Education, English Language Arts and Reading (Grades 4-8) Track, B.S.E.

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General

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Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours

(See Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours)

Core Curriculum Specifics (44 total hours for core, including these specific courses)

• GNSC 1104 - Life/Earth Science 4
• GNSC 1204 - Physical Science 4
• COUN 2023 - Human Development 3
• EDUC 2013 - School and Society 3
• COUN 2143 - Human Diversity 3

Choose 3 hours from the following courses:

• ENGL 2413 - World Literature I 3
• ENGL 2423 - World Literature II 3
• ENGL 2613 - Survey of American Literature I 3
• ENGL 2623 - Survey of American Literature II 3
• ENGL 2813 - Survey of English Literature I 3
• ENGL 2823 - Survey of English Literature II 3

Choose 3 hours from the following courses:

• ART 1413 - Art Appreciation 3
• MUSC 1033 - The Appreciation of Music 3
• THEA 1503 - Appreciation of Theatre 3

Teaching Field (Major) - 37 hours

• ENGL 2123 - Rhetoric of Visuals and Infographics 3
• ENGL 3023 - Composition Pedagogies and Practices 3
• ENGL 3213 - Digital and New Media Rhetoric 3
• ENGL 3503 - Advanced Survey of Literature 3
• ENGL 3513 - Advanced Grammar 3
• ENGL 4001 - Senior Capstone 1

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• ENGL 4533 - Literary Theory and Criticism 3

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• ENGL 4553 - Rhetorical Theory and Criticism 3

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• Additional 12 hours of English

Choose 3 hours from the following courses:

• ENGL 3713 - Special Topics in American Literature and Life 3
• ENGL 3723 - Special Topics in Literature 3
• ENGL 3743 - Special Topics: Literature of Diverse Voices 3

Sophomore Literature - 3 hours

Choose 3 additional hours from the following courses (total of 6 hours; the other 3 hours chosen above in the core).

• ENGL 2413 - World Literature I 3
• ENGL 2423 - World Literature II 3
• ENGL 2613 - Survey of American Literature I 3
• ENGL 2623 - Survey of American Literature II 3
• ENGL 2813 - Survey of English Literature I 3
• ENGL 2823 - Survey of English Literature II 3

Other Requirements - 15 hours

• ECED 3173 - ESL Methods and Materials 3
• EDUC 4233 - Undergraduate Action Research 3 semester hours
• READ 3023 - Word Study: Language Structures and Phonics 3
• READ 4223 - Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Difficulties 3
• READ 4403 - Content Literacy 3

Professional Education and Reading Blocks - 24 hours

Foundation Courses - 12 hours

Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program before enrolling.

• EDUC 3163 - Classroom Management 3
• EDUC 3183 - Classroom Assessment 3
• EPSY 3153 - Educational Psychology 3
• SPED 3623 - Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings 3

Reading Block - 9 hours

• ETEC 4003 - Advanced Technology Integration 3
• READ 4233 - Methods of Teaching Intermediate and Secondary Reading 3
• READ 4243 - Methods of Teaching Intermediate and Secondary Language Arts 3

To be taken in last semester - 3 hours

• EDUC 4173 - Clinical Teaching for Undergraduate Students 3

Total Semester Hours - 120