B.S.Ed. ENGLISH - 123 CREDITS

Name:
Date Major Declared:
Grad Date:

Candidacy Req: 48 credits, 3 credits lit, 3 credits comp, 6 credits math, 2.9 GPA, Completion of Ethics Module

Praxis English Content Knowledge (take before student teaching, pass for certification)

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

(61 less 27 Attributed to Major Requirements = 31 credits)

Class Credits Course Semester Grade Rep/W**
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE 4        
WRT 120 3        
WRT 200, or 204, or 205, or 206, or 208, or 220 3        
MATH 3        
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES “J”    ENG 382      
INTERDISCIPLINARY “I”   EDF 300      
SCIENCE (6 CREDITS FROM TWO AREAS: CHEM, BIO, ESS, PHYSICS) 3 + 3        
BEHAVIOR & SOCIAL SCI.   (6 CREDITS FROM TWO AREAS:  ANT SOC PSY ECO GEO PSC)  3 + 3        
HUMANITIES (A LIT COURSE is required for candidacy)  3 CLS 260 or CLS 261      
ARTS  (ART CINEMATOGRAPHY MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY THEATRE)  3        
ETHICS  “E” COURSE   ERM 355      
SPEAKING “S” COURSE   SED 200      
SPEAKING “S” COURSE   EDS 411      
SPEAKING “S” COURSE   EDS 412      
WRITING “W” COURSE   ENG 194      
WRITING “W” COURSE   SED 300      
WRITING “W” COURSE   ENG 296      
CAPSTONE   SED 411      
CAPSTONE   SED 412      

ADDITIONAL PDE REQUIREMENTS (3 CREDITS)

Class Credits Course Semester Grade Rep/W**
MAT 103 or higher - SEE GEN ED      
MAT 103 or higher 3        

EDUCATION CORE REQUIREMENTS (29 credits)

Class Credits Course Semester Grade Rep/W**
EDF 300 Democracy and Education “I” 3        
EDP 280 — Developmental and Psychological Perspectives in Education  3        
EDA 103 — Foundations of Special Education  3        
EDA 304 — Special Education for Secondary Educators (pre-req EDA 103) 2        
EDR 347 — Literacy Development & Sec Students w/Disabilities  3        
LAN/ENG 382 — ELL Strategies for Content Area Teachers 3        
ERM 355 Ethical and Effective Assessment for Learning 7 – 12 “E” 3        
SED 100 An Exploration of Secondary Education 3        
SED 200 Secondary Field Experience. “S” 3        
SED 300 Principles of Teaching and Field Experience ”W” 3        

ENGLISH EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (6 credits)

Class Credits Course Semester Grade Rep/W**
**SED 390 Teaching English in Secondary Schools (pre-req SED 300) 3        
**SED 392 Writing and Teaching Writing in Secondary Schools (Pre-req SED 300) 3        

ENGLISH  COURSES - CORE (12 CREDITS)

Class Credits Course Semester Grade Rep/W**
ENG 201 Introduction to English Studies 3        
ENG 202 Research Methods for English Studies Seminar 3        
ENG 296 Theory, Meaning and Value “W” or ENG 206 3        
ENG 230 Intro. To Linguistics 3        
ENG 331 Structure of Modern English 3        

ENGLISH  COURSES – EDUCATION CORE,  ELECTIVES, & SEMINARS (30 CREDITS)

Class Credits Course Semester Grade Rep/W**
World Literature (CLS 260 or 261) 3        
American Literature (CLS 255, 333, LIT 213, 200, 201, 202, 203) 3        
British Literature (LIT 335, 336, 230, 231) 3        
Poetry (CRW 301, 302, LIT 274, 333, 307) 3        
JRN Elective (JRN 272,312,315,225, 335) 3        
WRH Elective (see WRH courses) 3        
English Elective 3        
ENG 400 Senior Seminar 3        
ENG 400 Senior Seminar 3        

 CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE (12 CREDITS)

Class Credits Course Semester Grade Rep/W**

*SED 411 — Student Teaching 

Stage IV Fields: Clearances Needed

 6        

*SED 412 — Student Teaching 

Stage IV Fields: Clearances Needed

 6        

Milestones in the Teacher Education Program

Milestone Completed Milestone Completed
Basic Skills Testing      
Candidacy Admission   Praxis II  
Portfolio   GPA for Certification  

** Needs Teacher Candidacy to be able to take this class. 

English BSED 2021+

Suggested Course Sequence

*Field Course – Clearances Needed

Semester 1

Course Class Credits Total
FYE First Year Experience 4  
WRT 120 Effective Writing 3  
MAT Must be 103 or above 3  
ENG 201 Conv. Of Reading and Writing 3  
  Behavior and Social Science #1 3  
      16

Semester 3

Course Class Credits Total
LIT/CLS World Literature (LIT GEN ED) CLS 260 3  
EDP 280 Dev & Psych Perspectives in Education 3  
ENG 296 Theory, Meaning & Value 3  
HIST XXX Ged Ed History 3  
JRN XXX Journalism Elective 3  
EDF 300 Dem. & Education 3  
      18

Semester 5

Course Class Credits Total
LIT British Literature 3  
EDR 347 Lit Dev in Sec Students w/disabilities 3  
SED 300* Princ. Of Teaching 3  
CRW/LIT Poetry 3  
ERM 355 Assessment for 7-12 3  
      15

*Stage III fields:  Clearances needed

Semester 7

Course Class Credits Total
ENG XXX English Elective 3  
ENG 400 Seminar 3  
SED 390* Teaching Eng. In Sec. Schools 3  
WRH XXX WRH Elective 3  
  General Education Art 3  
      15

Semester 2

Course Class Credits Total
MAT XXX

Required for FATE

Second Math Course 

 3  
WRT 2XX Research Writing 3  
SED 100 Intro to Sec Education 3  
EDA 103 Into to Spec. Education 3  
  General Education Science #1 3  
      15

Semester 4**

Course Class Credits Total
SED 200* Field Experience for Sec Ed 3  
EDA 303 Research Methods for English 2  
LIT American Literature 3  
ENG 382 Teaching ELL 3  
LIN 230 Intro to Linguistics 3  
      17

*Stage I& II fields: Clearances needed

Semester 6

Course Class Credits Total
  Behavioral and Social Science #2 3  
ENG 400 Seminar 3  
SED 392* Writing and the Teaching of Writing 3  
ENG  331 Structure of Modern English 3  
  General Education SCI #2 3  
      15

Semester 8

Course Class Credits Total
EDS 411&412* Student Teaching 12  
      12