Secondary English 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement, Bachelor of Arts in Education
Offered by Department of English
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Studies | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
- 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 GS 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.