English Teaching Minor

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Grade Requirements: A grade of 2.0 or better in all courses used toward the minor.
Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 25 credit hours of English courses. ENGL 1005 ,ENGL 1010 , ENGL 2010 , ENGL 2015 and lower division HU general education literature courses do not count toward an English teaching minor.
Program Code: 3023
CIPC: 131305

Students who select the English Teaching Minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Department of Teacher Education in this catalog).

Student Teaching

Student Teaching takes place during Secondary Education Student Teaching, which generally takes place during students’ last semester prior to graduation. Before student teaching, English majors must have completed all required English and Education courses and completed the language requirements for the Bachelor of Art degree. Students must apply for student teaching through Teacher Education according to deadlines set by that department.

Course Requirements for Minor

Required English Courses (25 credit hours)

Foundation - 3 credit hours

Critical Approaches Course (to be taken early in the minor) / Prerequisite ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015 :
ENGL 3080 - Critical Approaches to Literature Credits: (3)

Core - 6 credit hours

1. American Literature Surveys: (one of the following) / Prerequisite ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015 :
ENGL 3610 - American Literature I Credits: (3)
ENGL 3620 - American Literature II Credits: (3)
2. British Literature Surveys: (one of the following) / Prerequisite ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015 :
ENGL 3650 - British Literature I Credits: (3)
ENGL 3660 - British Literature II Credits: (3)

Methodology - 13 credit hours

Take all of the following:

ENGL 2420 - Young Adult Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 3020 - Teaching English/Language Arts Credits: (3)
ENGL 3410 INT - The Teaching of Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3755 - Topics in English Teaching Credits: (3)
ENGL 4910 - Capstone in English Teaching Credits: (1)

Areas of Specialization - 3 credit hours

Choose one course from the area listed below:

Writing and Interdisciplinary Studies

Courses in this area will focus on writing and/or the study of other disciplines as they connect with literature, language, or the craft of writing / Prerequisites as specified for individual courses in course catalog:

ENGL 3050 - Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3100 - Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3210 - Advanced College Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3250 - CW: Advanced Fiction Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3260 - CW: Advanced Poetry Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3280 - Biographical Writing Credits: (3)