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* Important: Please save this form to your computer and then open and fill out the downloaded form.
This Transcript Analysis Form is a form we view to see whether you have taken enough coursework to teach High School Language Arts . We must receive this form for your application to be considered complete.
To complete this form, you must first acquire your college / university transcript(s). Next, open the
Transcript Analysis Form Guide.
Finally, use those documents to fill out all of the fields below to the best of your ability.
Note: “SH” = Semester Hour. Pass / Fail courses may not be used to fill out this form.
Composition (6 Semester Hours )
Courses within this area focus on Composition and Rhetoric. Creative Writing can be used; Speech cannot be used.
Course
Number
Course Name Grade
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Must have 32 semester hours of Language Arts including 12 semester hours of upper level coursework.
Composition (6 Semester Hours)
Courses within this area focus on Composition and Rhetoric. Creative Writing can be used; Speech cannot be used.
Course
Number
Course Name Grade SHs
Creative Writing (3 Semester Hours)
Courses within this area focus on any Creative Writing course, whether the writing is fiction, non-fiction, or poetry.
Course
Number
Course Name Grade SHs
Other English Courses (6 Semester Hours)
Courses within this area can focus on any Literature, Writing, Speech, or Journalism course.
Course
Number
Course Name Grade SHs
Literature Coursework
Your coursework must include at least one course in each area below:
1. Intro to Literary Criticism
Courses within this area focus on the Analysis and Criticism of Literature.
Course
Number
Course Name Grade SHs
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2. American Literature
Courses within this area focus any period in American Literature or Poetry.
Course
Number
Course Name Grade SHs
3. English Literature
Courses within this area focus on any period in British Literature or Poetry.
Course
Number
Course Name Grade SHs
4. Non-Western, Third World, or Ethnic-American Literature
Courses within this area focus on the literature of Asia, Africa, Latin America, or the Middle-East or
Chicano, Afro-American and Native American literature.
Course
Number
Course Name Grade SHs
5. Shakespeare
Courses within this area focus on any Shakespearean tragedy or comedy.
Course
Number
Course Name Grade SHs
6. Poetry / Adolescent Literature
Courses within this area focus on any Poetry, Poetry Writing, Mythology, or Adolescent Literature for
Ages 11-17.
Course
Number
Course Name Grade SHs
Check one:
I believe I have met all of the academic coursework requirements above.
I verify that I have at least 12 semester hours of upper level coursework.
I believe I have the following missing coursework:
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Missing Coursework SHs
Residents may enter the Chicago Teacher Residency program with up to 6 semester hours of missing coursework. This coursework must be completed before the end of the residency training year.
If you are missing more than 6 hours of missing coursework, then you must make up the coursework before the training year starts.
Reference the Missing Coursework Guide on our website for more information.
Upload this Transcript Analysis Form to your MyAUSL Application .
You can also submit via:
E-mail: admissions@auslchicago.org
| Mail: P.O. Box 34990, Chicago, IL 60634 | Fax: 773-283-0903
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