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 302 - Science & Christianity
COR 401 - Capstone Seminar

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

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

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.

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