English, Secondary Education, BS

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Program Code: 234A
CIP Code: 13.1305

General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

General Education Requirements

Some general education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information.

Professional Education Requirements (24 Hours)

A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) must be earned in all Professional Education Courses by Teacher Education majors.

EDU 2000 - Introduction to Learners, Teachers, and Schools (3) +
EDU 2100 - Foundations of Educational Equity (3) +
EDU 3000 - Diverse Learners: Teaching and Learning (3) #
EDU 3100 - Assessment for Learning (3) #
EDU 4900 - Student Teaching (12) [CAP]
+Must be taken prior to admission to Teacher Education
#Prerequisites: EDU 2000 , EDU 2100 , and Admission to Teacher Education. EDU 3000 and EDU 3100 should not be taken concurrently.

NOTE:

To be admitted to the Teacher Education, students must have a minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA, completed 45 semester hours, completed criminal background check and successfully completed testing requirements for Reading, Writing and Math areas of the PRAXIS I CORE (or exempt based on SAT or ACT scores). See Admission to Teacher Education . Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA required for admission to Teacher Education, Student Teaching and graduation.

Refer to the Initial Licensure Teacher Education Student Handbook for complete details related to Teacher Education admission, GPA, edTPA, Student Teaching and testing requirements.

Language Requirements (3 Hours)

Students are required to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in a language other than English. Intermediate-level proficiency is demonstrated by successful completion of a 4th-semester language course in one of the following:

Intermediate Language Course II
*
or
Combined Intermediate Language Course
*
or
Higher level language courses
(A higher-level language course that requires one of the above listed courses as a prerequisite may also be used to fulfill the language requirement.)

Note: Beginning language course I & II or beginning combination language course and intermediate language course I are prerequisites for *intermediate level II course. Placement tests are designed for placement purposes only and a score on this test alone is not sufficient to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency.

Language courses 1050 or 1060 may be used in General Education Liberal Studies Experience.

Major Requirements (43 Hours)

A 2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major discipline, plus any other courses under Major Requirements and Required Cognate Courses. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian. Honors sections are indicated by section number - 410 on the Schedule of Classes.

English Literature (6 hours)

American Literature (6 hours)

Choose one of the following options to total 6 sh

Option 1

Option 2

ENG 2320 - American Literature since 1865 (3)
Followed by one of these
ENG 4770 - Early American Literature (3)
ENG 4780 - American Literature: 1783-1865 (3)

Option 3

Required World Literature (6 Hours)

ENG 2030 - World Literature to 1650 (3) [GenEd: LS]
And one of the following
ENG 2040 - World Literature since 1650 (3) [GenEd: LS]
or
ENG 4590 - Topics in World Literature (3)

Required Shakespeare (3 Hours)

Choose one course

Required Literary Criticism, Genre Study, and Creative Writing (3 hours)

Choose ONE from the following

Language, Writing, and Pedagogy (19 hours)

**Required before beginning student teaching

ENG 3300 - Applied Grammar (3) **
ENG 3580 - Teaching Composition: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy (3) [WID] [WID] **
CI 4591 - Theory and Practice in the Teaching of High School English (3)
** (Minimum grade of “C” (2.0) required)
or
ENG 4591 - Theory and Practice in the Teaching of High School English (3) **
** (Minimum grade of “C” (2.0) required)
ENG 3610 - Studies in the Principles of Language (3) **
ENG 4560 - Adolescent Literature (3)
ENG 4660 - History of the English Language (3) **
ENG 3900 - Internship in Secondary Schools (1) **

Required Cognate Courses (6 Hours)

PSY 3010 - Psychology Applied to Teaching (3)
LIT 4620 - Reading Instruction in the Middle/Junior and Senior High School (3)
*Minimum grade of “C” (2.0) required

Minor (optional)

Total Required (120 Hours)

Note: If courses are permitted to count in both General Education and the major requirements, additional elective hours may be needed to meet the minimum of 120 hours needed to earn the degree.

Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA required to graduate