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

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133 Credit Hours

Students entering in the Fall of even-numbered years should speak to their English Department advisor regarding specific changes from this degree plan.

Semester 1 - 18 Credit Hours

BIB 1003 - Exploring the Bible 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 1013 - Introduction to Teaching 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 1113 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hour(s)
FYE 1001 - First Year Experience 1 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 1803 - Survey of Finite Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s) (or higher)
PHE 1061 - Lifetime Fitness 1 Credit Hour(s)
General Education Science with Lab (biological) 4 Credit Hours

Semester 2 - 16 Credit Hours

ART/MUS/DAN/THE - Fine Arts Requirement 2 Credit Hours
EDU 2001 - Introduction to the Electronic Portfolio 1 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 2023 - Survey of Exceptionalities 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 1123 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 1013 - Humanities I: Prehistory through 1000 A.D. 3 Credit Hour(s)
General Education Science with Lab (non-biological) 4 Credit Hours

Semester 3 - 18 Credit Hours

COM 1113 - Public Speaking 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)
ENG 2173 - Foundations of British Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 3143 - Creative Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
Intermediate Foreign Language 3 Credit Hours

Semester 4 - 18 Credit Hours

EDU 2313 - Cultural Dimensions of ESOL 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 3173 - Foundations of Assessment 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 2023 - World Literature through Film 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 2133 - Foundations of American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 3193 - Advanced Composition 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 1023 - Humanities II: The World from 1000 to 1700 3 Credit Hour(s)

Semester 5- 18 Credit Hours

EDU 2303 - Theoretical Underpinnings of ESOL 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 3313 - Christian Concepts and Philosophical Foundations of Christian Education 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 4163 - Teaching English in the Middle & High School 3 Credit Hour(s) *
ENG 3203 - Modern English Grammar 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 1033 - Humanities III: The World from 1700 to Present 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG XXX3 - English Area Requirement 3 Credit Hours

Semester 6 - 18 Credit Hours

EDU 4353 - Foundations of Language, Cognition, and Research-Based Practices 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 3443 - Literature of American Minorities 3 Credit Hour(s) *
ENG 4533 - Literature & the Arts 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4973 - Senior Seminar in Methods of Literary Criticism 3 Credit Hour(s)
PLS 3003 - Freedom in American Society 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG XXX3 - English Area Requirement 3 Credit Hours

Note:

* Students who take Women and Literature may select an alternate required course instead of ENG 3443 .

Semester 7 - 15 Credit Hours

BIB 4153 - Christian Values and Biblical Faith 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 3143 - Literature for the Adolescent 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 4303 - ESOL Methods, Curriculum, & Assessment 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 4513 - Shakespeare 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG XXX3 - English Area Requirement 3 Credit Hours

Semester 8 - 12 Credit Hours

EDU 4042 - Student Teaching Seminar 2 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 43110 - Student Teaching – Middle and/or High School Classroom 10 Credit Hour(s)

Note:

Student must have successfully passed 1st screening to take EDU 4042 and EDU 43110 .

Foreign Language Requirement

English majors are required to successfully complete (with a final grade of C- or higher):

one intermediate foreign language course (3 credit hours), OR
two elementary foreign language courses in one or more foreign languages (6 credit hours), OR
one elementary and one intermediate foreign language course (6 credit hours).

Note: No CLEP, AP, or transient study credits may be used to fulfill this requirement. These credits must be fulfilled at PBA. English majors taking classes at PBA in French, German, or Spanish to meet the language requirement for the major may count this as their Global Studies option.