Secondary English 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement, Bachelor of Arts in Education

Offered by Department of English

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) 26
Including:
LOPER 9: Civic Competency and Engagement
Introduction to American Politics
LOPER 10: Respect for Human Diversity
Teaching in a Democratic Society
Program Specified Requirements3
Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research
Professional Sequence
Complete all required courses 325
Endorsement
Complete all required courses 36
Unrestricted electives
Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum 26
Total Credit Hours120

Endorsement

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
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
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 234Reading and Writing about Literature3
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 404History of the English Language3
ENG 303Introduction to Linguistics3
or ENG 304 Grammar I
Pedagogy
ENG 424Teaching Secondary School English3
ENG 427Electronic Literacy3
Electives
Select 3 credit hours of any ENG course 300-499 OR ENG 806 53
Total Credit Hours36
1

Students with sufficient preparation may satisfy this requirement with ENG 102.

2

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.

3

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

4

In all four categories, topics classes may be included by department permission.

5

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.

Semester 1
LOPR 126First Year Seminar3
ENG 101Introduction to Academic Writing3
or ENG 102 Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research
TE 100Teaching in a Democratic Society3
LOPER 7: Social Science3
PSCI 110Introduction to American Politics3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 2
LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics, and Quantitative Reasoning3
LOPER 5: Visual and Peforming Arts3
ENG 102Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research3
or ENG 234 Reading and Writing about Literature
SPCH 100Fundamentals of Speech Communication3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 3
ENG 234Reading and Writing about Literature3
TE 204Growth & Development/Introduction to Exceptionalities4
TE 206Instructional Technology and the Preservice Teacher3
LOPER 6: Humanities3
LOPER 8: Natural Science3
Total Credit Hours16
Semester 4
Writing/Composition Course3
ENG 303Introduction to Linguistics3
or ENG 304 Grammar I
American Literature Course3
Unrestricted Elective3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 5
Writing/Composition Course3
ENG 404History of the English Language3
British Literature Course3
Required English Course3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours15
Semester 6
ENG 427Electronic Literacy3
World Literature Course3
TE 306Reading and Inclusion in K-12 Classrooms2
TE 319Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms2
Unrestricted Elective3
Unrestricted Elective3
Total Credit Hours16
Semester 7
ENG 424Teaching Secondary School English3
TE 320Field Experience in Secondary Classroom2
Writing/Composition Course3
Unrestricted Elective3
Unrestricted Elective3
2 Credit Course2
Total Credit Hours16
Semester 8
TE 400Student Teaching12
Total Credit Hours12