REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES (6 Credits)

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR: B.A. in EnglishK-8 Teacher Education Program 2017-2018
CREDITS REQUIRED IN MAJOR: 36

FOUNDATION COURSES (6 credits)

REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES (6 credits)

SELECT AT LEAST ONE 300- OR 400-LEVEL THEORY COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING (3 credits):

Note: ENG 245 is a prerequisite to all upper-level courses for English majors only.

SELECT AT LEAST ONE 200-, 300-, OR 400-LEVEL WRITING COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING (3 credits):

SELECT THREE 300- OR 400- LEVEL HISTORICAL PERIOD COURSES, ONE OF WHICH MUST BE BEFORE 1800, FROM THE FOLLOWING (9 credits):

Historical Period Courses Before 1800

Historical Period Courses After 1800

CAPSTONE SELECT ONE COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

MAJOR ELECTIVES: _12_ CREDITS (or as needed to complete 36 hours in the major)

With the help of a faculty advisor, students may choose elective courses that will prepare them for specific goals, such as teaching in secondary schools, applying to graduate school, or pursuing a career in writing. See the Department website for more information on concentrations.

Cluster - These three courses will satisfy the Thematic Cluster and are required for the degree (9 credits):

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PRE-INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS (12 credits):

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION INTERNSHIP YEAR REQUIREMENTS (33 credits):

GENERAL ELECTIVES:

Students must complete elective credit to complete the 120 credit hour degree. For those students interested in teaching at the middle level (grades 6-8), it is recommended that they complete coursework in a second content area (e.g., English, mathematics, life or physical science) to become highly qualified to teach an additional content area. Finally, students should consider taking education courses that will support them to become better teachers including, but not limited to, topics such as literacy, technology, understanding and collaborating with families.

MAJOR COURSES OVERLAPPING IN THE CORE:

Text from the 2017 – 2018 Catalog:

USM Core Curriculum (including pre-internship education courses):

• EYE 108: Culture, Identity and Education (recommended) (3 cr)
• EDU 100: Exploring Teaching (recommended) (3 cr)
• College Writing-ENG 100 or ENG 101 (3 cr)
• Cultural Interpretation-ENG 140 (3 cr)
• Quantitative Reasoning-MAT 120 (4 cr)
• Creative Expression (3 cr)
• Socio-Cultural Analysis-HRD/SBS 200: Multicultural Human Development (3 cr)
• Science Exploration (4 cr)
• Ethical Inquiry and Social Responsibility-EDU 310: Purpose of Schooling in a Democracy (3 cr)
• Cluster:
• EDU 305: Foundations of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (3 cr)
• SED 335: Students with Exceptionalities in General Education (3 cr)
• SED 520: Multi-Tiered Systems of Educational Support (3 cr)
• Capstone–English major senior seminar (3 cr)

English Major Course Requirements:

• ENG 245: Introduction to Literary Studies (3 credits). This course is a prerequisite for the Capstone Seminar.
• ENG 220: World Masterpieces I (3 credits)
• At least one 300- or 400-level Theory course (3 credits)
• At least one 300- or 400-level Writing course (3 credits)
• Three 300- or 400-level historical period courses, one of which must be before 1800 (9 credits)
• Capstone Seminar (3 credits) A Capstone seminar is a small class (limited to approximately 15 students) designed to encourage independent thinking, intensive student participation, and in-depth research on topics of the student's choice related to the seminar topic. Typically seminars allow a professor to teach a focused subject of special interest, one on which the professor has done recent research or scholarly writing. Each semester, detailed descriptions of seminars will be published in the English Department's Course Guide. Seminars satisfy the General Education Capstone requirement. Though they may also fulfill requirements under other categories, seminars still count as only 3 credits toward the major requirements.
• Electives (12 credits or as needed to complete 36 hours in the major).

Secondary Teacher Education (7-12) Requirements

All requirements for the Secondary Teacher Education program, including academic requirements, education courses, content requirements, the professional internship year, and declaration and candidacy can be found here:

Students who fail to meet any of the academic or professional requirements of this track of the major must withdraw from this track, though they may still complete all requirements for the B.A. in English without recommendation for teacher certification.

Core curriculum codes

EYE – Entry Year Experience

CW – College Writing

QR – Quantitative Reasoning

CE – Creative Expression

SCA – Socio-cultural Analysis

CI – Cultural Interpretation

SE – Science Exploration

EISRC – Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, & Citizenship

DIV – Diversity

INT – International

CAP - Capstone