English Secondary Education B.A. - Special Education Emphasis - Licensure: English Language Arts (Grades 7-12)
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact: English Department
Location: Ross 1284
Email: HSS@unco.edu
Website: www.unco.edu/hss/english
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned English Education advisor each semester prior to registering. Assigned advisor is available through the English Department Office.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of four parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- Special Education Emphasis Credits
- Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) Credits
Program Description:
The English Education (EED) Major prepares its graduates to serve as secondary English/Language Arts teachers (grades 7-12). The program prepares students in the content areas of literature, language, composition, and pedagogy. By selecting an emphasis area, students can add additional preparation in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education or Special Education. The program participates in the UNC/partner school program and supervises student teachers during their field experiences.
Program Admission Requirements:
Students must apply to and be admitted to the English Education program. In order to be considered for admission, students must fulfill the following requirements:
- Overall GPA of 3.00
- GPA in the Major of 3.00 with no grade lower than a "C" ("C-" is not acceptable)
- Completion of at least six (6) credits in ENG courses applicable to the major, including ENG195. (Students whose six credits include courses in which they are currently enrolled must include a completed "Student Status" form with their application materials.)
Completion of an application packet to EED that includes:
- An essay that will be used as a writing sample
- Recommendation Forms from two UNC faculty
- A copy of Degreeworks that reflects student's GPA and completion of and/or enrollment in the required classes
- Progress report for any ENG courses in progress during the application period
- The Colorado Commission on Higher Education and this program require the completion of a yearly assessment of student progress. The progress of all EED teacher candidates will be reviewed annually to ensure compliance with program requirements
Complete admissions information and required documents are available on the English Department Page http://www.unco.edu/hss/english.
PTEP Program Requirements:
Teacher candidates who complete an approved content degree and the UNC professional teacher education program, as well as pass the appropriate Colorado Department of Education designated PRAXIS exam (if applicable), will be eligible for recommendation from UNC for a Colorado Department of Education teaching license.
If you are seeking licensure in your program area, the following items are required to complete your program.
- Completion of Application for Initial Admission to PTEP
- Completion of Full Admission to PTEP
- Completion of Application for Student Teaching
- Completion of content specific PRAXIS test prior to Student Teaching
- Candidates may not take extra courses with Student Teaching without prior approval from the Program Coordinator and the STE Director.
- All PTEP Field Experiences and methods courses need to be successfully completed prior to Student Teaching.
- Student Teaching outside the supervision of UNC Faculty may or may not be approved.
- 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.
- Teacher education and educator preparation licensure programs do not accept Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) or field-based courses that are more than ten years old. PLEASE NOTE: Teacher Candidates have the right to petition this policy at the discretion of the program coordinator.
Please work with your content advisor to determine when these requirements will be completed throughout your program.
Degree Requirements — 124 Credits
1. Required Specific LAC - 15 credits
LAC area 1.b. - Communication - Intermediate Composition
LAC area 3.a. - Arts & Humanities - Arts
LAC area 3.b. - Arts & Humanities - Literature and Humanities
Choose two of the following courses:
| ENG 211 | Survey of American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 213 | Survey of British Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 214 | British Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 236 | Ethnic American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 262 | Masterpieces of World Literature | 3 |
LAC area 8 - United States Multicultural Studies
Choose one of the following courses:
Remaining LAC - 25 credits
See “Liberal Arts Core”
2. Required Major - 24 credits
Take the following course:
| ENG 195 | Introduction to the Discipline of English | 3 |
Choose two of the following courses not taken as part of the LAC:
| ENG 211 | Survey of American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 213 | Survey of British Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 214 | British Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 236 | Ethnic American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 262 | Masterpieces of World Literature | 3 |
Elective Major Credits - 9 credits
Category A: British Literature
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 380 | Medieval Literature | 3 |
| ENG 381 | Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ENG 382 | Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature | 3 |
| ENG 383 | Romanticism | 3 |
| ENG 384 | Victorian Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENG 385 | Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Literature | 3 |
Category B: American Literature
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 337 | Chicana/o Literature and Theory | 3 |
| 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 |
Category C: World Literature
Choose one of the following courses:
| ENG 205 | Introduction to Folklore | 3 |
| ENG 263 | Western World Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 264 | Western World Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 325 | Studies in Fantasy and Science Fiction | 3 |
| ENG 338 | Sacred Texts as Lit | 3 |
| ENG 375 | Literature and the Environment | 3 |
Upper-Level Electives - 6 credits
3 credits from any 300 or 400 level ENG, FILM, or HUM course and 3 credits from one of the following courses:
3. English Education 15 credits
Take all of the following courses:
| EED 308 | Workshop in Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EED 318 | Pedagogy and Practices in Social Emotional Learning | 3 |
| EED 341 | Methods for Teaching Composition in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| EED 402 | Methods for Teaching Literature in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| TESL 350 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
4. Required Special Education Emphasis - 12 credits
Core Requirements - 6 credits
Take the following courses:
| EDSE 201 | Culture of Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 203 | The Individualized Education Program and the Collaborative Process | 3 |
Elective Emphasis Credits - 6 credits
Choose six credits from the following courses:
| EDSE 320 | Assessment in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 322 | K-12 Methods in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 325 | Behavioral Dimensions of Students with Exceptionalities I | 3 |
| EDSE 442 | Language and Literacy for Students with Severe Delays | 3 |
| EDSE 460 | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Disabilities | 3 |
5. Required PTEP - 33 credits
Students are urged to review the policies and procedures for PTEP that are described on the School of Teacher website at http://www.unco.edu/cebs/teacher-education/undergraduate- programs/secondary-education/current-students.
Phase I (5 credits taken concurrently)
| EDF 366 | Conceptions of Schooling: Context and Process | 3 |
| STEP 161 | Observation and Analysis of Secondary Teaching I | 2 |
Phase II (8 credits taken concurrently)
| EDSE 360 | Adaptation, Modification, and Integration of Curriculum for the Secondary Exceptional Learner | 3 |
| PSY 349 | Educational Psychology for Secondary Teachers | 3 |
| STEP 262 | Observation and Analysis of Secondary Teaching II | 2 |
Phase III (8 credits taken concurrently)
| EDRD 340 | Academic Language/Literacy Development in the Content Areas at the Secondary Level | 3 |
| ET 449 | Integrating Technologies into Secondary Education Pedagogy | 3 |
| STEP 363 | Clinical Experience: Secondary | 2 |
EDRD 340 may be taken outside of Phase III with EED advisor approval.
Students must take either EED 341 or EED 402 concurrently with Phase III.
Phase IV (12 credits)
Program Notes:
- Admission to the English B.A., Secondary Teaching Program is by application. See Program Admission requirements above.
- Provisional admission to PTEP (Phases I and II) is by application to the School of Teacher Education. See Program Admission requirements above.
- Full Admission to PTEP (Phases III and IV) requires completion of at least 30 hours in the EED major with a grade point average overall and in the major of 3.0 (with no grade in the major lower than a C (C- is not acceptable). Majors receiving a grade of "C-" or lower must retake the course -- or an equivalent approved by the academic advisor -- and receive a grade of "C" or better to have the course counted toward the major.
- Admission to PTEP Phase IV/Student Teaching requires completion of all required courses (LAC, ENG, EED, and emphasis area, if applicable), with a grade point average overall and in the major of 3.0 with no grade in the major lower than a C (C- is not acceptable). In addition, teacher candidates must earn a grade of B or better in all EED courses.
- Student progress will be assessed annually. Any student who fails to maintain the required GPA overall and in the major may be removed from the program. All English Education majors must demonstrate professional promise as a teacher to the satisfaction of the English and English Education faculty.