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

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 six parts:

Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
Required Major Credits
English Education Credits
Special Education Emphasis Credits
Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) Credits
University-Wide Elective Credits

Program Description:

The English Education (EED) Major prepares its graduates to serve as secondary English/Language Arts teachers (grades 7-12). Students can choose from three emphasis areas: EED: Language and Literature Emphasis; EED: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Emphasis, or EED: Special Education Emphasis. The program participates in the UNC/partner school program and supervises student teachers during their field experiences.

Program Recommendations:

Students who select the EED: Language and Literature Emphasis are strongly encouraged to complete their degree requirements (124 credits) with a minor (e.g., Film Studies or Writing) or an additional endorsement. Please consult with your EED adviser.

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 Degree Works 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 — 120 Credits

1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits

To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses that also count toward the required major credits.

Completing LAC coursework outside of the recommended list below may extend the length of the program of study.

Written Communication — 6 credits

ENG 225: Issues in Education is recommended and will meet both the LAC Intermediate Composition and EED program requirements.

See Written Communication courses

Mathematics — 3 credits

Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.

See Mathematics courses

Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies, and International Studies — 15 credits

To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS (International Studies) designation and one course with an MS (Multicultural Studies) designation.

FILM 120 and ENG 206 or ENG 236 or ENG 250 or ENG 262 are recommended to fulfill Arts & Humanities requirements.

Note: FILM 120 will fulfill LAC and EED requirements. ENG 236 fulfills U.S. Multicultural Studies and ENG 262 fulfills International Studies. ENG 236 or ENG 262 will fulfill LAC and EED requirements. ENG 206 or ENG 250 will fulfill LAC and EED electives.

MAS 100 is recommended to fulfill Social & Behavioral Sciences and EED requirements.

See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses

Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits

Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.

See Natural & Physical Sciences courses

See Liberal Arts Curriculum

2. English Major Requirements — 33 credits

Required Courses — 9 credits

ENG 195	Introduction to the Discipline of English	3
ENG 225	Communications on a ThemeLAW2	3
ENG 295	Approaches to Literary and Cultural Analysis	3

Note: only ENG 225: Issues in Education will meet EED program requirements.

Category A: British Literature — 3 credits

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 — 3 credits

Choose one of the following courses:

AFS 205	Survey of African American LiteratureLAA2	3
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 — 3 credits

Choose one of the following courses:

ENG 263	Western World Literature ILAA2LAIS	3
ENG 264	Western World Literature IILAA2LAIS	3
ENG 325	Studies in Fantasy and Science Fiction	3
ENG 375	Literature and the Environment	3

400-Level Elective — 3 credits

Choose one of the following courses:

ENG 400	Special Topics in Literary and Cultural Theory	3
ENG 441	Colloquium in Literature	3
ENG 495	Advanced Cultural Studies	3
FILM 400	Teaching Film	3

Additional Electives — 12 credits

Any 200-, 300-, or 400-level ENG, FILM, or HUM courses. ENG 236 or ENG 262 and FILM 120 are required if not taken as part of the LAC.

ENG 236	Ethnic American LiteratureLAA2LAMS	3
	or
ENG 262	Masterpieces of World LiteratureLAA2LAIS	3
FILM 120	Introduction to FilmLAA1	3

3. English Education — 18 credits

EED 308	Foundations of Teaching English Language Arts: Learners and the Learning Environment	3
EED 318	Pedagogy and Practices in Social Emotional Learning	3
EED 341	Methods of Teaching English Language Arts I: Literacy Pedagogies	3
EED 402	Methods of Teaching English Language Arts II: Enacting Pedagogy	3
MAS 100	Introduction to Mexican American StudiesLAB3LAMS	3
	or
MCS 101	Multiculturalism in the United States: Concepts and Issues	3
TESL 350	Second Language Acquisition	3

TESL 350, along with MAS 100 or MCS 101, fulfills the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) requirements in culturally and linguistically diverse education.

4. Special Education Emphasis — 15 credits

This emphasis is designed for undergraduate students who desire a special education minor to accompany any major or teacher licensure program other than a special education program. Additional requirements in other special education programs must be met before students with a minor are eligible for special education licensure.

Required Courses — 6 credits

EDSE 201	Culture of Special Education	3
EDSE 203	The Individualized Education Program and the Collaborative Process	3

Elective Courses — 9 credits

ASL 101	American Sign Language I	3
ASL 102	American Sign Language II	3
EDSE 320	Assessment in Special Education	3
EDSE 326	Behavioral Dimensions of Students with Exceptionalities II	3
EDSE 325	Behavioral Dimensions of Students with Exceptionalities I	3
EDSE 380	Introduction to the Education of the Gifted and Talented	3
EDSE 460	Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Disabilities	3

EDSE 360, taken in PTEP Phase II, counts towards the Special Education emphasis, please choose three additional courses from the list of electives.

5. PTEP — 33 credits

Students are encouraged to review the policies and procedures for PTEP that are described on the School of Teacher website at https://www.unco.edu/cebs/teacher-education/undergraduate-programs/secondary-education/.

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 247	Adolescent Learning and MotivationLAB3	3
	or
PSY 349	Educational Psychology for Secondary Teachers	3
STEP 262	Observation and Analysis of Secondary Teaching II	2

Note: PSY 247 can substitute for PSY 349 only if taken during Phase II of PTEP. EDSE 360 fulfills an elective option in the Special Education Minor.

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.

Phase IV — 12 credits

STEP 464

Secondary Student Teaching

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6. University-Wide Electives – 0-2 credits*

Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for any degree at UNC; for this program, that will typically be 0-2 credits.

*Note: Students must apply at least some of the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum requirements and the major requirements to complete this degree program in 120 credit hours. Students who apply all of the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements will have 2 university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.

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.