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