English Second Academic Concentration

English Second Academic Concentration for Elementary Education with K–6 Teacher Licensure, B.S.

The English department offers an 18 credit second academic concentration in English that meets requirements for Elementary Education and Special Education (School of Education) and certain other university programs in education. Consult with your major advisor or with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in English. Education students who are required to complete another approved concentration in a basic academic discipline, must fulfill the following requirements (18 credits) for a second academic concentration in English.
 

Requirements

  • Minimum of 18 credit hours
Core Courses9
Select three of the following:
Major British Authors: Medieval to Eighteenth Century
Major British Authors: Romantic to Modern
Colonial and U.S. Literature to 1865
U.S. Literature Civil War to the Present
Linguistics
Select one of the following:
Linguistics for Teachers
Language and Society
Electives6
Select two electives at the 200 or 300 level for 6 credits

English Second Academic Concentration for Special Education: General Curriculum, B.S.

The English department offers an 18 credit second academic concentration in English that meets requirements for Elementary Education and Special Education (School of Education) and certain other university programs in education. Consult with your major advisor or with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in English. Education students who are required to complete another approved concentration in a basic academic discipline, must fulfill the following requirements (18 credits) for a second academic concentration in English.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 18 credit hours
Core Courses9
Select three of the following:
Major British Authors: Medieval to Eighteenth Century
Major British Authors: Romantic to Modern
Colonial and U.S. Literature to 1865
U.S. Literature Civil War to the Present
Linguistics
Select one of the following:
Linguistics for Teachers
Language and Society
Electives6
Select two electives at the 200 or 300 level for 6 credits

English Second Academic Concentration for Middle Grades Education, B.S.

Middle Grades Education majors must fulfill the following requirements (25 credits) for a second academic concentration in English. Consult with your major advisor or with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in English.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 25 credit hours
British Literature3
Select one of the following:
Major British Authors: Medieval to Eighteenth Century
Major British Authors: Romantic to Modern
Transcultural Literatures: Medieval to Enlightenment
American Literature3
Colonial and U.S. Literature to 1865
U.S. Literature Civil War to the Present
Required
Literary Theory
Linguistics for Teachers
Teaching Writing in Elementary and Middle Grades
Young Adult Literature
Middle Grades Language Arts