Major in English with a Teacher Education Emphasis (5-12)

ENGL 111 Critical Reading and Writing I: Fiction and Nonfiction Prose (4 credits)
ENGL 112 Critical Reading and Writing II: Drama and Poetry (4 credits)
      Note: Qualified students who do not take ENGL 111 and 112 may substitute ENGL 190 Critical
      Reading and Writing: Major Genres and one additional 4-credit literature course in
      English numbered above 200 (including ENGL 205, 211, 212, 214, 215, 217, 218, 220, 221,
      222, 297, 324, 325, 334, 337, 341, 360, 361, 362, 364, 365, 366, 367, 370, 371, 372, 373, 390,
      and 395) or two 2-credit ENGL 295 courses during J-Term

ENGL 211 British Authors I (4 credits)
or
ENGL 212 British Authors II (4 credits)

ENGL 214 American Authors I (4 credits)
or
ENGL 215 American Authors II (4 credits)

ENGL 217 Multicultural Literature (4 credits)
or
ENGL 218 Literature by Women: Critical History (4 credits)

ENGL 220 The Classical Tradition (4 credits)
or
ENGL 221 The Modern Tradition (4 credits)

ENGL 300 Theory and Practice of Writing (4 credits)
ENGL 305 Linguistics: English Language (4 credits)
ENGL 361 Shakespeare and the Early Modern Period (4 credits)
ENGL 380 Issues in English Studies (4 credits)

Four additional credits EITHER in English at the 300 or 400 level, or COMM 340 Rhetoric of Race, Class & Gender (COJO 328 Communication of Race, Class & Gender) or COMM 350 Modern American Rhetoric (COJO 326) or COMM 440 Classical Rhetoric (COJO 426)*
     *COMM 340 (COJO 328) or COMM 350 (COJO 326) is not required for licensure, but students
      who complete one of these courses together with the COMM courses required for licensure
      listed below will also have completed a Minor in Communication Studies.

Students seeking licensure in Communication Arts and Literature (5-12) must also complete the following courses in Communication and Journalism: COMM 100 (COJO 100), COMM 120 (COJO 211), COMM 140 (COJO 212), COMM 160 (COJO 260), COMM 217 (COJO 222), and the EDUC courses listed under Teacher Education for Communication Arts and Literature (5-12).

Students seeking elementary licensure (K-6) with a 5-8 specialty in Communication Arts and Literature may complete the standard English major, the English major with a Writing Emphasis, or the English major with a Teacher Education Emphasis. For a complete listing of requirements in the area, see Education.