English Major with Secondary Education Certification
Requirements total 88 hours. This includes 48 hours of English courses and 40 hours of professional education courses, of which 12 hours may be used to meet General Education requirements.
Required English Courses (48 hrs): |
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Research Course (3 hrs) |
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| ENG 115 Writing from Sources | 3 hrs |
Genre Courses (9 hrs) |
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| ENG 220 Studies in Poetry | 3 hrs |
| ENG 222 Studies in Fiction | 3 hrs |
| ENG 224 Studies in Drama | 3 hrs |
Skill Courses (12 hrs) |
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| ENG 111 Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 hrs |
| COM 112 Speech | 3 hrs |
| ENG 336 Creative Writing | 3 hrs |
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Choose one: |
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| ENG 210X Business Communication | 3 hrs |
| ENG 240X Writing for Media I | 3 hrs |
Required Period Courses (6 hrs) |
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| ENG 306 Renaissance Literature | 3 hrs |
| ENG 310 Romantic Literature | 3 hrs |
Distributive Period and Author Courses (12 hrs) |
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Choose four: |
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| ENG 302 Classical Literature | 3 hrs |
| ENG 316 Modern European Literature | 3 hrs |
| ENG 318 American Literature I | 3 hrs |
| ENG 320 American Literature II | 3 hrs |
| ENG 350 Topics in Literature | 3 hrs |
| ENG 406 Shakespeare | 3 hrs |
Advanced Major Courses (6 hrs) |
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| ENG 414 History and Structure of English Language | 3 hrs |
| ENG 420 Capstone Seminar in the British Novel | 3 hrs |
Professional Education Courses (40 hrs): |
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| ED 100 Introduction to Teaching | 3 hrs |
| ED 110 Technology for Teachers | 2 hrs |
| ED 240 Foundations of Education | 2 hrs |
| ED 260X Educational Psychology/Human Development | 3 hrs |
| ED 306 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum | 3 hrs |
| ED 330 Introduction to Special Education | 3 hrs |
| ED 360 Fundamentals of Secondary and Middle School Methods | 3 hrs |
| ED 362 Teaching of Language Arts and Literature | 2 hrs |
| ED 385 Multicultural Field Experience | 1 hr |
| ED 413 Clinical Practice in the Secondary School | 10 hrs |
| ED 421 Classroom Management | 1 hr |
| ED 422 Advanced Seminar in Education | 4 hrs |
| PSY 337 Psychology of Adolescence | 3 hrs |
Additional Certification Requirements:
Candidates must pass the Illinois Test of Basic Skills and all certification tests in order to complete their program. Students are required to comply with all state certification requirements that are in place at the time of application for certification. Consult specific general education requirements listed in the School of Education.
