ENGL 111 Composition and Rhetoric .....................................................................

     Literature – choose one: ENGL 221*, 231, 262 .......................................................

3

3

          HIST 221 American History I ...........................................................................

3

*The 221-222 sequence is the preferred choice for English majors.

     ENGL 112 Composition and Literature ...................................................................

     Literature – choose one: ENGL 222, 232, 263* .......................................................

3

3

          HIST 222 American History II* ........................................................................

     Choose from: anthropology, economics (also AGRB 261), geography, philosophy,

          political science, psychology (also EDUC 221), sociology

          (maximum one course per area) .....................................................................

3

6

*The student must continue the sequence chosen for the University Core.

     (Recommended but not required)

     A minor field of 18 hours, 6 of which must be advanced

     Minimum GPA in major ........................................................................................

     Minimum GPA for graduation ................................................................................

     Minimum advanced hours ....................................................................................

     Minimum total hours ............................................................................................

2.25

2.00

33

128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.

     ENGL 111 Composition and Rhetoric .....................................................................

     ENGL 221 Major British Writers I or

          ENGL 262 American Literature Before 1900* .....................................................

3

3

*The 221-222 sequence is the preferred choice for English majors.

     ENGL 112 Composition and Literature ...................................................................

     ENGL 222 Major British Writers II or

          ENGL 263 American Literature After 1900* .......................................................

3

3

*The student must continue the sequence chosen for the University Core.

     ENGL 311 Literary Criticism and Bibliography .........................................................

     ENGL 325 Advanced Composition .........................................................................

     ENGL 330 Advanced English Grammar ..................................................................

     ENGL 351 Literature for Young Adults ....................................................................

     ENGL 459 English for Secondary Teachers .............................................................

     ENGL 483 Shakespeare .......................................................................................

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

*NOTE: Students who take ENGL 221/222 are not required to take a course from British
Literature After 1700. Students who take ENGL 262/263 are required
to take only 3 hours fromAmerican Literature.

     READ 363 Methods of Teaching Developmental Readers .........................................

     READ 322 Reading in Secondary Content Areas .....................................................

     READ 480 Problems in Reading ............................................................................

3

3

3

     EDUC 211 Educational Foundations and Multicultural Perspectives ............................

     EDUC 221 Educational Psychology ........................................................................

     EDUC 412 Secondary Curriculum and Media ..........................................................

     EDUC 432 Secondary Management and Methods ....................................................

     EDUC 492 Student Teaching: High School ..............................................................

     SPED 371 Teaching Students With Special Needs ...................................................

3

3

3

3

6

3

Before taking more than 6 hours of any combination of EDUC classes, a student must first be admitted to the Teacher Education Program.

To be admitted to the Teacher Education Program, a students must:

     1. Complete and submit an application for admission into the Teacher Education Program;

     2. Be enrolled in or have completed the first 45 semester hours of credit;

     3. Have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.7 (2.7 or higher in the content field);

     4. Complete 6 hours of University Core English with no grade lower than a “C”;

     5. Pass all three sections of the Texas Higher Education assessment (THEA) test, with a score
         on the reading section of 260 or higher, a score on the math section of 230 or higher and a
         score on the writing section of 220 or higher;

     6. Be enrolled in or successfully complete (“C” or better) EDUC 211 Educational Foundations
         and Multicultural Perspectives (If admitted before completion of EDUC 211, admission will
         be contingent upon completing the course with a “C” or better. In the event that the
         student does not complete this course successfully, admission to the program will be
         suspended until this requirement is fulfilled.);

     7. Receive approval from the Teacher Education Admissions and Review Committee.

         An interview with the committee may be required.

Any exemptions or modifications to the above requirements due to special circumstances must be requested through the chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. All requests will be reviewed and must be approved by the Teacher Education Admissions and Review Committee. In addition, admission to teacher education is not the final step in the process. In order to remain in the program, the prospective teacher must continue to meet the GPA requirement (2.7). Approval to take Education Block classes (411/412 and 431/432) and to enroll in student teaching must be obtained from the Teacher Education Admissions and Review Committee before enrolling in those classes.

     Minimum (3 hours may be Education) ...................................................................

     Minimum grade for all ENGL courses .....................................................................

     Minimum GPA for graduation ................................................................................

     Minimum advanced hours ....................................................................................

     Minimum total hours ............................................................................................

C

2.70

33

129

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.

Creative Writing

     ENGL 320, 322, 323, 324

Professional Writing

     ENGL 325, 326, 329, 442

Language

     ENGL 330, 432

English majors cannot count the same advanced hours toward the English major and professional writing minor. Journalism and communication majors may count up to 6 hours of work in their major toward the professional writing minor.