General Education		Semester Hours
ACAD 101	Principles of the Learning Academy	1
Shared Skills and Proficiencies
Writing and Critical Thinking
WRIT 101	Composition	3
HMXP 102	Human Experience	3
CRTW 201	Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing	3
Oral Communication	Met in major with ENGE 391	0
Technology	See approved list; may be met by other requirement	0-3
Intensive Writing	Met in major with WRIT 350	0
Constitution Requirement	See approved list; may be met with another requirement	0-3
Physical Activity	See approved list;	1
Thinking Critically Across Disciplines*
Global Perspectives	See approved list; could be met in major	0-3
Historical Perspectives	See approved list; could be met in major	0-3
Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives*
Social Science	See approved list; must include 2 designators; 3 hours met in Education Sequence with EDCO 200	3
Humanities and Arts	See approved list; must include 2 designators; could be partially met in major	3-6
	3 hours met in major
Quantitative Skills and Natural Science (3 courses)		9-12
Quantitative Skills	See approved list	(3-8)
Natural Science	See approved list; must include one lab science. If 2 courses taken, must be in two different groups: Life, Physical, Earth	(3-8)
Subtotal		32-44
*No more than two courses in the major may count toward requirements in these areas
Requirements in Major		34
Foundations:
ENGL 291	Introduction to the English Major	3
ENGL 208	Foundations of World Literature	3

Frameworks:
WRIT 350*	Intro to Comp Theory & Pedagogy	3

Strategic, Creative and Critical Communication:
ENGL 507, 530	Hist & Dev of Modern Engl, Grammar in Theory and Practice	6

Critical Reading and Research
ENGE 519*	Adolescent Literature	3
Six hours from the following:		6
ENGE 510 (if appropriate)	Topics in English Education
ENGL 203	Major British Authors
ENGL 208	Foundations of World Lit
ENGL 211	Survey of American Lit
ENGL 300	Approaches to Literature
ENGL 307	The Authurian Tradition
ENGL 308 (if appropriate)	World Literature After 1700
ENGL 310 (if appropriate)	Special Types of Literature
ENGL 311	Special Types of Literature
ENGL 312	African American Literature
ENGL 317	The Short Story
ENGL 319	The British Novel
ENGL 320 (if appropriate)	Recurrent Themes in Literature
ENGL 321 (if appropriate)	Recurrent Themes in Literature
ENGL 323	The Nineteenth-Century American Novel
ENGL 324	The Twentieth-Century American Novel
ENGL 325	Dramatic Literature
ENGL 330	Women and Literature
ENGL 333 (if appropriate)	Global Narratives
ENGL 370	Literature and Film
ENGL 431, 432, 433	Academic Internship 1, 2, or 3 credits
ENGL 471, 472, 473	Undergraduate Research 1, 2, or 3 credits
ENGL 501	Modern British Poetry
ENGL 502	Studies in Non-Western Literature
ENGL 503	Major Victorian Writers
ENGL 504	Modern American Poetry
ENGL 505	American Romaticism
ENGL 510 (if appropriate)	Topics in Literature and Language
ENGL 511	Chaucer
ENGL 512	Middle English Literature (excluding Chaucer)
ENGL 513	Milton
ENGL 514	Elizabethan Literature
ENGL 515	20th-Century Southern Literature
ENGL 520	17th-Century English Literature (exclusive of Milton)
ENGL 521	Restoration and 18th-Century English Literature
ENGL 525	Studies in Irish Literature
ENGL 527	English Romantic Poetry and Prose
ENGL 528	The African-American Novel
ENGL 529	20th-Century American Fiction and Drama
ENGL 550	Topics in Critical Reading
WRIT 300	Rhetorical Theory
WRIT 500	The Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writers
WRIT 510	Topics in Writing and Rhetoric
WRIT 511 (if appropriate)	Topics in Writing and Critical Communication

ENGL 305	Shakespeare	3
Electives in ENGL, ENGE, or WRIT		7

Capstones:		3
ENGE 393 (in professional ed sequence) and ENGL 491	Departmental Seminar	0

Professional Education Sequence		40
EDCO 101*	Developing Observation and Analysis Skills	1
EDCO 200*	Developmental Sciences and the Context of Poverty	3
EDCO 201*	Supporting the Engl as Sec Lang Student in the Gen Ed Classroom	2
EDCO 202*	Supporting Exceptional & Gifted Learners in the General Ed Classroom	2
EDCO 220*	Assessment to Meet Diverse Needs	2
EDCO 305*	Technology in the Classroom	2
EDCO 350*	Acad & Social Strat for Estab Inclusive Classroom Climate	3
EDCO 401	Internship I: Contextual Factors	1
EDCO 402	Internship II: Assessment and Instruction	9
EDCO 410*	Education in a Democracy	2
ENGE 390, 391*	Junior Field Experience, Princ of Teaching Engl	6
ENGE 393	Seminar in Secondary English Teaching	1
READ 331*	Foundations of Literacy	3
READ 346*	Content Area Literacy	3
Foreign Language Requirement		3-8
General Electives		2-14
Total		120

*A grade of C or better must be earned and may not be taken on the S/U basis.

+A grade of C or better must be earned

This requirement may be met by a satisfactory score on a recognized proficiency examination or by passing any foreign language course numbered 201 or any course with 201 as a prerequisite.

Field hours are required for WRIT 350, EDCO 200, 201, 202, 305, 401, 402, and 410.

In addition to the requirements for their major, students must meet requirements for the Teacher Education Program, which include the requirements for Admission to Teacher Education, Entry to the Professional Stage, and Program Completion. For information on these requirements, consult the Office of Student Academic Services in the Richard W. Riley College of Education.

Passage of the PRAXIS II Series content area examinations is required prior to entry into the professional stage for all candidates in the teacher education program. For the most current PRAXIS information required for test(s) in your content area, visit the South Carolina Department of Education website.

The student must attain a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 or better in courses taken at Winthrop and a GPA of 2.0 or better in the 34 hours of the required program. The student must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours in the major in residence at Winthrop University.

BA-ENGL-CSST - Bachelor of Arts in English-Teacher Certification

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