In the Bachelor of Arts in Education program, you will reflectively assess your own ongoing development as teachers of English/Language Arts. You’ll also develop the skills and competence needed to meet established national standards (such as the guidelines of the National Council of Teachers of English) in content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and professional disposition.
This major satisfies the endorsement for grades 5鈥�12.
The following information comes from the official , which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
English - Secondary Education Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Secondary听Education students must complete the听required听Secondary听Education Core and the听following听courses.
Recommended: 听or听听for partial听fulfillment听of their BACR in听Humanities听unless students have DTA degrees from an approved听community听college.
Specific听Program Grade听Requirements: Required grade minimum for each of the following courses is 鈮. Please note the following exceptions:听,听 and require听a grade听鈮.
| Pre-Major Requirements | ||
& | INTRODUCTION TO POETRY and INTRODUCTION TO GENRE | 10 |
| or | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY | |
| English Required Courses | ||
| WORLD LITERATURES | 5 | |
| SHAKESPEARE | 5 | |
| LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USE | 5 | |
| American Literature Courses–choose one of the following | 5 | |
| SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I | ||
or | SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II | |
| British Literature Courses–choose one of the following | 5 | |
| BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS THROUGH 18TH CENTURY | ||
or | BRITISH LITERATURE II: ROMANTICISM TO THE PRESENT | |
| Required Methods–required grade ≥B | ||
| INTEGRATED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS METHODS I | 5 | |
| INTEGRATED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS METHODS II | 5 | |
| Electives | 18 | |
| Choose any 300 or 400 level ENGL or ESLG courses or any courses with following subject code: CRWR, FILM, HUMN, JRNM, LIBR, TCOM, THTR | ||
| Required Senior Capstone–required grade ≥B | ||
| SENIOR CAPSTONE (contact program advisor for availability and the appropriate section) | 4-5 | |
| or | SENIOR CAPSTONE | |
| Required Education Courses, grade requirement of ≥B- | ||
| EARLY CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE | 1 | |
| STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | 1 | |
| or | STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | |
| FOUNDATIONS OF INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT | 3 | |
| FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND CULTURE | 3 | |
| FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING, LEARNING, AND MOTIVATION IN SCHOOL CONTEXTS | 4 | |
| UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION IN THE US | 3 | |
| PEOPLES AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | 5 | |
| SECONDARY APPLIED INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT | 4 | |
| PRACTICES OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND CULTURE IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS | 4 | |
| FIELD EXPERIENCE 1 | 2 | |
| FIELD EXPERIENCE 2 | 2 | |
| FIELD EXPERIENCE 3 | 5 | |
| FULL-TIME STUDENT TEACHING | 15 | |
| DESIGNING EQUITABLE LEARNING IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS | 4 | |
| PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 126-127 | |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits.听Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current.听Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the听.
This major requires the completion of the听.听 Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA)听degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | (Diversity - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 11 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| 听 | 15 | 听 | 15 | 听 | 15 |
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 3 | (Social Science BACR 2) | 4 | or | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | ||
| or | 5 | or | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 3 |
| 听 | 16 | 听 | 15 | 听 | 16 |
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | |||
| English Elective2 | 5 | English Elective2 | 5 | English Elective2 | 5 |
| 听 | 听 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | ||
| 听 | 15 | 听 | 14 | 听 | 16 |
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| 2 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 4 | 3 | or | 1 | ||
| 5 | or (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 | 听 | ||
| English Elective2 | 3-5 | 听 | 听 | ||
| 听 | 14-16 | 听 | 13 | 听 | 16 |
| Total Credits 180-182 | |||||
University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.听 Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
Electives - choose 18 credits in any 300 or 400 level ENGL or ESLG courses or any courses with the following subject code: CRWR, FILM, HUMN, JRNM, LIBR, TCOM, THTR.
(GER)
University Competencies and Proficiencies
(BACR)
(UGR)
(for Bachelor of Arts)
Application for Graduation (use ) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the to determine .
Students who earn a BA in English - Secondary Education from 51福利社 should be able to:
Review the School of Education for additional Program Learning Outcomes.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201.
The literature in this course represents a broad range of cultures and ethnicities. Readings of works in a variety of genre from across history and around the globe. Most syllabi in this course do not include British or American texts as those are considered in other surveys.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 and ENGL 271 or CRWR 210.
Covers the history of British literature beginning with the Romantics and ending with the present, focusing on works of representative authors and examining changes in literary forms, including the novel, as well as conceptions of culture and society.
Introduces Teacher Candidates in English Education to the six language arts: visual representation and viewing, reading and writing, speaking and listening.
This seminar course, through extensive reading and writing as well as student presentations, focuses on a genre or genres in British, American, Commonwealth and/or World literature. Genres studied may include, but are not limited too, nonfiction, prose, poetry, film, drama and electronic media. The choice of genres will vary with the instructor.
An English Education major prepares you to teach English language arts to middle and high school students, focusing on reading, writing, literature, and communication skills.
You鈥檒l gain practical classroom experience and learn effective teaching strategies, from lesson planning to classroom management. The program also deepens your understanding of English literature and language, allowing you to foster literacy, critical thinking, and creativity in your future students.
Graduates can pursue meaningful careers in teaching, curriculum development, and literacy programs. You may also branch out into advocacy, publishing, research, and other diverse fields.
Wherever your degree takes you, you’ll make a lasting impact on how people learn and grow, setting them up for academic and personal success.
Explore your career opportunities with an English Education degree: