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Teacher Certification in English Language Arts and Reading Secondary Level

Students desiring to certify to teach English in a public school at the secondary level, will complete a B.A. degree in English.

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124 MINIMUM HOURS

36 UPPER LEVEL HOURS

31 HOURS AT UMHB

Degree Requirements

A. Core Courses:

Capstone

determined by major

Christian Studies - 6 hours

CSBS 1311Old Testament Survey

3
CSBS 1312New Testament Survey

3

Global Issues or Social Science - 3 hours

English - 12 hours

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3
ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3
Fulfilled by Major

Exercise and Sport Science (2 activity courses) - 2 courses

Fine Arts - 3 hours

Foreign Language - 14 hours

in one language

NOTE: The foreign language requirement is 14 semester hours (four semesters or the equivalent) in the same language.

Lab Science - 4 hours

Public Speaking - 3 hours

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3

Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours

MATH 1304Quantitative Reasoning

3
or
higher

Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 3 hours

Social Science - 6 hours

two different subject areas outside of major

PSYC 1301General Psychology

3

Technology - 3 hours

EDUC 2311Classroom Technology

3

Chapel - 1 to 4 credits

UMHB 1002Chapel

0

UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification

Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits

 

UMHB 1005Fine Arts Experience

0

UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification

Freshman Seminar - 1 hour

UMHB 1101Freshman Seminar

1

UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only

World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours

B.A. English Major Required Courses – 39 hours

12 hours (6 upper level ) at UMHB

12 hours minimum upper level

ENGL 2321British Literature to 1785

3
ENGL 2322British Literature since 1785

3
ENGL 3100Introduction to the English Major

1
ENGL 3321American Literature to 1890

3
ENGL 3322American Literature since 1890

3
ENGL 3323World Literature

3
ENGL 3335Contemporary Global Literature

3
ENGL 4200Capstone to the English Major

2
ENGL 4321Shakespeare

3
ENGL 4341Literary Theory and Criticism

3
WRIT 3342Advanced Grammar

3
WRIT 3343Advanced Composition

3
WRIT 4343Advanced Rhetoric

3

One of the following:

WRIT 3341Creative Writing: Prose

3
WRIT 4344Creative Writing: Poetry

3

Students must earn a “C” or better for courses in this major.

During their first semester of English coursework, students should take ENGL 3100. During their final semester, students should take ENGL 4200.

In addition, students will need to fulfill general requirements for the B.A. degree and the certification requirements of the College of Education. Students seeking certification may choose to use the professional development sequence for secondary certification as the requirements for their minor. This option is available for certification only.

Admission to Teacher Education Program:

Grade point average (GPA) requirements are as follows:

    1. A GPA of at least 3.00 is required in each of the following areas on a student’s degree plan, each area computed separately and individually, AND no grade lower than a “C” will be accepted in any of the following areas: (1) professional development in elementary, middle, secondary, interdisciplinary studies and all-level; (2) certification area(s) in secondary, and all-level art, music, physical education, and Spanish; (3) academic support areas in elementary and middle levels; (4) academic specialization in middle level; or (5) in elementary, special education concentration, and English Second Language in interdisciplinary studies.
    2. The cumulative GPA must be a minimum of 2.75.