Degree Requirements

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN ENGLISH FOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATION

REQUIREMENTS -- 42 semester hours as follows:

• Three courses are required:
  
  
• ENGL 230 Literary Criticism
• ENGL 438 Advanced Writing
• ENGL 439 Descriptive Linguistics
  
  
• Four of the following are required:
  
  
  • ENGL 331 English Literature through 1660
• ENGL 332 English Literature 1660-1830
• ENGL 333 English Literature since 1830
• ENGL 334 American Literature through 1865
• ENGL 335 American Literature since 1865
  
  
• Three of the following are required:
  
  
  • ENGL 431 Studies in British Literature
• ENGL 432 Studies in Modern Literature
• ENGL 433 Women in Literature
• ENGL 437 Studies in British and American Authors
  
  
• Two electives of 300 or 400-level courses
  
  
• Two courses in either Spanish or French are required.

Besides these requirements for the major, these additional courses are required for English certification:

• Three courses are required in related fields:
  
  
  • COMM 230
  • THTR 130
  • ELMS 338 or READ 536
    
    

Students seeking secondary certification must also take the 42 hours of required professional education courses as described in the Department of Education - Secondary Education portion of this website. 

BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH A MAJOR IN ENGLISH FOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATION

REQUIREMENTS-- Completion of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree plus a foreign language through the intermediate level.