English with Secondary-Level Teaching Licensure (B.A. in English)

This program of study allows students to complete a baccalaureate degree in English and also be licensed to teach secondary English at the end of four years. Students pursuing licensure in this manner complete all requirements necessary for Virginia licensure, including field experience and student teaching.

Admission Requirements: Students in this program must seek admission to the teacher licensure program and apply for student teaching. See the education section for admission requirements and procedures.

Degree Planning: Students in this program must take courses as specified to ensure fulfillment of state licensure requirements. In addition to working with an advisor in the English program, students should see an education advisor in the School of Education and Human Services for further assistance in degree planning.

Also, course rotations vary and not every course is available each semester. Individual advising is important to ensure meeting all major and teaching licensure requirements.

Minimum Grade Requirements: Students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in their major. A grade of a C or better is required in professional studies courses. Professional studies courses are those associated with teacher preparation. An overall 2.5 GPA is required.

Degree Requirements — English with Secondary-Level Teaching Licensure

This degree requires a total of 120 credits.

Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements

See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core for details. Writing-Intensive course requirements for this program are satisfied in this way: EN 200 Elements of Literary Study, EN 424 Senior Seminar, and EN 490 Major Author(s).

Major Requirements

To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with a faculty advisor. Some courses also satisfy Liberal Arts Core and/or University Requirements. Some coursework fulfills teaching licensure requirements as specified by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

EN 212	Topics in Acting	3
	OR
CMD 101	Public Speaking	3
ED 200	Foundations of Teaching and Learning	3
ED 250L	Technology for the K-12 Classroom	1
ED 327	Curriculum Design: Secondary Education	3
ED 337	Literacy in the Content Areas	3
ED 351	Assessment to Support Learning in K-12 Classroom	3
ED 452	Managing the K-12 Classroom	3
ED 460S	Student Teaching: Secondary Level *	6
EN 200	Elements of Literary Study *	3
EN 201	World Literature: The Ancient World *	3
	OR
EN 202	World Literature: The Middle Ages *	3
EN 203	World Literature: Renaissance through Enlightenment *	3
	OR
EN 204	World Literature: Romanticism through Post Modernism *	3
EN 205	American Literature I *	3
	OR
EN 206	American Literature II *	3
	OR
EN 230	American Multicultural Literature *	3
EN 211	Principles of Language	3
EN 290	Literary Theory and Practice	3
EN 301	The Writing Process: Theory and Practice *	3
EN 385	Approaches to Teaching Secondary English	3
EN 424	Senior Seminar *	3
EN 490	Major Author(s) *	3
EN 554	Applied Grammar: Syntactic Structures	3
	Nine (9) credits in electives numbered EN 321 or above
PSY 110	Human Growth and Development *	3
PSY 341	Psychology of Individuals with Exceptionalities *	3

ED 452 and ED 460S must be taken at the same time.

EN 554: See the university’s Graduate Catalog for course description

Sample Degree Plan — English with Secondary-Level Teaching Licensure

Please note that this is a sample plan; all students must consult with an advisor in making course selections.

Year One — Fall

EN 101	Composition I *	3
HI 103	Western Civilization I *	3
	OR
HI 104	Western Civilization II *	3
PSY 110	Human Growth and Development *	3
MA	Mathematics (MT) core course *	3-4
DSC 101	DISCOVER First-Year Seminar *	3

EN 101: WR core course

HI 103, HI 104: HI-1 core course

PSY 110: SS-1 core course

Year One — Spring

EN 212	Topics in Acting	3
	OR
CMD 101	Public Speaking	3
EN 201	World Literature: The Ancient World *	3
	OR
EN 202	World Literature: The Middle Ages *	3
EN 102	Composition II *	3
TRS 100	Theological Inquiry *	3
	Natural Science (NS) core course with lab *

EN 102: WR core course

TRS 100: TRS-1 core course

Year Two — Fall

ED 200	Foundations of Teaching and Learning	3
EN 211	Principles of Language	3
EN 200	Elements of Literary Study *	3
EN 301	The Writing Process: Theory and Practice *	3
PH 100	Introduction to Philosophy *	3
	Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course (economics, politics, sociology) *	3

PH 100: PH-1 core course

Year Two — Spring

ED 250L	Technology for the K-12 Classroom	1
ED 351	Assessment to Support Learning in K-12 Classroom	3
EN 205	American Literature I *	3
	OR
EN 206	American Literature II *	3
	OR
EN 230	American Multicultural Literature *	3
EN 290	Literary Theory and Practice	3
	Two (2) major electives

Year Three — Fall

ED 327	Curriculum Design: Secondary Education	3
EN 203	World Literature: Renaissance through Enlightenment *	3
	OR
EN 204	World Literature: Romanticism through Post Modernism *	3
PSY 341	Psychology of Individuals with Exceptionalities *	3
	Two (2) major electives

EN 203, EN 204: LT-1 core course

PSY 341: SS-2 core course

Year Three — Spring

ED 337	Literacy in the Content Areas	3
EN 554	Applied Grammar: Syntactic Structures	3
	Fine Arts (FNA) or Advanced History (HI-2) core course *	3
PH	Advanced Philosophy (PH-2) or Philosophical Ethics (PH-E) core course *	3
	Introductory Social Science (SS-1) or Natural Science (NS) core course *

Year Four — Fall

EN 424	Senior Seminar *	3
EN 385	Approaches to Teaching Secondary English	3
	Advanced Theology/Religious Studies (TRS-2) or Theological Ethics (TRS-E) core course *	3
	Two (2) major electives

Year Four — Spring

ED 452	Managing the K-12 Classroom	3
ED 460S	Student Teaching: Secondary Level *	6
EN 490	Major Author(s) *	3
	One (1) elective	3

* Fulfills Liberal Arts Core/University Requirements. See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core and the Course Descriptions for further information.