Requirements for a major in English Teaching

 

Required Core - 39 semester hours

  • 3 ENGL 211 World Lit I (gen ed)
    or
    ENGL 212 World Lit II (gen ed)
  • 3 ENGL 221 British Literature I
  • 3 ENGL 222 British Literature II
  • 3 ENGL 241 American Lit I
  • 3 ENGL 242 American Lit II
  • 3 ENGL 306 Grammar for the English Teacher
  • 3 ENGL 431 Shakespeare I
    or
    ENGL 432 Shakespeare II
  • 3 ENGL 484 Literary Criticism
  • 3 ENGL 490 Seminar
    or
    ENGL 492 Special Topics
  • 3 ENGL Elective
  • 3 ENGL 406 Literature for Young Adults
  • 3 SEED 422 Composition for the English Teacher
  • 3 SEED 424 7-12 Language Arts Methods

Pre-Professional Teaching Core - 21 semester hours

  • 2 EDFN 338 Foundations of American Education
  • 1 EDFN 395 Practicum: Pre-Admission Teaching
  • 3 EDFN 475 Human Relations
  • 3 EPSY 302 Educational Psychology
  • 3 EPSY 327 Child Growth & Development
  • 3 INED 411 South Dakota Indian Studies
  • 3 PSYC 101 General Psychology (gen ed)
  • 3 SPED 405 Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities

Professional Secondary Ed Teaching Core - 24 semester hours

  • 3 EDFN 365 Computer Based Technology & Learning
  • 2 MLED 480 Middle Level Methods
  • 3 SEED 408 The Professional Teacher - Secondary Only
  • 3 SEED 450 7-12 Teaching Reading in the Content Area
  • 12 SEED 488 7-12 Student Teaching
  • 1 SEED 495 Practicum: Pre-Student Teaching

Gen Ed Requirements - 37 semester hours

  • 3 ENGL 101 Composition I
  • 3 ENGL 201 Composition II
  • 3 MATH Gen Ed - Mathematics
  • 3 SPCM Speech 101, 215, or 222
  • 2 WEL 100 Wellness for Life & 100L Lab
  • 6 Gen Ed - Social Science
  • 6 Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities
  • 8 Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab

    A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 128 hours.
    Students are encouraged to pursue a minor, but to be certified to teach, a content
    praxis exam must be passed in both the major & minor areas of study.

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