English, BA, Concentration: English Teaching

PNW General Education Core (30 Credits Minimum)

• English Composition (6 Credits): ENGL 10400 - English Composition I  and ENGL 10500 - English Composition II  
• Speech Communication (3 Credits): COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication  
• Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits): STAT 13000 - Statistics And Contemporary Life  or MA 15300 - College Algebra  
• Natural Sciences (3 Credits): Select one course with Lab from the Natural Sciences Core list  
• Technology (3 Credits): EDCI 32300 - Educational Technology For Teaching And Learning  
• Humanities (3 Credits): PHIL 11000 - Introduction To Philosophy  
• Social Sciences (3 Credits): SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology  
• Additional Credits (3 Credits): ENGL 23100 - Introduction To Literature  
• First-Year Experience (FYE) (3 Credits): ENGL 11200 - First-Year Seminar For English  

Major Core (39 Credits)

• ENGL 28800 - Theory And Investigation  
• ENGL 30800 - Modern English Grammar  
• ENGL 38800 - Literature And Culture In Context  - variable topics course, to be taken three times (9 credits)
• ENGL 39100 - Composition For English Teachers  
• ENGL 49200 - Literature In The Secondary Schools  
• Choose one course focused on diversity in literature (3 credits): ENGL 25700 , ENGL 31100 , ENGL 31200 , ENGL 31300 , ENGL 32300 , ENGL 32400 , ENGL 33400    ENGL 33600 , ENGL 33800 , ENGL 34600 , ENGL 34900 , ENGL 35300 , ENGL 36000 , ENGL 36500 , ENGL 36600 , ENGL 39600  
• Choose one Multimodal Writing course (3 credits):  ENGL 42401   ENGL 42501 , ENGL 42601 **, ENGL 43100 (e), ENGL 43500 *, ENGL 43700 (e), ENGL 43800  

*variable topics course, may be repeated for credit

• Choose any course in Public Writing and Rhetoric (3 credits):  ENGL 20200 , ENGL 20500 , ENGL 30502 , ENGL 42800 *, ENGL 43300 , ENGL 44300 *, ENGL 48000 (e)

*variable topics course, may be repeated for credit

• Capstone Course (3 credits): ENGL 30502 , ENGL 48700 , ENGL 48000  (e)
• English Literature Elective (3 credits): Choose any English Literature course, ENGL 20000 or above
• Linguistics Course (3 credits) Choose one: ENGL 32600    or ENGL 32700    

Concentration Core (36 Credits)

• ECON 10100 - Survey Of Economics
• EDCI 34100 - English Teaching In Senior High, Junior High And Middle Schools
• EDCI 35500 - Teaching And Learning K-12 Classroom
• EDCI 36600 - Use Of Assessment In The K-12 Classroom
• EDCI 49700 - Supervised Teaching
• EDPS 22000 - Psychology Of Learning
• EDPS 26000 - Introduction To Special Education
• EDPS 28500 - Diversity And Education
• EDPS 37000 - Teaching Students With Diverse Learning Needs In K-12 Class

Other Required Courses (21 Credits)

• World Languages (12 Credits) - Spanish, French, American Sign Language - must complete four (4) semesters of the same language.
• Physical Science (3 Credits) - Choose any Physical Science course or select one from list:
  • SCI 11200 - Introduction To The Physical Sciences I  
  • SCI 11300 - Introduction To The Physical Sciences II   
  • SCI 15000 - Brewing Science  
• History (3 Credits) - Choose one:
  • HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World  
  • HIST 11000 - The Pre-Modern World  
  • HIST 15100 - American History To 1877  
  • HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877  
• Political Science (3 Credits) - Choose one:
  • POL 10100 - American Government And Politics  
  • POL 13000 - Introduction To International Relations  
  • POL 14100 - Governments Of The World  

Requirements

Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA):  Minimum grade of B- required for EDCI 32300, EDCI 34100, EDCI 35500, EDCI 36600, EDPS 37000, ENGL 10400, ENGL 10500, and COM 11400; minimum grade of C required for EDPS 22000, EDPS 26000, EDPS 28500, and all non-education courses.

Experiential Learning (EL):  One EL course required.  EL courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.

General Education Core:  General Education notations can be found within the course description.  Please click on a course to see if it meets a Gen Ed requirement.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study. 

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Additional Information and Guidelines

• No cross-listed course may be double-counted.
• No single ENGL course may count toward more than one requirement of the English literature concentration.

Note 1: SPAN, FR, or ASL - students must complete 4 semesters of the same language.

Note 2: Natural Science (with Lab) – Choose 1 course from: SCI 10300, SCI 10400, SCI 10500, or SCI 11400. Note: SCI 10500 also meets the Wellness requirement for General Education

Note 3: Take ENGL 38800 Literature and Culture in Context, a variable topics course, three times, on three different topics

Note 4: Choose one Multimodal Writing course:

• ENGL 42401 Writing For Digital Media
• ENGL 42501 Writing for New Media
• ENGL 42601 Writing for Social Media**
• ENGL 43100 Web Usability: Writing and Reading on the Web(e)
• ENGL 43500 Topics in Writing for Interactive Digital Media*
• ENGL 43700 Writing for Video Games(e)
• ENGL 43800 Games and Gamification

 *Variable topics, may be repeated for credit

Choose any course in Public Writing and Rhetoric

• ENGL 20200 Engaging English  
• ENGL 20500 Introduction To Creative Writing     
• ENGL 30502 Creative Writing as a Profession
• ENGL 42800 Special Topics in Writing*
• ENGL 43300 Writing Proposals and Grants
• ENGL 44300 Intermediate Creative Writing*
• ENGL 48000 Internship in Writing*(e)

 *Variable topics, may be repeated for credit

Capstone course - select one from list:

• ENGL 30502 Creative Writing as a Profession
• ENGL 48700 Community-Engaged Literature
• ENGL 48000 Internship in Writing(e)
• ENGL 49500 Capstone Seminar for Seniors

Choose any Diverse Literatures course: ENGL 25700, 31100, 31200, 31300, 32300, 32400, 33400, 33600, 33800, 34900, 35300, 34600, 36000, 36500, 36600, 39600.

Note 5: Choose any ENGL literature course at the 20000 level or above

Note 6:  Choose any Capstone course: ENGL 30502, 48700, 42001, or 48000.

Note 7: EDCI 35500 (f) (m) - Admission to Gate 2 courses requires application screening by the Department of Teacher Preparation advisor. Courses marked with (f) require field observations.

Note 8: EDCI 37000 (f) - Admission to Gate 3 and beyond requires Admission to Teacher Preparation Program and passing of state licensure exams.

Courses marked with (f) require field observations. Students may not receive less than B- in professional education courses.