Secondary Education English Major

Program Description

Students who complete their studies in Secondary Education/English are eligible to receive certification to teach the content area of English in middle and high schools. In addition, students obtain ESOL endorsement.

Major Requirements

The general education courses that a Secondary Education English major must take are ENG 101, ENG 102, HIS 205 or HIS 206, PSY 101, a Social Science elective, COM 101, choose one (ART 218, ART 251, ART 252, MUS 101, THA 201), one Humanities elective, MAT 136, two courses from – MAT 135, MAT 137, MAT 171, MAT 223 –, and two courses from – NAS 104, NAS 105, NAS 106.

The Education Department Courses that a Secondary Education English major must take are EDU 202, EDU 241, EDU 321, EDU 354, EDU 355, EDU 357, EDU 461, EDU 471, EDU 481, ESE 309, SED 363, SED 364, ESL 315, ESL 325, and ESL 415.

To earn a Secondary Education English major a student must take ENG 311, ENG 341, and ENG 470, ENG 211, ENG 212, ENG 221, ENG 222, ENG 470, choose one course (ENG 321, ENG 322, ENG 323), choose one course (ENG 331, ENG 332, ENG 333), choose one course (ENG 401, ENG 410, ENG 415, ENG 416), choose one course (ENG 403, ENG 405, ENG 417, ENG 441), choose one course (ENG 421, ENG 422, ENG 423, ENG 453), and choose one course (ENG 450, ENG 451, ENG 454, ENG 461).