B.A. English Teacher Certification
Fall 2021
| Degree: | Bachelor of Arts | 
| Major: | English | 
| Concentration: | Teacher Certification | 
General Education Core Curriculum
Communication - 6 Hours:
ENGL 1301 - Composition I
One From:
- FREN 1311 - Beginning French I
 - SPAN 1311 - Beginning Spanish I
 - DSDE 1371 - American Sign Language I
 
Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3 Hours From:
- ENGL 2310 - British Literature Before 1800
 - ENGL 2320 - British Literature After 1800
 - ENGL 2322 - British Literature
 - ENGL 2326 - American Literature
 - ENGL 2331 - World Literature
 - ENGL 2371 - Masterworks of Asian Literature
 - ENGL 2376 - African-American Literature
 
Mathematics - 3 Hours:
MATH 1332 - Contemporary Mathematics ILife and Physical Sciences - 6 Hours From:
- BIOL 1308 - General Biology (Non-Majors)
 - BIOL 1315 - Plants and Human Society (Non-Majors)
 - BIOL 2306 - Environmental Science
 - CHEM 1306 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences
 - CHEM 1308 - Biochemistry for Allied Health Sciences
 - CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I
 - CHEM 1312 - General Chemistry II
 - GEOL 1390 - Introductory Environmental and Physical Geology
 - PHYS 1305 - Elementary Physics I
 - PHYS 1307 - Elementary Physics II
 - PHYS 1311 - Introduction to Astronomy
 - SPSC 1301 - Space Exploration
 
History -6 Hours From:
- HIST 1301 - US History I 1763-1877
 - HIST 1302 - US History II Since 1877
 - HIST 2301 - Texas History
 
Government/Political Science - 6 Hours:
POLS 2301 - Introduction to American Government I
POLS 2302 - Introduction to American Government II
Social and Behavioral Sciences - Three Hours From:
- ANTH 2346 - Intro to Anthropology
 - ANTH 2351 - Cultural anthropology
 - BULW 1370 - Business Environment and Public Policy
 - CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice
 - ECON 1301 - Economic Principles and Policies
 - ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics
 - ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics
 - INEN 2373 - Engineering Economics
 - PSYC 2301 - General Psychology
 - POLS 1301 - Intro to Political Science
 - SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology
 - SOWK 2361 - Intro to Social Work
 
Creative Arts - Three Hours From:
- ARTS 1301 - Art Appreciation
 - ARTS 1303 - Art History I
 - COSC 1324 - Art of Computer Game Development
 - DANC 2304 - Dance Appreciation
 - MUSI 1306 - Music Appreciation
 - MUSI 1310 - History of Rock and Roll
 - COMM 1375 - Film Appreciation
 - PHIL 1330 - Arts and Ideas
 - THEA 1310 - Introduction to Theatre
 
Component Area Options - 6 Hours:
ENGL 1302 - Composition II
One From:
- BUAL 2310 - Business Analysis I
 - INEN 2301 - Applications of Quantitative Methods
 - PSYC 2317 - Introduction to Statistical Methods
 - MATH 1314 - College Algebra (Non-Calculus)
 - MATH 1316 - Trigonometry
 - MATH 1325 - Calculus for Business Applications
 - MATH 1332 - Contemporary Mathematics I
 - MATH 1342 - Statistics
 - MATH 1414 - College Algebra (Calculus Track)
 
Required Courses for Major
ENGL 3326 - Advanced Expository Writing
Choose one from:
- ENGL 3382 - British Literature Before 1800
 - ENGL 3384 - British Literature After 1800
 
Choose one from:
- ENGL 3322 - American Literature Before 1865
 - ENGL 3324 - American Literature After 1865
 - ENGL 3392 - African American Literature
 
Choose one from:
- ENGL 3330 - World Literature Before 1600
 - ENGL 3332 - World Literature After 1600
 - ENGL 3340 - Mythology
 
Elective Courses
English Electives - 21 Hours:
ENGL 3000 or 4000 Elective - 9 Hours
ENGL 4000 Elective - 9 Hours
ENGL 3000-4000, or PHIL 3000-4000 or any level Modern Language course not already used - 3 hours
Academic Electives - 12 Hours:
Students should consult with their advisor to select elective courses based on completion of concentration in literature, writing, or linguistics/rhetoric.
Other
Arts and Sciences Requirement - Select one:
- PHIL 1370 - Philosophy of Knowledge
 - PHIL 2306 - Ethics
 - Any other PHIL course not already used
 
Modern Languages Requirement - 9 Hours:
- Modern Language Beginning II
 - Modern Language Intermediate I
 - Modern Language Intermediate II
 
Professional Education Courses - 24 Hours:
- PEDG 2310 - Introduction to Teacher Education
 - PEDG 3300 - Human Growth and Learning
 - READ 3326 - Reading and Literacy Strategic Content Areas
 - PEDG 3380 - Secondary Curriculum and Methodology
 - PEDG 4380 -Secondary Methodology and Classroom Management
 - ENGL 4321 - Issues in Language and Literature
 - PEDG 4620 - Student Teaching Secondary School
 
Minor
Hours
126
