English Education B.S.

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Bachelor of Science Degree
Leading to Certification for Grades 6-12
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of English
(770) 423-6297

This single field program is designed to prepare English teachers of adolescents, largely at the secondary school level (grades 6 through 12). It leads to 6-12 teacher certification in the teaching field of English/Language Arts in Georgia. Candidates complete the equivalent of a major in English/Language Arts and a second major in pedagogical studies with an emphasis on teaching English/Language Arts.

The English education program aims to prepare teachers who have a broad, rich knowledge of the discipline of English (including courses in British, American, and world literature, language theory, and writing) and who enact an integrated, reflective, and theoretically informed pedagogy for English/Language Arts.

This program is fully accredited by NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education), is nationally recognized by NCTE, (National Council of Teachers of English), and is fully approved by Georgia’s Professional Standards Commission for teacher certification.

General Education (42 Credit Hours)

see listing of requirements

University-Wide Fitness For Living Requirement (3 Credit Hours)

Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) (18 Credit Hours)

Required Teaching Field Courses (30 Credit Hours)

Note:

* Students who take ENGL 2270 must make a “B” or better to take ENGL 3260. Students who pass the department’s basic language competency test with an 80% or better may substitute for ENGL 2270 an English course selected with an English education advisor.

Other Teaching Field Requirements

Studies in 19th-Century Literature (choose one) (3 Credit Hours)

Studies in 20th-Century Literature (choose one) (3 Credit Hours)

Cultural Studies of Literature (choose one) (3 Credit Hours)

Theory (3 Credit Hours)

ENGL 3391 - Teaching Literature to Adolescents