Degree Programs:

School of Education

English Language Arts Teaching Major

(minimum 41 cr.)

Teaching major requirements are fulfilled by completing a minimum of 41 credit hours in Language Arts. A minimum GPA of 2.50 in the teaching major is required.

Foundations of Reading (6 hours)

  • ENG-L 202 and ENG-L 371 

Rhetoric (3 hours)

  • ENG-R 210, ENG-W 215, SPCH-C 480, SPCH-S 120, or SPCH-S215 

Literature (total 15 hours)  

  • ENG-E 304 (Fall) (3cr.)
  • ENG-E 303 (Spring) (3cr.)
  • Choice of:  ENG-L 207, ENG-L 209, ENG-L230, ENG-L350, ENG-L351, ENG-L352, ENG-L354, ENG-L 315, or ENG-L 332 (3cr.)

Writing (6 hours)  

  • Effective Writing (3 hours) - ENG-W 210, ENG-W 302, or ENG-W365
  • Modes of Writing (3 hours) - ENG-L203, ENG-L 203, ENG-L 203, ENG-L 205, or ENG-W 206 

Communications & Media (12 hours) 

  • Communications (6 hours) - SPCH-S 122 and CMLT-C 394
  • Research & Media Presentations (6 hours) - ENG-Z 104, ENG-W 210, and/or CMLT C392, ENG-L295, any film course, or SPAN-S 275

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