Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Major Requirements/English (36 credits)
EN-226	Literary Studies for English Majors	3
EN-227	Foundations of British Literature	3
EN-228	Foundations of American Literature	3
EN-229	Non-European Literature in English	3
(EN-227, EN-228, EN-229 satisfy Literature (LIT) in General Education)
(EN-229 also satisfies Global Understanding (GU) in General Education)
EN-305	Shakespeare I	3
or EN-306	Shakespeare II
EN-251	Creative Writing: Introduction	3
Select one of the following:		3
EN-252	Creative Writing: Fiction
EN-253	Creative Writing: Poetry
EN-254	Creative Writing: Drama
EN-255	Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
Select one additional Literature Elective at the 300+ level (excluding EN-342, EN-384, EN-388, EN-488 and EN-489)		3
Select one course designated with Course Type: ENCWU (excluding EN-342, EN-388, EN-488, and EN-384)		3
EN-352	Craft of Writing	3
EN-451	Advanced Creative Writing	3
EN-470	Theory and Practice of Writing (Elementary Education Majors) 1	3
Major Requirements/Education (36 credits) 2
ED-250	Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
ED-320	Teaching Emergent Multilinguals in an Inclusive Classroom	3
EDS-330	Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
EDS-336	Classroom Management	3
EDL-326	Literacy Instruction in P-6 Educational Settings I	3
(Satisfies Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) in General Education)
EDL-327	Methods of Teaching Content Literacy Including ELA and Social Studies	3
ED-360	Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Grades P-6	3
ED-361	Disciplinary Literacy and Methods of Teaching Elementary Science	3
ED-304	Social Studies and Literacy Methods for K-6	3
ED-401	Literacy Assessment to Inform Instruction	3
ED-406	Clinical Practice NEW	6
English Interdisciplinary Requirements (6 credits)
Select 6 credits from the same World Language, any level		6
(Satisfies the World Language requirement in General Education)
Education Interdisciplinary Requirements (6 credits)
MA-205	Number Systems	3
MA-206	Algebraic Thinking, Probability and Statistics	3
(MA-205 and MA-206 both satisfy Mathematics (MA) in General Education)
Free Electives (6 credits) 4
Free Electives		6
General Education Requirements (30 credits) 5
Complete 30 credits as outlined on the General Education table. 5		30
Total Credits		120

¹

EN/ED majors MUST take EN-470 Theory and Practice of Writing (3 cr.) or EN-474 Approaches to Composition Theory (3 cr.) to fulfill the above credits.

²

Minimum grade of "C" required for Education Courses.

³

Students must complete the appropriate test requirement(s) with a passing score PRIOR to Clinical Practice.

⁴

Please consult with your advisor regarding the required number of free electives that must be completed.

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The General Education curriculum requires the completion of 45 credits. However, students may be able to share credits from within their major or interdisciplinary requirements. Please consult with your advisor to determine which General Education courses must be completed.

 Additional Endorsements Available 

• P-3 Early Childhood Endorsement
• ESL - English as a Second Language - Elementary
• MID-EN - Middle School English

Notes

• 54 credits must be completed at the 200 level or higher.
• Education majors are required to have an overall GPA of 3.00 for State Certification.
• By state regulation, all Education Majors seeking content area endorsement must complete 30 content credits (12+ credits at the 300+ level).
• The English Department awards Departmental Honors to those graduating seniors who successfully complete a thesis, 2 courses beyond the standard major requirements, a 3.50 major GPA, a 3.30 overall GPA, and fulfill the intermediate language requirements.

Sequence Chart

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EN-101 College Composition I	3	EN-102 College Composition II	3
Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV)	3	ED-250 Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,SC,PH,GL	3	Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV) or Social Science Survey (SS.SV)	3
Gen*Ed Social Science Survey (SS.SV)	3	Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	3
FO-xxx Gen*ED World Language	3	FO-xxx World Language	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ED-320 Teaching Emergent Multilinguals in an Inclusive Classroom (Gen*Ed Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD)	3	EDS-330 Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
EN-226 Literary Studies for English Majors (Gen*Ed Writing Intensive (WT)	3	MA-206 Algebraic Thinking, Probability and Statistics	3
EN-229 Non-European Literature in English (Gen*Ed Literature (LIT) and Global Understanding (GU)	3	EN-227 Foundations of British Literature	3
MA-205 Number Systems	3	EN-251 Creative Writing: Introduction	3
EDL-326 Literacy Instruction in P-6 Educational Settings I	3	Gen*Ed Aesthetics (AT)	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EDS-336 Classroom Management	3	EN-352 Craft of Writing	3
ED-361 Disciplinary Literacy and Methods of Teaching Elementary Science	3	EN-3xx+ English Elective (If selected, EN-442 satisfies an English 300+ level elective and Gen*Ed Technological Literacy (TL)	6
EN-228 Foundations of American Literature	3	EN-470 Theory and Practice of Writing	3
EN-305 Shakespeare I or 306	3	ED-304 Social Studies and Literacy Methods for K-6	3
EN-252, EN-253, EN-254, or EN-255	3	Tech Literacy (TL)	3
		Free Elective	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	21
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EDL-327 Methods of Teaching Content Literacy Including ELA and Social Studies	3	Gen*Ed PR-xxx Interdisciplinary Perspectives (ISP)	3
ED-360 Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Grades P-6	3	ED-406 Clinical Practice NEW	6
EN-451 Advanced Creative Writing	3	ED-401 Literacy Assessment to Inform Instruction	3
EN-491 Seminar in English	3
Free Elective	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	12
Total Credits 123