BA ENGLISH, Teacher Certification Option (2013-2014)
Department of Languages Communication, College of Arts and Sciences
Core Curriculum
C/IP/N
Requirements
COMM 1003 Fund of Speech Comm
ENGL 1123 Freshman Composition I
ENGL 1133 Freshman Composition II
Mathematics*
Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences*
Humanities
Visual and Performing Arts*
History*
History*
Political Science (POSC 1113)
Political Science (POSC 1123)
Social Science
Computing
ENGLISH MAJOR
SCH
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
42
TOTAL
* See Brailsford College Core course selection
C/IP/N Foreign Language Requirement SCH
3
3
3
TOTAL
9
C/IP/N
Additional Requirements
SCH
SPED 3003 Intro to Exceptional Child 3
ENGL 2253 Adolescent Literature
3
ENGL 3023 Creative Writing Process 3
RDNG 4633 Developmental Reading 3
RDNG 4653 Foundations Rdng Instr 3
TOTAL
15
C/IP/N
Required Core Courses
SCH
ENGL 3153 Literary Theory & Criticism 3
ENGL 4433 Special Topics
3
C/IP/N
Early British
SCH
ENGL 4223 Shakespeare
3
C/IP/N
British Survey (take both)
SCH
ENGL 2263 English Lit to 1800
3
ENGL 2273 English Lit 1800 to Present 3
C/IP/N
American Survey (take both)
SCH
ENGL 2423 American Lit to 1865
3
ENGL 2433 American Lit 1865 to Pres. 3
C/IP/N African-American Survey (choose 1) SCH
ENGL 3053 Survey of African-Amer Lit 3
ENGL 3063 Studies in Afircan-Amer Lit 3
C/IP/N
Language & Writing (take both)
SCH
ENGL 3043 Prof. Writing for eMedia
3
ENGL 3223 Advanced Grammar
3
C/IP/N
Global Awareness
SCH
ENGL 2383 World Lit
3
TOTAL
33
C/IP/N
C/IP/N
Unrestricted Electives Requirement SCH
3
Teacher Certification
CUIN 3003 Educational Foundations
CUIN 3013 Educational Psychology
CUIN 4003 Instructional Planning
ENGL 4003 Studies in Teaching ELAR
CUIN 4826 Student Teaching I
SCH
3
3
3
3
6
* students cannot take other courses with 4826
TOTAL
Admission to Teacher Education requires the completion
of all core courses with an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Students must complete an application packet, including
recommendation forms, before they can start taking CUIN
classes.
18
TOTAL UNITS
Core Curriculum
Foreign Language Requirement
Unrestricted Electives Requirement
English Major
Additional Requirements
Teacher Certification
Certification in the state of Texas requires passing scores on
two exams, one in Pedagogy and Professional
Responsibilities EC-12 (PPR) and one in English Language
Arts and Reading (ELAR) 7-12. Students cannot take other
courses with 4826.
TOTAL
SCH
42
9
3
33
15
18
120