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English Requirements for Language Arts in Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Teaching

Requirements for students seeking secondary teacher licensure in Language Arts appear in the Teacher Education Programs handbook available upon request from the Education Department. Requirements for the major and teacher licensure may differ, but both must be met to become licensed, and the major must be completed to receive a Bachelor's degree. To be recommended for teacher licensure, a student must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better.

Class schedules and descriptions are available here.

The English courses specified for licensure are as follows:

Courses taken by Early Childhood Education majors, Language Arts concentration:
English 155
English 230 or 231 or 232 or 233 or INST 270
English 350 or INST 300

Courses taken by Middle Childhood Education majors, Language Arts concentration:
English 155
English 295
English 230 or 231 or 232 or 233 or INST 270
English 350 or INST 300
English 250 or 255

Courses taken by Secondary Education majors, Integrated Language Arts:
English 155
English 160 or 265 or 335 or 375
English 190
English 210
English 215
English 220
English 230 or 231 or 232 or 233 or 333 or 334
English 250
English 255
English 295
Two courses from English 325 or 333 or 334 or 340 or 355 or 381
English 350
English 401

These are the English courses specified for licensure. Secondary Education majors also meet the English major requirements and take courses beyond English and Education for licensure.

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