- English Requirements
- Professional Education Requirements
- Eight-Semester Enrollment Model for the B.S.Ed.
- Advisement and Enrollment Guide for the B.S.Ed.
The Bachelor of Science in Education degree with a major in English is designed primarily to train prospective English teachers. A minor is not required.You should consult the appropriate sections of the most recent Pittsburg StateUniversity Catalog for the general description of the degree, the specific regulations concerning admission to teacher education, and General Education degree requirements for students preparing to teach secondary school. Admission to teacher education for secondary teaching majors requires a 2.75 GPA in approved common core courses.
| Course No. | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 47 | |
| ENGL 202 | English Grammar and Usage | 3 |
| ENGL 220 | World Masterpieces | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 241 | British Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 242 | British Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 302 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 304 |
Introduction to Writing About Literature (English majors and minors who count ENGL 304 for General Education credit must take additional upper division literature electives to meet total hour requirements.) |
3 |
| ENGL 308 | English Linguistics | 3 |
| ENGL 478 | Literature for Middle and Secondary Schools | 3 |
| ENGL 480 | Techniques Laboratory (Requires concurrent enrollment in ENGL 478 Litrerature for Middle and Secondary Schools or ENGL 479 Techniques for Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools.) | 1 |
| ENGL 603 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENGL 619 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 699 | Senior Seminar in English | 1 |
| English electives | Must include at least 6 hours of literature courses numbered 500 or above; three hours must be in American Literature. | 12 |
| Course No. | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 36 | |
| The following courses must be completed before admission to teacher education: | ||
| PSYCH 263 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| CURIN 261 | Explorations in Education | 3 |
| The following courses must be completed before admission to professional semester (For admission to Teacher Education in your sophomore year, apply to the Director of Laboratory Teaching Experiences, Hughes Hall): | ||
| CURIN 307 | Clinical Experience | 1 |
| PSYCH 357 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| ENGL 479 | Techniques for Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools | 3 |
| SSAS 510 | Overview of Education for Exceptional Students | 3 |
| CURIN 520 | Middle and Secondary Reading | 3 |
| Professional Semester: | ||
| CURIN 458 | Methods and Curriculum | 3 |
| CURIN 462 | Secondary Education | 2 |
| CURIN 464 | Foundations of Measurement and Evaluation | 2 |
| CURIN 480 | Supervised Teaching in the Secondary School | 3 |
| CURIN 482 | Supervised Teaching in the Secondary School | 5 |
| ENGL 579 | Supervised Student Teaching and Follow-Up of Teachers | 2 |
