Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Major Requirements/English (33 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
(Satisfies Literature (LIT) in General Education)
(EN-229 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
EN-352	Craft of Writing	3
EN-451	Advanced Creative Writing	3
EN-470	Theory and Practice of Writing (Elementary & Special Education Majors)	3
Major Requirements/Education (42 credits) 1
ED-250	Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
EDL-280	Introduction to Early Childhood Education	3
EDL-326	Literacy Instruction in P-6 Educational Settings I	3
ED-320	Teaching Emergent Multilinguals in an Inclusive Classroom	3
(Satisfies Reasoned Oral Discourse (RD) in General Education)
EDL-333	Family Partnerships in Early Childhood Settings	3
EDL-327	Methods of Teaching Content Literacy Including ELA and Social Studies	3
ED-305	Literacy, Science, and Social Studies Methods for Undergraduate P3 Students	3
ED-360	Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Grades P-6	3
EDS-330	Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
EDS-336	Classroom Management	3
EDL-364	Early Childhood Capstone Research Seminar	3
ED-401	Literacy Assessment to Inform Instruction (Concurrent with ED-406)	3
ED-406	Clinical Practice NEW	6
English Interdisciplinary Requirements (6 credits)
Select 6 credits from the same World Language, any level 2		6
(Satisfies World Language requirement in General Education)
Education Interdisciplinary Requirements (6 credits)
MA-205	Number Systems	3
MA-206	Algebraic Thinking, Probability and Statistics	3
(Satisfies Mathematics (MA) in General Education)
Free Electives (3 credits) 3
Select 3 credits of free electives. 3		3
General Education Requirements (30 credits) 4
Complete 30 credits as outlined on the General Education table. 4		30
Total Credits		120

¹

Minimum grade of "C" required for Education Courses.

²

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

³

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

⁴

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.

Notes

• 54 credits must be completed at the 200 level or higher.
• Education majors are required to maintain a cumulative 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 senior thesis, two designated courses beyond the standard major requirements, a 3.50 major GPA, a 3.30 overall GPA, and fulfillment of the World Language requirement for English majors.

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 Social Science Survey (SS.SV)	3	Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV) or Social Science (SS.SV)	3
Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,PH,SC,GL	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) and Writing Intensive (WT)	3	EDS-330 Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
EDL-326 Literacy Instruction in P-6 Educational Settings I	3	EN-227 Foundations of British Literature	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-251 Creative Writing: Introduction	3
MA-205 Number Systems	3	EDL-280 Introduction to Early Childhood Education	3
Gen*Ed Aesthetics	3
Semester Credits	18	Semester Credits	15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EDS-336 Classroom Management	3	ED-305 Literacy, Science, and Social Studies Methods for Undergraduate P3 Students	3
EN-305 Shakespeare I or 306	3	Gen*Ed Tech Literacy (TL)	3
EN-228 Foundations of American Literature	3	EN-470 Theory and Practice of Writing	3
EN-252, EN-253, EN-254, or EN-255	3	EN-2xx+ English Elective (Course Type ENCWU)	3
EDL-333 Family Partnerships in Early Childhood Settings	3	EN-300+ English Elective	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EDL-364 Early Childhood Capstone Research Seminar	3	Gen*Ed Interdisciplinary Perspectives (ISP)	3
EDL-327 Methods of Teaching Content Literacy Including ELA and Social Studies	3	ED-406 Clinical Practice NEW	6
EN-451 Advanced Creative Writing	3	ED-401 Literacy Assessment to Inform Instruction	3
EN-352 Craft of Writing	3
ED-360 Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Grades P-6	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	12
Total Credits 120