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 32000 , ENGL 32300 , ENGL 32400 , ENGL 33400 , ENGL 33600 , ENGL 33800 , ENGL 34000 , ENGL 34600 , ENGL 34900 , ENGL 35300 , ENGL 36000 , ENGL 36500 , ENGL 36600 , ENGL 39600  
• Choose one Multimodal Writing course (3 credits): ENGL 30200 , ENGL 30502 , ENGL 40400 , ENGL 42501 , ENGL 42601 , ENGL 43500  
• Choose any course in the Writing Concentration or Creative Writing as a Profession Minor (3 credits): ENGL 20500 , ENGL 30200 , ENGL 30502 , ENGL 40000 , ENGL 40400 , ENGL 40600 , ENGL 40700 , ENGL 40900 , ENGL 41000 , ENGL 42000 , ENGL 42001 , ENGL 42501 , ENGL 42601 , ENGL 42900 , ENGL 43100 , ENGL 43500 , ENGL 43600 , ENGL 43700 , ENGL 43800 , ENGL 45100 , ENGL 48000  
• Capstone Course (3 credits): ENGL 30502 , ENGL 42001 , ENGL 48000 , ENGL 48700 , or ENGL 49500  
• English Literature Elective (3 credits): Choose any English Literature course, ENGL 20000 or above
• Linguistics Course (3 credits) Choose one: ENGL 32600 - English Linguistics  or ENGL 32700 - English Language I: History And Development  

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)

• Modern Languages (12 Credits) - Spanish, French, German, American Sign Language, or Japanese; 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 14000 - Introduction To Forensic Science  
  • 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, and EDPS 37000; minimum grade of C required for EDPS 22000, EDPS 26000, EDPS 28500, and all English and Foreign Language courses; 2.0 GPA

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. 

Courses that are only offered on one campus will be noted by an (H) for Hammond, or (W) for Westville.

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, GER, ASL, or JPNS; 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 course from the Writing concentration or Creative and Professional Writing minor: 20500, 30200, 31900, 30502, 40400, 40600, 40700, 48000, 40900, 41800, 40000, 41000, 42000, 42001, 42501, 42601, 42900, 43100, 43500, 43600, 43700, 43800, 45100, or 48000.
• Choose any Multimodal Writing course: ENGL 30200, 30502, 40400, 42510, 42601, 43500.
• Choose any Diverse Literatures course: ENGL 25700, 31100, 31200, 31300, 32000, 32300, 32400, 33400, 33600, 33800, 34000, 34900, 35300, 34600, 36000, 36500, 36600, 39600.

Note 5: Choose any ENGL literature course at the 20000 level or above: ENGL 21600, 23200, 23500. 23700. 23800, 23900, 24000, 24100, 25000, 25700, 26000, 26100, 26200, 26400, 26600, 26700, 28600, 3100, 31100, 31200, 31300, 31400, 31500, 31800, 32000, 32300, 32400, 32500, 33100, 33300, 33500, 33600, 33700, 33900, 34000, 35000, 35100, 35500, 35600, 36000, 36300, 36500, 36600, 37000, 37100, 37200, 37300, 37500, 37700, 37900, 38100, 38200, 38300, 38600, 38700, 39600, 40300, 41100, 41200, 41300, 41400, 44100, 44200, 44400, 46000, 46200, 46300, 46600, 46800, 46900, 47900, 49200.

Note 6:  Choose any Capstone course: ENGL 30502, 48700 Community-Engaged Literature, 42001, 48000, or 49500.

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: EDPS 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.