Major Requirements
Course Requirements
Content Area Courses
Literature Core: 20 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
ENG 101 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | 4 |
ENG 205 | LITERATURE TO 1700 | 4 |
ENG 206 | LITERATURE FROM 1700 TO 1900 | 4 |
ENG 207 | LITERATURE FROM 1900 TO THE PRESENT | 4 |
ENG 328 | STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE | 4 |
Literature Elective: 12 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 4 |
ENG 268 | LITERATURE ACROSS CULTURES | |
ENG 271 | AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
ENG 273 | GLOBAL ASIAN LITERATURE | |
ENG 276 | LATINX LITERATURE | |
ENG 285 | LGBTQ LITERATURE | |
ENG 351 | POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE | |
ENG 352 | GLOBAL ENGLISH LITERATURE | |
ENG 353 | TOPICS IN GLOBAL ASIAN LITERATURE | |
ENG 368 | STUDIES IN LITERATURE ACROSS CULTURES | |
ENG 371 | TOPICS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
ENG 373 | MULTIETHNIC LITERATURE OF THE U.S. | |
ENG 374 | NATIVE LITERATURE | |
ENG 384 | TOPICS IN LATINX LITERATURE | |
ENG 385 | TOPICS IN LGBTQ LITERATURE | |
| 8 |
American Literature Core: 4 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
ENG 361 | 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4 |
Language/Writing Core: 16 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
ENG 201 | INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING | 4 |
ENG 211 | GRAMMAR AND STYLE | 4 |
WRD 201 | DIGITAL WRITING | 4 |
WRD 240 | ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING | 4 |
Language/Writing Elective: 4 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
- 300-Level WRD Elective (Writing Course)
Introductory Courses: 20 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
SCU 207 | SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION | 4 |
TCH 302 | INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 4 |
TCH 311 | THE NATURE OF ENGLISH | 4 |
TCH 321 | INQUIRY & APPLICATION IN DEVELOPING ENGLISH PEDAGOGY | 4 |
TCH 303 | CONCEPTIONS OF HEALTHY ADOLESCENCE | 4 |
Advanced Courses: 28 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
SER 346 | STRATEGIES FOR MAINSTREAMING AND INCLUSION | 4 |
TCH 325 | LITERACY IN THE CONTENT AREAS | 4 |
TCH 380 | THE TEACHER AS PROFESSIONAL 1 | 4 |
TCH 371 | TEACHING ENGLISH IN THE MIDDLE GRADES AND HIGH SCHOOL 1 | 4 |
TCH 381 | TEACHING ENGLISH IN THE MIDDLE GRADES AND HIGH SCHOOL 2 | 4 |
TCH 395 | ASSESSMENT PRACTICES IN THE MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 4 |
BBE 301 | TEACHING ADOLESCENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND DIALECT SPEAKERS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | 4 |
Student Teaching: 10 quarter hours required, grade of B- or better required
Registration in student teaching requires completion of all requirements and procedures indicated in the college core section. EDU 95 indicates to the Illinois State Board of Education that all field experience hours are complete. All students also take TCH 387, Capstone Seminar with student teaching (listed in the Liberal Studies section).
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
TCH 392 | MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING | 10 |
EDU 95 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH (non-credit, non-tuition, PA grade required) | 0 |
Licensure Tests
All individuals licensed by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are required to complete licensure tests specific to their teaching license. Secondary Education English majors must complete the following tests:
- English Language Arts Content Area Test (test #207) – assesses reading, writing and research, speaking and listening, and literature. Test is required before Student Teaching (deadlines apply).
- EdTPA - assessment conducted during the student teaching experience including video clips of instruction, lesson plans, student work samples, analysis of student learning and reflective commentaries. Students will submit an electronic portfolio to an outside agency for independent evaluation and a fee will be imposed by that agency as part of the assessment.
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