English Teaching Licensure

Licensure Requirements

Students interested in becoming secondary education English teachers (grades 6-12) must meet specific curriculum requirements in order to qualify for English teacher licensure. Many of these requirements may also count as part of the 36 credit hour English major requirements.

Required Courses: 6 Credit Hours

LED 254. Literature for Adolescents Credits: 3.00 ¹
ENG 299. Writing About Literature Credits: 3.00

Required Literature Survey: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following courses:

ENG 235. Survey of English Literature: From Beowulf to the Eighteenth Century [C2L] Credits: 3.00
or
ENG 247. Survey of American Literature: From the Beginning to the Civil War [C2L] Credits: 3.00

Additional Literature Surveys: 6 Credit Hours

Choose two of the following courses:

ENG 235. Survey of English Literature: From Beowulf to the Eighteenth Century [C2L] Credits: 3.00 ¹
ENG 236. Survey of English Literature: Eighteenth Century to Modern [C2L] Credits: 3.00 ¹
ENG 239. Studies in World Literature [C2L] Credits: 3.00
ENG 247. Survey of American Literature: From the Beginning to the Civil War [C2L] Credits: 3.00
ENG 248. Survey of American Literature: From the Civil War to the Modern Period [C2L] Credits: 3.00
ENG 260. Survey of African American Literature [C2L] Credits: 3.00

Footnotes

¹ LED 254 will not fulfill any requirement in the English B.A. degree program.

² ENG 235 and ENG 247 may not double count for the Required Literature Survey course and the Additional Literature Survey courses.

English Grammar: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following:

ENG 303. History of the English Language Credits: 3.00
ENG 308. Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3.00
ENG 309. Traditional English Grammar Credits: 3.00
ENG 310. Modern English Grammar Credits: 3.00

Shakespeare: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following:

ENG 317. Studies in Shakespeare Credits: 3.00
ENG 319. Teaching Shakespeare Credits: 3.00
ENG 320L. Shakespeare on the Page and Stage in London Credits: 3.00

Writing: 3 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following:

ENG 390. The Environmental Imagination Credits: 3.00
ENG 391. Introduction to Creative Writing – Nonfiction Credits: 3.00
ENG 392. Introduction to Creative Writing – Poetry Credits: 3.00
ENG 393. Introduction to Creative Writing – Fiction Credits: 3.00
ENG 396. Advanced Composition Credits: 3.00

Additional Courses

If not already taken in one of the categories above or as part of the English B.A. requirements:

At least one course in American literature
At least one course in British literature
At least one course in World literature
At least one course in African American literature
At least one course in Gender and Sexuality
At least one course in pre-1700 literature
At least one course in pre-1900 literature

Some of these courses may fulfill more than one category in the English major requirements.

World Literature Courses:

The following courses will fulfill the World Literature requirement:

ENG 239. Studies in World Literature [C2L] Credits: 3.00
ENG 358. Oral Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 374. Contemporary Global Anglophone Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 376. Introduction to Scottish Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 377. Introduction to African Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 378. Studies in South Asian Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 379. Literature and Empire Credits: 3.00
ENG 405. Advanced Studies in Anglophone Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 432. Advanced Studies in African Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 433. Advanced Studies in Arabic Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 434. Advanced Studies in Latin American Literature in Translation Credits: 3.00

African American Literature Courses:

The following courses will fulfill the African American literature requirement:

ENG 260. Survey of African American Literature [C2L] Credits: 3.00
ENG 359. Studies in African American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 361. African American Fiction Credits: 3.00
ENG 362. African American Poetry Credits: 3.00
ENG 408. Advanced Studies in African American Literature Credits: 3.00

Gender and Sexuality Courses:

The following courses will fulfill the gender and sexuality requirement:

ENG 368. Women’s Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 369. Feminist Literary Theory Credits: 3.00
ENG 370. Queer Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 423. Advanced Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 466. Advanced Studies in Women’s Literature Credits: 3.00

Pre-1700 Courses:

The following courses will fulfill the pre-1700 requirement:

ENG 301. Old English Language and Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 306. The Bible as Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 311. Medieval Literature and Culture Credits: 3.00
ENG 313. Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture Credits: 3.00
ENG 316. Early Modern Drama Credits: 3.00
ENG 317. Studies in Shakespeare Credits: 3.00
ENG 319. Teaching Shakespeare Credits: 3.00
ENG 320L. Shakespeare on the Page and Stage in London Credits: 3.00
ENG 401. Advanced Studies in Medieval Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 402. Advanced Studies in British Literature Before 1700 Credits: 3.00

Pre-1900 Courses:

The following courses will fulfill the pre-1900 requirement:

ENG 301. Old English Language and Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 306. The Bible as Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 311. Medieval Literature and Culture Credits: 3.00
ENG 313. Studies in Early Modern Literature and Culture Credits: 3.00
ENG 316. Early Modern Drama Credits: 3.00
ENG 317. Studies in Shakespeare Credits: 3.00
ENG 319. Teaching Shakespeare Credits: 3.00
ENG 320L. Shakespeare on the Page and Stage in London Credits: 3.00
ENG 321. Restoration and Eighteenth Century British Prose and Poetry Credits: 3.00
ENG 322. Restoration and Eighteenth Century British Drama Credits: 3.00
ENG 325. Romantic Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 327. Gothic Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 329. Victorian Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 330. Nineteenth-Century British Novel Credits: 3.00
ENG 342. Early American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 343. Antebellum American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 344. Late Nineteenth-Century American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 352. The American Novel to 1914 Credits: 3.00
ENG 363. Native American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 401. Advanced Studies in Medieval Literature Credits: 3.00
ENG 402. Advanced Studies in British Literature Before 1700 Credits: 3.00

Additional Information

In addition to the General Education and academic major requirements, English majors desiring secondary education English teacher licensure must choose one of the following pathways:

1. English major, secondary education (SEED) major, admission to COE teacher education program and completion of program requirements, and fulfillment of the English teacher licensure requirements; or

2. English major, secondary education (SEED) minor, admission to COE teacher education program and completion of program requirements, fulfillment of English teacher licensure requirements, and completion of the graduate level Master of Arts in Teaching degree.

It is critical that students seeking licensure consult regularly with both their education advisor and their major advisor to support their progression through the programs. For a full description of the program in secondary teaching, refer to the Department of Middle, Secondary and Mathematics Education , in addition to the College of Education .