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English - Teaching Option with Certification (120 Credits)
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI]1 | 4 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective | 3 or 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 102 [SCI]1 | 4 |
| Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective | 3 or 4 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS], Humanities [HUM], or Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
| Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 301 or 302 [M] | 3 |
| Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| American Literature Elective2 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 305 or 306 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 325 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 326 | 3 |
| English or Humanities Elective3 | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ENGLISH 324 [M] | 3 |
| English Literature Elective 4 | 3 |
| English or Humanities Elective3 | 3 |
| TCH LRN 301 | 3 |
| Writers from Marginalized Groups Elective5 | 3 |
| Apply to College of Education Teacher Certification Program | |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ENGLISH 323 | 3 |
| Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
| TCH LRN 317 | 2 |
| TCH LRN 464 | 3 |
| TCH LRN 465 | 3 |
| TCH LRN 466 | 2 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ED PSYCH 468 | 3 |
| English or Humanities Elective3 | 3 |
| TCH LRN 467 [M] | 3 |
| TCH LRN 469 | 2 |
| TCH LRN 470 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| TCH LRN 415 | 16 |
Footnotes
| 1 | To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI] and SCIENCE 102 [SCI]. SCIENCE 101 [SCI] is offered Fall semester and is a prerequisite for SCIENCE 102 [SCI]. SCIENCE 102 [SCI] is offered Spring semester. |
| 2 | American Literature Elective: Choose from ENGLISH 210, 368, 371, 372, 470, 480, 481, or 482. |
| 3 | English or Humanities Elective: At least one from HUMANITY 101, 103, 302 [M], 303 [M], 304 [M], 335, 350, 410, or 450 is required. Other approved courses include ENGLISH 210, 366, 368, 370, 371, 372, 373, 419, and 480-489 not used to fulfill other major requirements. |
| 4 | English Literature Elective: Choose from ENGLISH 366, 370, 373, 419, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, HUMANITY 302 [M], 303 [M], 304, 335, 338, 350, 410, or 450. |
| 5 | Writers from Marginalized Groups Elective: Choose from ENGLISH 309, 311, 314 [M], 317, 321, 322 [M], 341 [M], 345 [M], or 409. |
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Courses
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Schedules of Studies
- Creative Writing Option
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- Linguistics Option
- Literary Studies Option
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- Teaching Option with Certification
- Teaching Option without Certification
Minors
- Creative Writing
- English
- Humanities Minor
- Linguistics
- Rhetoric and Professional Writing
Certificates
- Editing and Publishing Certificate
- Professional Science and Technology Writing Certificate
- Professional Writing Certificate
- Social and Environmental Justice Certificate
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate