English Education, B.A.

The English Education major is a great choice for the person who loves writing and literature and desires to impact young people through teaching English at the middle or high school level. Students pursuing this major take the same courses and meet the same objectives as English & Writing majors, plus they complete 28-30 credit hours of professional education courses that lead to an Indiana teacher licensure, including eight credit hours of student teaching. Graduates teach in public and private schools all over the United States and around the world and are recognized locally and nationally for their excellence as teachers and leaders.

Program Requirements

Bethel Core

BIBL 215	Old Testament Literature	3
BIBL 216	New Testament Literature	3
ENGL 101	Written Communication II	3
ENGL 102	Written Communication III	3
LIT 251	Global Literature	3
MATH	College Level Mathematics	3
PHIL 250	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PSYC 182	General Psychology	3
SOC 151	Principles of Sociology	3
THEO 110	Exploring the Christian Faith	3

COMM and Foreign Language	Choose 6 credits from the following:	6
	Foreign Language (two semesters)	6
	OR
	Foreign Language (one semester)	3
	AND
COMM 171	Speech Communication	3

	Choose three credits from the following:	3
FA/THTR/ART/Music	Elective(s)	3
HIST	History Elective	3

	Choose three credits from the following:	3
BIOL 115	Human Biology	3
	OR
NS 110	Environmental Science	3
	OR
NS 291	Physical World	3
	OR
	Any BIOL,CHEM, PHYS	3-4
Total Credit Hours:		42

Major

ENGL 150	Gateway to English Studies	2
WRIT 215	The Writing Life	3

WRIT 203	Creative Writing	3
	OR
ENGL 303	Creative Writing	3

LIT 227	Western Literature	3
LIT 335	Topics in Western Literature	3

LIT 340	Literary Genres	3
	OR
WRIT 340	Literary Genres	3

LIT 372	Literary Criticism & Theory	3
LIT 325	Shakespeare	3
ENGL 301	Standard English Grammar	3
ENGL 450/COMM 450	Portfolio Completion in English	1
Total Credit Hours:		30

LIT 340/WRIT 340: taken twice

Select 6 hours from the following:

LIT 421	Seminar in Literature	3
WRIT 422	Seminar in Writing	3
COMM 285	Practicum in Student Media	1-6
Total Credit Hours:		6

COMM 285: A maximum of 3 hours of COMM 285 can be counted toward the English Majors.

Professional Education

EDUC 102	Foundations of Education	2
EDUC 204	Diversity in the Classroom	2
EDUC 205	Educational Pedagogy I	3
EDUC 305	Educational Pedagogy II	3
EDUC 308	Teaching Exceptional Learners	2
PSYC 287	School-Age Growth & Development	3
SCED 445	Specific Methods in English	3
SCED 448	Content Specific Literacy	3
EDUC 441	Professional Education Seminar	1
EDUC 455	Student Teaching I	8 or 12
EDUC 456	Student Teaching II	0 or 4
Total Credit Hours:		34

All education majors must take Student Teaching for 12 credits and the Professional Seminar course for 1 credit. EDUC 455 and EDUC 456 must equal 12 credits during the Student Teaching semester.

Electives

Electives needed to complete degree

Total Credit Hours:

Total Credit Hours: 120

See TEACHER LICENSURE for program admission and other information.

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