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BACHELOR OF Arts IN English: Secondary Education (9-12) Concentration

Degree Requirements | English Specialty Area Requirements
Education Requirements | Recommended Degree Path

Students who desire teacher licensure in English Education should declare the major as soon as possible in their college career. Consultation with the Program Coordinator or program advisor prior to registering for General Education courses is strongly recommended.

 

To be eligible for consideration by the Teacher Education Committee and approved for admission to the Teacher Education Program, each candidate must:

1. Have not more than 9 hours of the General Education requirements remaining;
2. Have earned a “C” (2.0) or better in EPC 2020 AND EPC 2040 or the approved equivalent course;
3. Have earned a grade of at least a “C‑” (C if the course was repeated) in all required specialty area, professional studies, and content pedagogy courses completed at the time of admission, with the exception of EPC 2020 AND EPC 2040, which requires a grade of C;
4. Have at least a 2.5 cumulative Quality Point Average (QPA) on a 4.0 scale on all prior college/university course work;
5. Meet the state established scores on Praxis I, SAT, or ACT. An official copy of the scores must be sent to UNCP. Students must meet the scores in effect at the time they apply to and qualify for admission to the Teacher Education Program;
6. Satisfactorily complete an admission interview after completing all the above requirements;
   
7. Complete a Candidate for Professional Licensure (CPL) form. CPL forms are available in the School of Education Licensure Office and on the School of Education website under Student Forms.

 

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English: Secondary Education (9-12) Concentration

Requirements for BA in English Education	Sem. Hrs.
Freshman Seminar	1
General Education Requirements	35
Specialty Area Requirements	40-46
» English Core	(31-37)
» Additional Major Required Courses	(9)
English Education (9-12) Core (Required)	30
» Educator Preparation Core » Content Pedagogy	(9) (21)
University-wide Electives	7-13
Total	122

NOTE: Students who desire teacher licensure should declare the major as soon as possible in their college career. Consultation with the Program Coordinator or program advisor prior to registering for General Education courses is strongly recommended.

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Specialty Area Requirements

English Core

Before taking any of the courses below, students must complete ENG 1050 with a “C” grade or better.

Course#	Course Title	Comments
In the three choices below, students should select a combination of early and late surveys.
ENG 2050; or	World Literature Before 1660; or
ENG 2060	World Literature After 1660
ENG 2230; or	American Literature Before 1865; or
ENG 2240	American Literature After 1865
ENG 2470; or	British Literature Before 1790; or
ENG 2480	British Literature After 1790
ALL courses are required.
ENG 2990	Writing Center Theory and Practice
ENG 3040	Principles of Literary Study	Prerequisite: A “C” or better in ENG 1060 and “C” or better in one 2000-level; This course is a prerequisite for all 3000-level literature courses.
ENG 3460	Aspects of the English Language
ENG 3710	English Grammar
ENG 4570	Shakespeare	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; ENG 2470 recommended
ENGS 4xxx	Seminar in Literature	Numbers and topics vary; see projected schedule in department office; Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; upper‑division standing in the University.
SPE 2000; or	Interpersonal Communication; or
SPE 2010	Fundamentals of Speech
0-2 courses	Competency in a foreign language at the 1320 level
Choose ONE production course.
JRN 1820	Yearbook Production (1)
JRN 1610	Student Newspaper Production (1)
THE 1620	Play Production (1)
ENG 2870	Literary Magazine Production (1)

The foreign language requirement may be met by completing 1310 and 1320, by testing into and completing 1320 only, or by testing out of both 1310 and 1320.

 

Additional Major Required Courses

Select any three courses from the list below with approval of coordinator/ English advisor. Before taking any of the courses below, students must complete ENG 1050 with a “C” grade or better.

Course	Area	Comments
Choose UP TO ONE 2000-level multicultural course.
ENG 2010	Southern Literature
ENG 2020	Contemporary Literature
ENG 2080	Women's Literature
ENG 2090	Literature and Film
ENG 2100	African American Literature
ENG 2180	Asian American Literature
ENG 2190	Latino Literature
ENG 2200	Native American Literature	Also AIS 2200
ENG 2410	Environmental Literature	Also AIS 2410
Choose UP TO ONE advanced OR optional 3000-level ENG courses listed below.
ENG 3100	The Harlem Renaissance	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3110	Medieval British Literature	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3120	Early Modern British Literature	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3130	The American Renaissance	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3140	American Literature in Transition, 1870-1914	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3150	British Romantic Literature	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3160	Victorian Literature	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3170	Post-Colonial Literature	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3250	Language in Society
ENG 3420	The British Novel	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; ENG 2470 or ENG 2480 recommended
ENG 3430	The American Novel	Prerequisite: ENG 304 or permission of the instructor; ENG 2230 or ENG 2240 recommended
ENG 3440	The Native American Novel	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; Also AIS 3440
ENG 3470	Native American Poetry	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; also AIS 3470
ENG 3540	Modern Drama	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor; six semester hours of 2000 level literature
ENG 3560	Modernist Fiction	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3660	Modernist Poetry	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3670	Contemporary Fiction	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3680	Contemporary Poetry	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENGS 33xx (Numbers will vary)	Special Topics in Literature	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 4020	Literary Criticism	Prerequisite: ENG 3040 or permission of the instructor
ENG 4230; or ENG 4240	Special Topics in American English
Choose UP TO ONE advanced creative writing course.
ENG 3740; or	Writing Poetry II; or	Prerequisite: ENG 2780 or permission of the instructor
ENG 3750	Writing Fiction II	Prerequisite: ENG 2790 or permission of the instructor
Choose UP TO ONE composition/rhetoric course.
ENG 3570	History of Rhetoric	Prerequisite: A “C” or better in ENG 1050 and 1060
ENG 3580	Professional Writing	Prerequisite: A “C” or better in ENG 1050 and 1060
ENG 3590	Creative Nonfiction	Prerequisite: A “C” or better in ENG 2780 or 2790
ENG 3700	Advanced Composition	Prerequisite: A “C” or better in ENG 1050 and 1060
ENGS 4090-4129 (Numbers will vary)	Special Topics in Composition and Rhetoric	Prerequisite: One previous writing course at the 3000 level or above.
Choose UP TO ONE ESL course.
ENG 4810	Phonetics and Phonology
ENG 4830	Second Language Acquisition
ENG 4850	Cultural Issues of English as a Second Language

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Required English Education (9-12) Courses

Educator Preparation Core

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EPC 2020	Introduction to Education, Ethics, and Professionalism (1)	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 2040	Introduction to Exceptional, Diverse, and At-Risk Students	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 3010	The Psychology of Learning and Development (2)	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.
EPC 3030	Reading Strategies for the 21st Century	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.

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Content Pedagogy

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EED 3840	Literature and Reading for Adolescents (6-12): Methods and Materials	Spring only
EED 3890	The Teaching of Writing and Speech (6-12): Methods and Materials	Fall only; Prerequisite: EED 3840
EDN 4490	Internship for English/Language Arts in Secondary/Middle School (9)	Spring only; Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Semester
EED 4750	Professional Seminar in Secondary/Middle Grades English/Language Arts	Spring only; Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Semester; Corequisite EED 4490
CSC 4050	Current Topics in Computers in Education	Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor (to be taken after EED 3840)

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Updated: Saturday, August 20, 2011

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