English/Secondary Education, Grades 6-12, B.A.

General Education Requirements - 43 Credit Hours

English majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in General Education Program .

School of Arts and Sciences Additional Natural Science Requirements - 5 Credit Hours

Students in the School of Arts and Sciences must take five additional hours of natural science: 1 lab to accompany the course taken for general education [BIO 1043 , BIO 1023 , ESC 1043 , OCY 1043 , PHY 1033  or PHY 1063 ], and one additional natural science course and accompanying lab. The two natural sciences must be in different areas (both cannot be in biological sciences). In sum, students are required to take a minimum of 8 hours of natural science courses: two natural science courses (in two different areas) along with the labs associated with each.

Foreign Language Requirement - 6 Credit Hours

English/Secondary Education majors must successfully complete (earn a grade of C- or higher):

• at least two semesters of elementary foreign language study (in one or more foreign languages) OR
• one semester of intermediate foreign language study at the college level.

No CLEP, AP, or transient study credits may be used to fulfill this requirement. Courses must be completed at PBA.

English Majors taking foreign language requirement courses in French, German or Spanish at PBA should use one of these courses to fulfill the Global Studies requirement.

Professional Education Preparation Requirements - 34 Credit Hours

• EDU 1013 - Introduction to Teaching 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 2001 - Introduction to the Electronic Portfolio 1 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 2023 - Survey of Exceptionalities 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 2133 - Human Development and Learning 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 3063 - Classroom Management, School Law, & Ethics 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 3173 - Foundations of Assessment 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 3313 - Christian Concepts and Philosophical Foundations of Christian Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4042 - Student Teaching Seminar 2 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 43110 - Student Teaching – Middle and/or High School Classroom 10 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4353 - Foundations of Language, Cognition, and Research-Based Practices 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4303 - ESOL Methods, Curriculum, & Assessment 3 Credit Hour(s)

Additional Education Course Requirements - 12 Credit Hours

• EDU 2303 - Theoretical Underpinnings of ESOL 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 2313 - Cultural Dimensions of ESOL 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 3143 - Literature for the Adolescent 3 Credit Hour(s)
• EDU 4163 - Teaching English in the Middle & High School 3 Credit Hour(s)

Required English Courses - 9 Credit Hours

• ENG 2133 - Foundations of American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ENG 2173 - Foundations of British Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ENG 4973 - Senior Seminar in Methods of Literary Criticism 3 Credit Hour(s)

Additional English Courses - 21 Credit Hours

• ENG 3143 - Creative Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ENG 3193 - Advanced Composition 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ENG 3203 - Modern English Grammar 3 Credit Hour(s)

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• ENG 3443 - Literature of American Minorities 3 Credit Hour(s) or
• ENG 3773 - Women & Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)

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• ENG 4513 - Shakespeare 3 Credit Hour(s)
• ENG 4533 - Literature & the Arts 3 Credit Hour(s)

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• ENG 2023 - World Literature through Film 3 Credit Hour(s) or
• ENG 4153 - Topics in World Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)

Area Requirements - 9 Credit Hours

Select one course from each of the following three groups.

Sample Degree Plan

English/Secondary Education Degree Plan (Entering & Transfer Students - Odd Fall)