Secondary English 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement, Bachelor of Arts in Education
Offered by Department of English
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4) | 12 | |
| Including: | ||
| LOPER 2: Writing Skills | ||
| Introduction to Academic Writing 1 | ||
| LOPER 3: Oral Communication Skills | ||
| Fundamentals of Speech Communication | ||
| Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8) | 12 | |
| Dispositional Requirements (LOPERs 9-10) 2 | 6 | |
| Including: | ||
| LOPER 9: Civic Competency and Engagement | ||
| Introduction to American Politics | ||
| LOPER 10: Respect for Human Diversity | ||
| Teaching in a Democratic Society | ||
| Program Specified Requirements | 3 | |
| Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research | ||
| Professional Sequence | ||
| Complete all required courses 3 | 25 | |
| Endorsement | ||
| Complete all required courses | 36 | |
| Unrestricted electives | ||
| Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum | 26 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Endorsement
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| Literature 4 | ||
| Select 3 credit hours of the following American literature courses: | 3 | |
| Survey of US Literature I | ||
| Survey of US Literature II | ||
| Literature of the American West | ||
| Contemporary American Multicultural Lit | ||
| American Women Writers | ||
| Reading Nebraska | ||
| Colonial/Early American Literature | ||
| Seminar in the American Renaissance | ||
| Seminar in American Realism | ||
| Seminar in Early 20th Century American Literature | ||
| Seminar in Post-World War II American Literature | ||
| Colloquium: US Literature through 1855 5 | ||
or ENG 859 | Colloquium: US Literature 1855-Present | |
| Select 3 credit hours of the following British literature courses: | 3 | |
| Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature I | ||
| Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature II | ||
| Early/Middle English Literature | ||
| Seminar in Shakespeare | ||
| Seminar in the Renaissance | ||
| Literature of the English Restoration and Eighteenth Century | ||
| Seminar in Romanticism | ||
| Seminar in Victorian Literature | ||
| Seminar in Modernism | ||
| Postmodern/Contemporary British Literature | ||
| Colloquium: British Literature through 1700 5 | ||
or ENG 884 | Colloquium: British Literature: 1700-Present | |
| Select 3 credit hours of the following world literature courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Literature: Western Civilization | ||
| Intro to Literature: Non-Western Civilization | ||
| European Literature in Translation | ||
| Postcolonial Literature in a Global Context | ||
| Ancient Literature | ||
| Seminar in World Literature | ||
| Select 3 credit hours of adolescent literature: | 3 | |
| Literature for Adolescents | ||
| Writing/Composition | ||
| ENG 234 | Reading and Writing about Literature | 3 |
| Select 3 credit hours of the following creative writing courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Beginning Fiction Writing | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing for the Stage/Screen | ||
| Beginning Poetry Writing | ||
| Creative Play/Script Writing | ||
| Advanced Fiction Writing | ||
| Advanced Poetry Writing | ||
| Narrative Strategies | ||
| Poetic Strategies | ||
| Select 3 credit hours of the following advanced composition courses: | 3 | |
| Advanced Writing | ||
| Technical and Science Writing | ||
| Theory and Pedagogy of Writing | ||
| Seminar in Rhetoric | ||
| Language | ||
| ENG 404 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 303 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| or ENG 304 | Grammar I | |
| Pedagogy | ||
| ENG 424 | Teaching Secondary School English | 3 |
| ENG 427 | Electronic Literacy | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 3 credit hours of any ENG course 300-499 OR ENG 806 5 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
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Students with sufficient preparation may satisfy this requirement with ENG 102.
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Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.) Students applying this option will need to take additional hours in other categories to meet the required General Education hours.
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Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
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In all four categories, topics classes may be included by department permission.
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Students accepted into the Accelerated 4+1 Master of Arts in English program may take up to 9 hours of the specified graduate level coursework.
This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your academic advisor. Advisors can also help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | ||
| LOPER 1: First-year Seminar | 3 | |
| ENG 101 | Introduction to Academic Writing 1 | 3 |
| TE 100 | Teaching in a Democratic Society | 3 |
| LOPER 7: Social Science | 3 | |
| PSCI 110 | Introduction to American Politics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | ||
| LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics, and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| LOPER 5: Visual and Peforming Arts | 3 | |
| ENG 102 | Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| SPCH 100 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 3 | ||
| ENG 234 | Reading and Writing about Literature | 3 |
| TE 204 | Growth & Development/Introduction to Exceptionalities | 4 |
| TE 206 | Instructional Technology and the Preservice Teacher | 3 |
| LOPER 6: Humanities | 3 | |
| LOPER 8: Natural Science | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 4 | ||
| Writing Course | 3 | |
| ENG 303 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| or ENG 304 | Grammar I | |
| American Literature Course | 3 | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 5 | ||
| Writing Course | 3 | |
| ENG 404 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| British Literature Course | 3 | |
| Required English Course | 3 | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 6 | ||
| ENG 427 | Electronic Literacy | 3 |
| World Literature Course | 3 | |
| TE 306 | Reading and Inclusion in K-12 Classrooms | 2 |
| TE 319 | Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms | 2 |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 7 | ||
| ENG 424 | Teaching Secondary School English | 3 |
| TE 320 | Field Experience in Secondary Classroom | 2 |
| ENG 300-499 or ENG 806 2 | 3 | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 2 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 8 | ||
| TE 400 | Student Teaching | 12 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
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Students who qualify may jump to ENG 102.
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Students accepted into the Accelerated 4+1 Master of Arts in English program may take specified graduate level coursework.