English Teaching Major, B.A./B.S.

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42 hours. A secondary education teaching major (grades 5-12)

Teaching Major Grade & GPA Requirement

Students completing a teaching major must earn at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA, a 2.75 major GPA, and a grade of C or better in all courses applied toward degree requirements.

English Major

Notes: (1) English majors are normally expected to use HUM 241-242 The Western Tradition in Literature I-II to fulfill Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Cultures in Core 39. (2) ENG 101 and ENG 201 do not fulfill any requirements for any major or minor in English or English teaching.

English Courses (21 hours)

Shared English Core (12 hours)

All English majors (and some English minors) are required to complete a 12-hour shared core of courses:

ENG 205 - Introduction to English Studies and Ways of Reading Credits: 3
ENG 255 - Introduction to British Literary History Credits: 3
ENG 265 - Introduction to American Literary History Credits: 3
ENG 301 - Advanced Composition Credits: 3

Shared English Electives (9 hours)

All English majors (and some English minors) are required to complete nine hours of shared electives at the 300 and 400 level:

Bachelor of Science Degree, English Teaching Major

This program is identical to the Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with Teaching Emphasis, except no non-English modern or classical language is required.

Bachelor of Arts Degree, English Teaching Major

Must complete 12 hours from USI Core 39 as follows:

Three courses (9 hours) in a single language (through the 204 level) from the World Languages subject area
One course (3 hours) from the Natural Science with lab category

Note: Students entering the English teaching program should review the College of Liberal Arts Teacher Licensure .

Directed Electives (21 hours)

Shakespeare (3 hours)

ENG 451 - Shakespeare’s Histories and Tragedies Credits: 3 or
ENG 453 - Shakespeare’s Comedies and Romances Credits: 3

English Teaching (6 hours)

ENG 310 - Writing in the Secondary Schools Credits: 3 and
ENG 444 - Literature in the Secondary Schools Credits: 3

Literature Electives (6 hours)

ENG 330 - Ethnic Literature in America Credits: 3
ENG 375 - Modern Canadian Literature Credits: 3
ENG 382 - Literature of the Bible Credits: 3
ENG 386 - World Mythology Credits: 3
ENG 387 - Women’s Literature and Gender Issues: 19th- and 20th-Century Theory Credits: 3
ENG 424 - Chaucer Credits: 3
ENG 425 - Milton: Prose and Poetry Credits: 3
ENG 426 - The Literature of the Renaissance Credits: 3
ENG 427 - Neo-Classical and Eighteenth-Century Literature Credits: 3
ENG 431 - Nineteenth-Century Literature Credits: 3
ENG 432 - Twentieth-Century Poetry Credits: 3
ENG 435 - The Novel to the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENG 436 - The Novel of the Twentieth Century Credits: 3
ENG 437 - Contemporary Fiction Credits: 3
ENG 451 - Shakespeare’s Histories and Tragedies Credits: 3
ENG 453 - Shakespeare’s Comedies and Romances Credits: 3
ENG 473 - History of Western Drama I Credits: 3
ENG 474 - History of World Drama II Credits: 3
ENG 499 - Seminar in Literature and Language Credits: 3

Open Electives (6 hours)

English coursework at the 300-400 level; may include theory, literature, rhetoric, and writing.

Secondary Education Licensure minor

Students seeking a teaching major that leads to licensure as a secondary school teacher (grades 5-12) are required to complete the Secondary Education Licensure Minor .