Bachelor of Arts in English -  Teacher Certification in Language Arts and Reading 8-12 120 hrs)

Bachelor of Arts in English with Teacher Certification

To become certified to teach in Texas, students must complete an undergraduate degree, pass state exams in both a subject area and in pedagogy, and must comply with other state requirements. Students wishing to teach English in Texas must choose either the teacher certification program for English Language Arts/Reading Grades 4-8 or for English Language Arts/Reading Grades 7-12. The Grades 4-8 certification program is offered only in the College of Education and Human Development. The Grades 7-12 certification program is offered only in the Department of English and Modern Languages.

Students wishing teacher certification in English must fulfill all requirements for the major as listed above, specifically those requirements listed under the Teacher Certification plan. In addition, these students must complete all required courses in professional pedagogy, including student teaching, must comply with all current departmental/university state preparation/remediation policies, and must pass appropriate local and state qualifying examinations.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
General Education Core Curriculum
Communication
ENGL 1301	Composition I	3
Select one of the following:		3
FREN 1311	Beginning French I
SPAN 1311	Beginning Spanish I
DSDE 1371	ASL I
Mathematics
MATH 1332	Contemporary Mathematics I	3
Life and Physical Sciences
Select two of the following:		6
BIOL 1308	General Biology (Non-Science Majors)
BIOL 1315	Plants and Human Society (Non-Majors)
BIOL 2306	Environmental Science
CHEM 1306	Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences
CHEM 1308	Biochemistry for Allied Health Sciences
CHEM 1311	General Chemistry I
CHEM 1312	General Chemistry II
GEOL 1390	Introductory Environmental & Physical Geology
PHYS 1305	Elementary Physics I Lecture
PHYS 1307	Elementary Physics II Lecture
PHYS 1311	Introduction to Astronomy Lecture
SPSC 1301	Space Exploration
Language, Philosophy and Culture
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 2300	Close Reading II
ENGL 2322	British Literature
ENGL 2326	American Literature
ENGL 2331	World Literature
ENGL 2376	African-American Literature
Creative Arts
Select one of the following:		3
ARTS 1301	Art Appreciation
ARTS 1303	Art History I
COMM 1375	Film Appreciation
COSC 1324	The Art of Computer Game Development
DANC 2304	Dance Appreciation
MUSI 1306	Music Appreciation
MUSI 1309	Jazz History and Appreciation
MUSI 1310	History of Rock and Roll
PHIL 1330	Arts and Ideas
THEA 1310	Theatre Appreciation
American History
Select two of the following:		6
HIST 1301	U S History I 1763-1877
HIST 1302	U S History II Since 1877
HIST 2301	Texas History
Government/ Political Science
POLS 2301	Intro to American Government I	3
POLS 2302	Intro/American Government II	3
Social and Behavioral Science
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH 2346	Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 2351	Cultural Anthropology
BULW 1370	Business Environment and Public Policy
CRIJ 1301	Intro to Criminal Justice
ECON 1301	Principles and Policies
ECON 2301	Principles of Economics I Macro
ECON 2302	Principles of Economics II Micro
FINC 2310	Intro to Consumer Finance
INEN 2373	Engineering Economics
POLS 1301	Intro to Political Science
PSYC 2301	General Psychology
PSYC 2315	Lifespan Development
SOCI 1301	Introduction to Sociology
SOWK 2361	Intro Social Work
Component Area Option
ENGL 1302	Composition II	3
Select one of the following or any core course not already applied:		3
HNRS 2160	Scholars Development Seminar
LIBR 1101	Introduction to Library Research
LIBR 1301	Fundamentals of Information Literacy
PSYC 2317	Introduction to Statistical Methods
Required Major Courses
English Courses
ENGL 3326	Advanced Expository Writing	3
ENGL 3382	British Literature Before 1800	3
or ENGL 3384	British Literature After 1800
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 3322	American Lit Before 1865
ENGL 3324	American Lit After 1865
ENGL 3392	African American Literature
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 3330	World Lit Before 1600
ENGL 3332	World Lit After 1600
ENGL 3340	Mythology
Elective Courses
English Electives
ENGL 3000 or 4000 Elective		18
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 3000-4000
PHIL 3000-4000
Any level Modern Language course not already used
Academic Electives
Electives 1		12
Other
Arts and Sciences Requirement
Select one of the following:		3
PHIL 1370	Philosophy of Knowledge
PHIL 2306	Ethics
Any other PHIL or ENGL 23XX Literature course not already used
Modern Language Requirements
Modern Language Beginning II		3
Modern Language Intermediate I		3
Modern Language Intermediate II		3
Professional Education Courses
PEDG 2310	Introduction to Teacher Education	3
PEDG 3300	Human Development and Learning	3
READ 3326	Content Area Reading	3
PEDG 3380	Secondary Curriculum and Methodology	3
PEDG 4380	Secondary Methodology and Classroom Management	3
PEDG 4620	Clinical Teaching	6
Total Hours		120

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Students should consult with their advisor to select elective courses based on completion of concentration in literature, writing, or linguistics/rhetoric.