Requirements
General Education Requirements (26 Credits)
Acceptable courses listed under General Education Requirements.
Arts and Fine Arts (3 Credits) One out of two disciplines: ART History or MUS History
History (3 Credits)
Political Science (3 Credits)
Psychology (3 Credits) PSY 2040 or PSY 2060
Philosophy (3 Credits)
Theology and Religious Studies (3 Credits)
Ethics (3 Credits)
Physical Education (1 Credit)
Core Course (4 Credits)
NOTE: The General Education requirement is 44, and has been adjusted to 26, because the following Major or Related requirements will also satisfy the requirement: ENG 1100, ENG 2410 and a Related Required COM course. The Languages requirement is met as 3 credits of English Related Requirements. Two Math and two Science are Related Education requirements that also apply to the General Education requirements.
Major Requirements (36 Credits)
| | Grammar Exam with Passing Score | 0 |
| | Or | |
| ENG 0700 | | |
| | | |
| ENG 1100 | College Composition | 3 |
| ENG 2220 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 2310 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| ENG 2410 | Great Writers of English Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 2420 | Great Writers of English Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 2430 | Major American Writers I | 3 |
| ENG 2440 | Major American Writers II | 3 |
Grammar Exam with Passing Score and ENG 0700: Credits not counted towards degree
ENG 1100:- Transfer students: English majors and English Education majors transferring into Molloy with the equivalent course for ENG 1100 must take ENG 1200 and achieve a "B" or better.
ENG 2310: Advanced Writing Requirement
Complete one ENG course from the following choices (3 Credits)
(ENG 1610 and ENG 3110 recommended)
Complete either (3 Credits)
| ENG 2510 | Continental Literature I: The Ancient World | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENG 2630 | Mythology and Legend | 3 |
Complete either (3 Credits)
| ENG 3630 | African-American Literature from 18th Century to 1940 | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENG 3640 | African-American Literature from 1940 to the Present | 3 |
Required
Related Requirements - (9 Credits)
Complete two of the following COM courses (6 Credits):
Languages (3 Credits)
| ARA | | |
| | Or | |
| CHI | | |
| | Or | |
| ESL | | |
| | Or | |
| FRE | | |
| | Or | |
| ITA | | |
| | Or | |
| SPA | | |
Note: (No ASL) Refer to the General Education Section of the Catalog for appropriate courses
Education - Adolescence Major Requirements (31 total Credits)
Sophomore, Junior & Senior Years
| EDU 1000 | Eportfolio | 0 |
| EDU 2290 | Strategies for All Learners in the Diverse Classroom | 3 |
| EDU 2300 | Field Experience in a School Setting | 0 |
| EDU 2520 | Teaching Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDU 2600 | Foundations of Education for Regular and Special Education Teachers | 3 |
| EDU 2610 | Law and Professionalism in Inclusive Settings | 1 |
| EDU 2650 | Critical Examination of Issues in Education | 3 |
| EDU 3390 | Literacy in the Content Areas for Adolescent Teachers | 6 |
| EDU 3680 | Field Experience in a School Setting-Adolescence Programs | 0 |
| EDU 4850 | Adolescence Student Teaching | 8 |
| EDU 4900 | Student Teaching Seminar-All Certification Programs | 1 |
EDU 2300: pre- or co-requisite to first EDU course
Methodology Content Area Course (3 credits):
| EDU 3190 | Methods and Techniques of Teaching English for Adolescent Students | 3 |
Education - Adolescence Related Requirements (12 Credits)
The Education Adolescence Related requirement for two Math courses and two Science courses also apply to the General Education requirement.
| | Two Math courses | 6 |
| | Two Science courses | 6 |
Electives (8 Credits)
8 Elective credits must be Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for a B.A. degree. FST 1000 counts towards required Electives.
(Adjust Electives needed for having a Minor(s), Remedials, ESL, Honors Programs, PED/FST waivers as needed, under consultation with advisor.)
Total Credit Hours: 122
Progression for English Adolescence Majors:
- Students should complete all or nearly all English courses (except ENG 4900) before beginning Phase 1 of the Education program. Students planning to student teach in England in Phase 3 should complete ENG 4900 before beginning Phase 3.
- Students must take the English content Specialty Test Preparation Course (Continuing Education course ED-7300) before taking the English Specialty Test.
- Students should take the English Content Specialty Test immediately after completing their English courses (except ENG 4900).