English B.A. – Secondary Teaching Emphasis Initial license in English Language Arts (Grades 7-12)
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact: Tracey A. Sedinger, Ph.D., Chair
Location: Ross 1284
Telephone: 970.351.2971
Fax: 970.351.3378
Website: www.unco.edu/english
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
Once students are enrolled in Phase II of PTEP they will be advised by the Director of English Education.
The program consists of four parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- Required English Education (EED)
- Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) Credits
Program Description:
The English Education Major prepares English students to serve as high school teachers after they graduate. In addition to content areas of English literature, language, and writing, the major offers a UNC/partner school program and student-teaching experience.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
Remaining credits in this category may be fulfilled with any ENG, FILM or HUM course other than those listed as Liberal Arts Core courses.
Program Recommendations:
- All students are encouraged to take ENG 236 and ENG 262 as LAC courses or as LAC electives.
- Students seeking Secondary Education Certification are encouraged to include in their programs ENG 318 and ENG 419, and ENG 312 Shakespeare in Context: Histories and Comedies (3) or ENG 313 Shakespeare in Context: Tragedies and Romances (3).
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required LAC — 40 credits
2. Required Major — 39 credits
Take all of the following courses:
| ENG 195 | Introduction to the Discipline of English | 3 |
| ENG 319 | The Art of Persuasion | 3 |
| ENG 345 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 318 | Traditional and Modern Grammars | 3 |
| ENG 320 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 419 | English Linguistics | 3 |
British Literature before 1800
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 349 | Old English, 700-1200 | 3 |
| ENG 350 | Middle English, 1200-1485 | 3 |
| ENG 351 | The Tudor Period, 1485-1603 | 3 |
| ENG 352 | The Stuart Period, 1603-1714 | 3 |
| ENG 353 | The Eighteenth Century, 1714-1789 | 3 |
British Literature after 1800
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 354 | British Romanticism | 3 |
| ENG 355 | Victorian Prose and Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 356 | Twentieth Century British Literature | 3 |
American Literature before 1900
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 370 | Colonial American Literature, 1492-1800 | 3 |
| ENG 371 | Antebellum American Literature, 1800-1865 | 3 |
| ENG 372 | American Realism and the Making of America | 3 |
American Literature after 1900
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 373 | American Modernism and the Crisis of Representation | 3 |
| ENG 374 | American Diaspora and Globalization | 3 |
In addition, choose one more period course from the British Literature sequence:
| ENG 349 | Old English, 700-1200 | 3 |
| ENG 350 | Middle English, 1200-1485 | 3 |
| ENG 351 | The Tudor Period, 1485-1603 | 3 |
| ENG 352 | The Stuart Period, 1603-1714 | 3 |
| ENG 353 | The Eighteenth Century, 1714-1789 | 3 |
| ENG 354 | British Romanticism | 3 |
| ENG 355 | Victorian Prose and Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 356 | Twentieth Century British Literature | 3 |
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choose one more period course from the American Literature sequence:
| ENG 370 | Colonial American Literature, 1492-1800 | 3 |
| ENG 371 | Antebellum American Literature, 1800-1865 | 3 |
| ENG 372 | American Realism and the Making of America | 3 |
| ENG 373 | American Modernism and the Crisis of Representation | 3 |
| ENG 374 | American Diaspora and Globalization | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 402 | The Short Story | 3 |
| ENG 403 | Techniques of the Novel | 3 |
| ENG 430 | Advanced Studies in World Literature, Folklore, or Mythology | 3 |
| ENG 441 | Colloquium in Literature | 3 |
| ENG 495 | Advanced Cultural Studies | 3 |
NOTE: Remaining credits may be fulfilled with any ENG, FILM, or HUM prefixed courses, excluding ENG 122, ENG 123, ENG 131, ENG 211, ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 225, FILM 120, and HUM 130. Students may take ENG 236 or ENG 262 for elective credit but not both.
3. Required English Education (EED) — 6 credits
| EED 341 | Methods for Teaching Composition in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| EED 402 | Methods for Teaching Literature in Secondary Schools | 3 |
4. Required PTEP — 35 credits
Students are urged to review the policies and procedures for Checkpoint Courses are described on the School of Teacher website at http://www.unco.edu/cebs/teachered/check.html.
Phase I (5 credits taken concurrently).
EDFE 110 required semester before; see www.unco.edu/teach/check
| STEP 161 | Observation and Analysis of Secondary Teaching I | 2 |
| EDF 366 | Conceptions of Schooling: Context and Process | 3 |
Phase II (8 credits taken concurrently)
| STEP 262 | Observation and Analysis of Secondary Teaching II | 2 |
| EDSE 360 | Adaptation, Modification, and Integration of Curriculum for the Secondary Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| PSY 349 | Educational Psychology for Secondary Teachers | 3 |
Phase III (8 credits taken concurrently).
EDFE 120 required semester before.
| STEP 363 | Clinical Experience: Secondary | 2 |
| EDRD 340 | Developing Language and Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 |
| ET 449 | Integration of Technologies in Secondary Education Pedagogy | 3 |
EDRD 340: (maybe taken outside of Phase III)
NOTE: Students must take one of the two required English Education courses (EED 341 or EEFD 402) concurrently with Phase III. The other course must be taken the semester before.
Phase IV (14 credits).
EDFE 130 required semester before.
| STEP 464 | Secondary Student Teaching | 1 - 14 |
PTEP provisional admission: completion of at least two courses in the major at UNC with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 in the major.
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Candidates must pass the Praxis or Place test prior to Student Teaching.
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Candidates may not take extra courses with Student Teaching without prior approval from the Program Coordinator and the STE Director.
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All PTEP Field Experiences and methods courses need to be successfully completed prior to Student Teaching.
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Student Teaching outside the supervision of UNC Faculty may or may not be approved.
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Teacher Candidates will not be placed in a school where they were once students or where they have a close relative attending and/or working.
Admission to Phase III:
- complete at least 30 hours in the major with a grade point average of 2.75 with no grade lower than a C.
- retake major courses when a grade of "D" or "F" is received for a grade of "C" or better (C- is not acceptable).