English B.S. - Concentration: Secondary Education
Program Features
79 credits
Required courses:
| ENGL 163 | GN: The Study of Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 208 | Writing About Young Adult Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 231 | English Grammar | 3 credits |
| ENGL 260 | GN: British Literature I | 3 credits |
| ENGL 264 | GN: American Literature I | 3 credits |
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| ENGL 261 | GN: British Literature II | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| ENGL 265 | GN: American Literature II | 3 credits |
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| ENGL 332 | Linguistics | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| ENGL 334 | History of the English Language | 3 credits |
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| ENGL 360 | Themes in World Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 390 | Shakespeare | 3 credits |
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| ENGL 412/PSED 412 | Teaching Writing in Secondary and Middle Schools | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| Teaching Writing in the Secondary and Middle Schools | 3 credits |
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| ENGL 499 | Student Teaching Internship | 1 credit |
One of the following (3 credits):
Three of the following (total of 9 credits):
Co-requisite courses:
| PSED 161 | Foundations of Education | 3 credits |
| PSED 250 | The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities | 3 credits |
| PSED 406 | Teaching of English in the Secondary Schools | 3 credits |
| PSED 420 | Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies | 3 credits |
| PSED 421 | Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom | 3 credits |
| PSED 430 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education | Middle and Junior High School | 6 credits |
| PSED 431 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School | 6 credits |
| REED 350 | Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners | 3 credits |
| SPED 102 | Diversity of the Learner | 3 credits |
| SPED 350 | Assessment of Student Learning and Behavior in Diverse Communities | 3 credits |
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| CMST 111 | GN: Introduction to Communication | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| CMST 253 | GN: Public Speaking | 3 credits |
One of the following:
Additional Requirements:
- MATH courses: As of Fall 2001, all education majors must take college level math courses.
- A minimum QPA of 2.8 is required in all English courses.
- Grades of A, B, or C must be earned in all English courses.
- Media & Composition: Students who begin their program as freshmen at ESU will be placed into a special section of ENGL 104: English Composition for Secondary English and Middle Level Education Majors. This courses focuses on composition and media literacy. To meet teacher guidelines, students who do not take ENGL 104 will be required to take CMST 126: Introduction to Mass Media.
- Portfolio: All secondary education majors enrolled after fall 2006 are required to fulfill the secondary English portfolio.
4 Year Curriculum Program Plan
(Subject to change by the university without notice)
Freshman Year
Fall
| ENGL 104 | English Composition for Secondary English and Middle Level Education Majors | 3 credits |
| ENGL 163 | GN: The Study of Literature | 3 credits |
| PSED 161 | Foundations of Education | 3 credits |
| FYE 100 | University Studies | 3 credits |
| GN: ___ | General Education Elective - Natural Science (Math) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| ENGL 264 | GN: American Literature I | 3 credits |
| CMST 111 | GN: Introduction to Communication | 3 credits |
| HPLW 105 | Health Promotion and Lifetime Wellness | 3 credits |
| SPED 102 | Diversity of the Learner | 3 credits |
| THTR 100 | GN: Introduction to Theatre | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Sophomore Year
Fall
| ENGL 231 | English Grammar | 3 credits |
| PSED 250 | The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities | 3 credits |
| GN: ___ | General Education Elective - Arts & Letters (American or English Literature I) | 3 credits |
| GN:____ | General Education Elective - Natural Science | 3 credits |
| GN:____ | General Education Elective - Social Science | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| PSED 250 | The Psychology of Learners In Diverse Communities | 3 credits |
| ENGL 332 | Linguistics | 3 credits |
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| ENGL 261 | GN: British Literature II | 3 credits |
| OR | | |
| ENGL 265 | GN: American Literature II | 3 credits |
| | | |
| ENGL 208 | Writing About Young Adult Literature | 3 credits |
| GN:____ | General Education Elective - Social Science | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Junior Year
Fall
| REED 350 | Teaching Reading to Communities of Diverse Learners | 3 credits |
| ENGL 390 | Shakespeare | 3 credits |
| GN:____ | General Education Elective - Natural Science | 3 credits |
| GN:____ | General Education Elective - Social Science | 3 credits |
One of the following:
| ENGL 356 | American Poetry | 3 credits |
| ENGL 357 | American Novel | 3 credits |
| ENGL 358 | The British Novel | 3 credits |
| ENGL 374 | Literary Criticism and Theory | 3 credits |
| ENGL 377 | Medieval European Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 378 | Old and Middle English Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 379 | British Literature of the Renaissance | 3 credits |
| ENGL 380 | Seventeenth Century British Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 381 | Eighteenth Century British Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 382 | British Romanticism | 3 credits |
| ENGL 383 | Victorian Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 384 | Modern British Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 385 | American Romanticism | 3 credits |
| ENGL 386 | American Realism | 3 credits |
| ENGL 387 | Modern American Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 388 | Contemporary Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 389 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 391 | Geoffrey Chaucer | 3 credits |
| ENGL 393 | Major Writers | 3 credits |
| ENGL 395 | The Graphic Novel | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| ENGL 360 | Themes in World Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 412/PSED 412 | Teaching Writing in Secondary and Middle Schools | 3 credits |
| PSED 420 | Seminar in Secondary Education I: Instructional Structures and Strategies | 3 credits |
| GN: ___ | General Education Elective - Arts and Letters (Modern Lang/Philosophy) | 3 credits |
| GN:____ | General Education Elective - Social Science | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Senior Year
Fall
| PSED 406 | Teaching of English in the Secondary Schools | 3 credits |
| PSED 421 | Seminar in Secondary Education II: Teaching Secondary Students In Diverse, Inclusive Classroom | 3 credits |
| ENGL 466 | Teaching Multicultural Literature | 3 credits |
| GN:____ | General Education Elective - Natural Science | 3 credits |
One of the following:
| ENGL 356 | American Poetry | 3 credits |
| ENGL 357 | American Novel | 3 credits |
| ENGL 358 | The British Novel | 3 credits |
| ENGL 374 | Literary Criticism and Theory | 3 credits |
| ENGL 377 | Medieval European Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 378 | Old and Middle English Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 379 | British Literature of the Renaissance | 3 credits |
| ENGL 380 | Seventeenth Century British Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 381 | Eighteenth Century British Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 382 | British Romanticism | 3 credits |
| ENGL 383 | Victorian Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 384 | Modern British Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 385 | American Romanticism | 3 credits |
| ENGL 386 | American Realism | 3 credits |
| ENGL 387 | Modern American Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 388 | Contemporary Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 389 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 391 | Geoffrey Chaucer | 3 credits |
| ENGL 392 | John Milton | 3 credits |
| ENGL 395 | The Graphic Novel | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| PSED 430 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education | Middle and Junior High School | 6 credits |
| PSED 431 | Student Teaching in Secondary Education/ Senior High School | 6 credits |
| ENGL 499 | Student Teaching Internship | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Total Credit Hours: 121