Meth. Media in Major Area 2 EN:326 Tech. In Education 1 ED:500 Student Teaching (usually second semester, senior year) 12 ED:500 Seminar 2

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Students who wish to teach in elementary school (grades K through 6) must major in education. All elementary education majors, however, must take a concentration of courses in a single discipline, and English is a discipline they may elect. Those students who elect to concentrate in English must meet the following requirements:

24 credits of English courses, all completed with the grade of C- or better, as follows:

CREDITS EN:300 English Grammar and the Writing Process 4

At least one course in American Lit. selected from the following: EN:220, 260, or 340, 350, 360, 370, 390, 420, 500: (only if topic is in American Literature) 2 or 4

Electives in literature and/or composition 16 or 18