Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education - English Language Arts

120 credits

Major Requirements (84 crs)

Required Coursework

COM 305Media Literacy

3

ED 250Teaching as a Profession Seminar

2

ED 301Foundations of Education: Social, Cultural, Philosophical, and Historical Perspectives

3

ED 302Introduction to Educational Technology

3

ED 324Psychological Foundations of Education

3

ED 326Educating Exceptional Children and Youth

3

ED 376Teaching Reading in the Content Areas

3

ED 395Classroom Management and Positive Behavioral Supports

3

ED 420Methods for Teaching Diverse Learners

3

ED 455Classroom and Community Collaboration

3

ED 474The Science and Teaching of Reading

3

ED 489Secondary Methods: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

3

ED 590Seminar III: Professional Collaborations

1

ED 599Student Teaching - Secondary

12

EN 251American Literature I: Creating Culture(s)

3

EN 252American Literature II: Finding Voice(s)

3

EN 330Writers Workshop I

3

EN 362Classical Mythology

3

EN 365World Literature

3

EN 375Forms of Literature

3

EN 443Shakespeare

3

EN 484Special Topics

3

EN 490Structures of Modern English Grammar

3

EN 597Seminar for English Majors: Literary Criticism

3

PY 290Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence

3

 

Choose one of the following:

EN 245British Literature I

3

EN 246British Literature II

3

EN 251 and PY 290: Satisfies general education requirement - 6 crs

General Education for the Bachelor’s Degree (36 crs)

General Education Requirements

 
COM 120Public Speaking

3

Or

COM 125Interpersonal Communication

3

 

EN 110Principles of Composition

3

Or

EN 111English Composition I

3

 

EN 112English Composition II

3

TH 112Introduction to Spirituality

3

Arts

3

Mathematics - MA 134 or higher

3

Humanities - must be from two different areas of study

6

Natural Science with Lab

3-4

Social or Behavioral Sciences - must be from two different areas of study

6

Theology

3

 

Electives to reach 120 crs

General Electives

Electives

6