English Department

English Language Arts Education Major

An English Language Arts Education Major requires 41hours of General Education courses, 41 hours of Professional Studies courses, 43 hours of English Language Arts Specialization Courses, and 1 Elective credits. This includes core requirements for middle school endorsement. See the list of required courses below:

General Education Courses
COR 101 Cornerstone Seminar
COR 102 Intro to Christian Thought
COR 201 Foundations of Science
COR 401 Capstone Seminar

COM 101 Speech Communication
ENG 101 Research & Writing
HPR 101 Wellness: Basic Concepts
HPR 102 Wellness: Physical Fitness
HPR 200 Self Defense

HPR Activity Courses
HST 101 Western Civ
HUM 211 Fine Arts
Mathematics Course
Lab Science
Philosophy Course
Biblical Studies Course
PSY 206 Adolescent Development

Professional Studies (Education) Courses
EDU 101 Intro to Ed Practice
EDU 202 Cultural Conflict/Class
EDU 280 Exceptional Child
EDU 316 Reading and Writing across the Curr.
EDU 330 Behavior Management
EDU 340 Measurement/Evaluation
EDU 342 Middle School Curr/Inst
EDU 400 Early Exp.
EDU 412 Clinical Pract - Secondary
EDU 421 Student Teaching

Education Department Courses and Descriptions

English Specialization
ENG 201 Intro to Literature
ENG 216 Intro to Tch Eng Language Arts
ENG 227 Feature Writing
ENG 243 World Lit Masterpieces
ENG 315 Hist & Mod Eng Linguistics
ENG 327 Adv Comp for Teachers
ENG 340 Amer Lit to 1875
ENG 341 Amer Lit since 1875
ENG 344 British Lit to 1800
ENG 345 British Lit since 1800
ENG 351 Lit for Adolescents
ENG 450 Shakespeare
COM 307 Adv Interpersonal Com
COM 321 Oral Interpretation of Lit

Note: Technology Proficiency Required
CIS 105 recommended as preparation for successful completion of proficiency or as remediation.

College Catalog: English Department Courses and Descriptions
English Education Description
Teacher Education Information

Last updated: September 15, 2005