Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English with Grades 7-12 Certification (BA)
Hours Required
120 semester credit hours (SCH): 45 hours must be advanced, with fulfillment of degree requirements as specified in the "Requirements for Graduation" section of this catalog.
Requirements
Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
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[University Core Curriculum] | ||
Select 42 SCH as outlined in the suggested plans and as specified in the "Requirements for Graduation." English majors must choose a Survey of Literature course as their Language, Philosophy and Culture component in the core | 42 | |
Math Elective | ||
Select 3 SCH from any math course above the level of College Algebra | 3 | |
Life & Physical Science Lab | ||
Select 1 SCH compatible with Life & Physical Science course | 1 | |
Foreign Language/Study Abroad | ||
Select 6 SCH in course work (not credit by exam) above the university’s foreign language graduation requirement. Thus, students who meet the university’s foreign language graduation requirement by earning 6 hours of credit by exam, may take 6 SCH in the same language but at the intermediate level or above, or they may take 6 SCH of another foreign language at the introductory level. This requirement may also be met by earning 6 SCH in any subject while participating in a TAMIU-approved Study Abroad program while living for at least 4 weeks in another country. | 6 | |
Major | ||
ENGL 4399 | Senior Seminar - WIN | 3 |
Surveys of Literature | ||
Select 6 SCH (in addition to the sophomore survey of literature course taken as part of the Core Curriculum) from the following: | 6 | |
British Lit Through Neoclass | ||
British Lit: Romantics-Pres | ||
American Lit to the Civil War | ||
American Lit: Civil War-Pres | ||
Survey of World Lit to 1650 | ||
Survey of World Lit Since 1650 | ||
Literature and Film (Language Studies) | ||
Language Studies | ||
Select 6 SCH from the following: | ||
ENGL 3311 | General Linguistics | 3 |
or ENGL 4313 | Advanced English Grammar | |
ENGL 3390 | History of the English Lang | 3 |
English Pedagogy Studies | ||
ENGL 3362 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
ENGL 4301 | The Teaching of Composition | 3 |
Shakespeare | ||
Select 3 SCH from the following: | 3 | |
Shakespeare's Major Plays | ||
Shakespeare in Performance | ||
Women in Shakespeare | ||
Studies in Shakespeare | ||
American Literature | ||
Select 6 SCH from the following: | 6 | |
Early American Literature | ||
Late 19th Century American Lit | ||
Early 20th Century American Lt | ||
Late 20th Century American Lit | ||
Studies in American Literature | ||
Major American Authors | ||
American Literary Renaissance | ||
Minority Voices | ||
Chicano/a Literature | ||
Reading Nature in American Lit | ||
British Literature | ||
Select 6 SCH from the following: | 6 | |
The Middle Ages | ||
The 17th Century | ||
19th Cent Brit. Lit: Romantics | ||
British Lit from 1900 to WWII | ||
British Lit from WWII to Pres | ||
Studies in English Literature | ||
Major British Authors | ||
Professional Education Core | ||
EDCI 1102 | Intro to Teaching Profession | 1 |
EDCI 2224 | Cultural Foundations of Ed | 2 |
EDCI 3200 | Survey of Content Know & Exper | 2 |
EDCI 3301 | Assessment for Instruc Design | 3 |
EDCI 3302 | Teaching Eng Lang Learners | 3 |
EDCI 3315 | Impl Eff Inst Strat Div Lrnrs | 3 |
EDCI 4310 | Engaging Learners | 3 |
EDCI 4693 | Clinical Teaching | 6 |
EDSE 4350 | Inc Pract Ch&Yth W/Disablts | 3 |
EDRD 3320 | Content Reading-WIN | 3 |
General Electives | ||
Select 3 SCH from any discipline, outside the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. | 3 | |
Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 |
Following is a suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment; responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements; responsible for meeting all course prerequisites; and must meet foreign language and writing intensive course requirements for graduation. See Academic Regulations-Undergraduate online.
Freshman | ||
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Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
ENGL 1301 | English Composition I | 3 |
HIST 1301 | The US to 1877 | 3 |
MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
UNIV 1101 | Learn a Global Context I | 1 |
Life & Physical Science | 3 | |
Life & Physical Science Lab | 1 | |
Foreign Language/Study Abroad | 3 | |
Semester Credit Hours | 17 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 1302 | English Composition II | 3 |
HIST 1302 | The US Since 1877 | 3 |
EDCI 1102 | Intro to Teaching Profession | 1 |
UNIV 1402 | Signature Course | 4 |
MATH - Math Elective | 3 | |
Foreign Language/Study Abroad | 3 | |
Semester Credit Hours | 17 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
EDCI 2224 | Cultural Foundations of Ed | 2 |
PSCI 2305 | American National Government | 3 |
PSYC 2314 | Lifespan Growth&Development | 3 |
Life & Physical Science | 3 | |
Life & Physical Science Lab | 1 | |
Language, Literature, and Philosophy 1 | 3 | |
Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
EDCI 3200 | Survey of Content Know & Exper | 2 |
PSCI 2306 | American State Government | 3 |
ENGL - Sophomore Survey | 3 | |
ENGL - Sophomore Survey | 3 | |
Creative Arts | 3 | |
Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
EDCI 3301 | Assessment for Instruc Design | 3 |
EDCI 3302 | Teaching Eng Lang Learners | 3 |
ENGL 3362 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
ENGL 3390 | History of the English Lang | 3 |
ENGL - Advanced America Lit Elective | 3 | |
Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
EDRD 3320 | Content Reading-WIN | 3 |
ENGL 4301 | The Teaching of Composition | 3 |
ENGL 4313 | Advanced English Grammar 2 | 3 |
ENGL - Shakespeare 3 | 3 | |
ENGL - Advanced British Lit Elective | 3 | |
Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
EDCI 3315 | Impl Eff Inst Strat Div Lrnrs | 3 |
EDCI 4310 | Engaging Learners | 3 |
ENGL 4399 | Senior Seminar - WIN 4 | 3 |
ENGL - Advanced America Lit Elective | 3 | |
ENGL - Advanced British Lit Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
Spring | ||
EDCI 4693 | Clinical Teaching 5 | 6 |
EDSE 4350 | Inc Pract Ch&Yth W/Disablts | 3 |
Semester Credit Hours | 9 | |
Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 |
1 | Language, Philosophy, & Culture: Select 3 SCH from ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333, or 2365. |
2 | Alternatively, ENGL 3311 is offered in Summer Semester I |
3 | Shakespeare options (ENGL 4322, 4323, 4324, or 4325) are offered on rotation in fall, spring, and summer semesters. |
4 | ENGL 4399 is offered in Fall and Spring semesters. |
5 | Students are admitted to student teaching only after passing the certification exam to teach secondary English. |
* | No English course/topic may be utilized for credit for more than one English degree requirement. Students must apply for admission to the College of Education while enrolled in EDCI 3200. |
Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.