Dec 11, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Education, B.S.: Secondary English Concentration

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About the B.S. in Education

Completion of this coursework will lead to a Bachelor’s degree AND certification in the major content area, certification in English as a second language and certification in Special Education.

Communication Literacy Requirement. Communication Literacy courses for the Education major are EDEL 3300 , EDEL 4000 , EDSE 4000 , and EDLL 3352 .

About the Education: Secondary English Concentration Bachelor’s Program

Secondary-Level Education. This concentration within the B.S. in Education is designed primarily for individuals seeking teacher certification in seventh through twelfth grade. Degree plans are a sequence of four semesters of professional education courses (including two student teaching semesters). All courses include field experiences scheduled outside of class time.

Recommended Sample Curriculum

First Year

Fall

EDTP 1100 - Teach Like Your Hair is on Fire: Seminar for First Year College of Education Students 1 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1320 - College Algebra 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 13

Spring

ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
Lab Science 4 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 2311 - Introduction to Technical Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 13

Second Year

Fall

ENGL 2351 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours
MCOM 2310 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 23XX - Core Math (prefer EDIT 2318 ) 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 2305 - Introduction to Poetry 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

Creative Arts Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Lab Science 4 Semester Credit Hours
EDSE 2300 - Schools, Society, and Diversity 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 2307 - Introduction to Fiction 3 Semester Credit Hours
EDTP 2301 - The Education Effect: Why American K-12 Education Really Matters 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
EPSY 2301 - iGeneration: Living and Learning on the Internet 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Third Year

Fall

EDSE 3300 - Introduction to Teaching 3 Semester Credit Hours
EDTP 3301 - Programs and Services for Special Populations 3 Semester Credit Hours
EDTP 4380 - Content Area Development for Special Populations 3 Semester Credit Hours
EDSE 4320 - Instructional Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 3365 - Professional Report Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 3325 - Modern and Contemporary American Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Spring

EDLL 3354 - Reading Processes and Practices at the Middle Level 3 Semester Credit Hours
EDTP 3303 - Foundations of Inclusions and Differentiation for Special Populations 3 Semester Credit Hours
EDTP 3304 - Behavior Management in General and Special Population Classrooms 3 Semester Credit Hours
EDTP 3305 - Designing Assessments for General and Special Populations EC-12 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 3307 - Restoration and Eighteenth Century British Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 4371 - Language and Community 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ENGL 4373 - Advanced Studies in Linguistics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Fourth Year

Fall

EDML 3320 - Middle-Level Curriculum and Philosophy 3 Semester Credit Hours
Focus Area Course – Bilingual, Literacy, STEM or AVID 3 Semester Credit Hours*
EDIT 3318 - Applications of Technology in Education 3 Semester Credit Hours
EDSE 4000 - Student Teaching in the Secondary School V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
(3 hours required)
ENGL 4360 - Studies in Composition 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

EDTP 4302 - Advanced Methods for Special Populations EC-12 3 Semester Credit Hours
Focus Area Course – Bilingual, Literacy, STEM or AVID 3 Semester Credit Hours*
EDSE 4000 - Student Teaching in the Secondary School V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
(6 hours required)

Total: 12

Total Hours: 120

* Focus area courses will be determined at program admission in junior year.