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

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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.