B.A. in English and Education with Endorsement in Elementary Education (EN.EDE.BA)

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Major Requirements/English (36-39 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 satisfies Global Understanding (GU) in General Education)
EN-305	Shakespeare I	3
or EN-306	Shakespeare II
Select one of the following pairs of courses:		3-6
EN-251 and EN-252
EN-251 and EN-253
EN-251 and EN-254
EN-251 and EN-255
EN-271 OR EN-300+ (excluding EN-342, EN-384, EN-388, EN-488, and EN-489)
(EN-271 satisfies Technological Literacy (TL) in General Education if selected)
Select 6 additional credits from English (EN) 300+ level (excluding EN-342, EN-384, EN-388, EN-488, and EN-489)		6
Select 6 additional credits from English (EN) 400+ level (excluding EN-488 and EN-489)		6
EN-470	Theory and Practice of Writing (Elementary Education Majors) ¹	3
EN-491	Seminar in English	3
Major Requirements/Education (36 credits) ²
ED-250	Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	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
ED-320	Teaching Emergent Multilinguals in an Inclusive Classroom	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-304	Social Studies and Literacy Methods for K-6	3
ED-361	Disciplinary Literacy and Methods of Teaching Elementary Science	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 ⁴		6
(Satisfies 3 credits of 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 satisfy Mathematics (MA) in General Education)
Free Electives (6 credits) ⁴
Take up to 6 credits of Free Electives ⁴		6
General Education Requirements (30 credits) ⁵
Complete 30 credits as outlined on the General Education table. ⁵		30
Total Credits		120-123

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.
⁵: 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
TSD- Teaching Students with Disabilities
MID-EN - Middle School English and/or Humanities

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
HS-xxx Gen*Ed Historical Perspectives (HS.SV)	3	ED-250 Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education	3
Gen*Ed Natural Science (NS) BY,CE,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,GL	3
FO-xxx World Language (Satisfies 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
EN-226 Literary Studies for English Majors (Gen*Ed Writing Intensive (WT)	3	Gen*Ed Aesthetics (AT) AR, DA, MU, TH	3
EN-229 Non-European Literature in English (Satisfies Literature (LIT) and Global Understanding (GU) in Gen*Ed	3	MA-206 Algebraic Thinking, Probability and Statistics	3
EDL-326 Literacy Instruction in P-6 Educational Settings I	3	EN-227 Foundations of British Literature (Satisfies Literature (LIT) in Gen*Ed)	3
MA-205 Number Systems	3	EN-251 & EN-252 or EN-253 or EN-254 or EN-255; or EN-271 or EN-300+ (Excluding EN-342, EN-384, EN-388, EN-488, EN-489) Satisfies Gen*Ed Technological Literacy (TL) OR EN-300+	3-6
EN-3xx+ English Elective	3
Semester Credits	18	Semester Credits	15-18
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EDS-336 Classroom Management	3	ED-304 Social Studies and Literacy Methods for K-6	3
ED-361 Disciplinary Literacy and Methods of Teaching Elementary Science	3	EN-470 Theory and Practice of Writing	3
EN-228 Foundations of American Literature	3	EN-252, EN-253, EN-354, EN-255 OR Free Elective if EN-271 is complete	3
EN-305 Shakespeare I or 306	3	EN-300+ English Electives	3
EN-400+ English Elective	3	EN-400 English Elective	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EDL-327 Methods of Teaching Content Literacy Including ELA and Social Studies	3	ED-406 Clinical Practice NEW	6
ED-360 Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Grades P-6	3	ED-401 Literacy Assessment to Inform Instruction	3
EN-442 Language and Linguistics (Gen*Ed Technological Literacy (TL)	3	PR-xxx Gen*Ed Interdisciplinary Perspectives (ISP)	3
EN-491 Seminar in English	3
Take 3-6 Credits Free Elective to Meet Required 120-Credit Minimum	3
Semester Credits	15	Semester Credits	12
Total Credits 120-123