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2019-2020 General Catalog

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English Teaching Composite: Literature - BA, BS

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of English

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For more information about English Teaching Composite (Writing), see the Department of English website.
Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and logon to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120	Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100	Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30	Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10	Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below	Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link	University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: highest Math Requirement for this degree is STAT 1040, MATH 1050, or STAT 1045

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.5 GPA*
*2.5 within all English courses (other than ENGL 1010 , ENGL 2010 , CLEP, AP, etc.); 2.5 USU cumulative (including courses taken for another USU major); 2.5 career total (including transfer credits) for new transfer students

First Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3		ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3
ENGL Culture Exploration	3		ENGL 2600: Literary Analysis	3
Breadth Requirement	3		Breadth Requirement	3
Breadth Requirement	3		Breadth Requirement	3
QL Requirement: STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics (QL)	3	Recommended QL choice	Breadth Requirement	3
Total Credits:	15		Total Credits:	15
Comments:			Comments:

Second Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL Writing Exploration	3		ENGL Literary History course (American)	3
ENGL 1410: Elements of Grammar	3		ENGL Literary History course (British)	3
ENGL Literary History course (American)	3		ENGL Literary History course (World)	3
ENGL Literary History course (British)	3		ENGL 3510: Teaching Young Adult Literature	3
Breadth Requirement	3		ENGL Linguistics course	3
Total Credits:	15		Total Credits:	15
Comments:			Comments: This is a sample plan, you must consult a TEAL advisor when you are admitted to STEP.

Third Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL 3470: Approaches to Research in English Studies (QI)	3		ENGL 4500: Teaching Writing (CI)	3
ENGL 4510: Teaching Literature (CI)	3		ENGL Writing Elective	3
ENGL 4300: Shakespeare	3		SCED 3210: Educational and Multicultural Foundations (DSS/CI)	3
Depth Science (DSC)*	3	* See advisor	ENGL 3500: Teaching English	2
ENGL Authors and Genres	3		STEP Level 1	4
Total Credits:	15		Total Credits:	15
Comments: This is a sample plan, you must consult a TEAL advisor when you are admitted to STEP.			Comments:

Fourth Year
_{Fall Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}	_{Spring Semester}	_Credits	_{General Education Info and Notes:}
ENGL Authors and Genres	3		SCED 5500: Student Teaching Seminar	2
ENGL Authors and Genres	3		SCED 5630: Student Teaching in Secondary Schools	10
ENGL 4520: Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classrooms	3
STEP Level 2	9
Total Credits:	18		Total Credits:	12
Comments:			Comments:

The English Teaching Composite: Literature program perepares students towards professional licensure in the teaching of secondary-level ENglish, with additional preperation in literature. Students become versed in their academic subject matter (the language arts, emphasizing literature); skilled in the methods of teaching the various components of the English curriculum and classroom management techniques; and committed to the achievement of all students. The English Teaching Composite: Literature offfers a robust menu of courses, all within English, recognizing the complexity and depth of English Studies.

In addition to the required Exploratory courses and content-focused courses in Egnlish, students take classes in pedagogy to learn the curriculum, planning, instructional delivery, assessment, and related topics. Two clinical experiences provide in-school experiences before student teaching.

Students are urged to complete the required Exploratory courses early in their program of study and to complete an additional 6 credits of English prior to taking ENGL 4500 and ENGL 4510. When possible, students should complete all of their required 3000-level course before taking 4000-level courses.

To obtain professional licensure at graduation, students must fufill the requirements of the Secondary Teach Education Program (STEP) prescribed by the SChool of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL).

Credits in Residence

Students must complete 21 credits of major-applicable coursework at Utah State University.

Course Requirements

Core/Explore Requirements (9 credits)

Students must complete 9 credits of exploration courses. Students must choose one course from each section: culture, literature, and writing.

Students should complete the exploratory requirements as early as possible.

Literature Exploration (3 credits)

ENGL 2600 - Literary Analysis 3

Culture Exploration (3 credits)

Writing Exploration (3 credits)

English Teaching Emphasis

Minimum GPA for Admission: 2.5 USU cumulative (including courses taken for another USU major); 2.5 career total (including transfer credits) for new transfer students

Minimum GPA for Graduation: 2.75 within major courses; 2.0 USU cumulative (3.0 USU cumulative required for admission to STEP); 2.75 career total (for licensure)

Minimum Grade Accepted: C (no pass/fail) in major courses; C in STEP courses (Note: C- or better in Quantitative Literacy (QL) course required by the Secondary Education Program)

Number of Required Credits: 56 (59 if required to take ENGL 1410 )

Other Requirements: STEP (typically requires 3 semesters; see TEAL website and advisor for STEP advising) required for licensure, Grammar Challenge Exam (score of at least 80 percent) or ENGL 1410

A. Diversity Requirement

All English majors are required to take one course that examines the experiences, perspectives, literature’s, cultures, and/or creative expressions of underrepresented and/or marginalized communities. For this requirement, the USU English department includes communities who have been underrepresented or marginalized due to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability and/or the intersections of these identities in conjunction with one another and with class.

B. Exploratory Requirements (9 credits)

C. Literary History Courses (15 credits)

Select 6 credits from Literature of the Americas:
ENGL 3355 - Literary History of the Early Americas 3
ENGL 3365 - Nineteenth-Century American Literary History 3
ENGL 3375 - Literary History of the Americas Since 1900 3
ENGL 3620 - Native American Studies 3
Select 6 credits from Literature of the British Isles:
ENGL 3305 - Medieval Literary History 3
ENGL 3315 - Early Modern British Literary History 3
ENGL 3325 - Eighteenth-Century British Literary History 3
ENGL 3335 - Nineteenth-Century British Literary History 3
ENGL 3345 - Literary History of the British Isles Since 1900 3
Select 3 credits from World Literature:
ENGL 3385 - Postcolonial World Literature 3
ENGL 3395 - World Literature in Translation 3
ENGL 3610 - Multicultural American Literature 3

D. Shakespeare Course (3 credits)

ENGL 4300 - Shakespeare 3

E. Authors and Genres Literature Courses (9 credits)

F. Linguistics Course (3 credits)

Select one linguistics course:

G. Writing Elective Course (3 credits)

Select one of the following courses; the course cannot also be used for the Writing Exploration requirement. (ENGL 4540 Teaching Creative Writing is a particularly good choice for English Teaching requirements.)

H. English Education Courses (14 credits)

I. Grammar Competency

In addition to the above requirements students in English Education emphasis must fufill a grammar competency requirement. This may be accomplished wither by enrolling in ENGL 1410 Elements of Grammar or by passing a challenge exam in the English Department Writing Center (Ray B. West 104) with a score of 80% or better. See the English undergraduate advisor for further information.

J. Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) (up to 35 credits)

To recieve a license to teach in the public school system, students in the English Teaching emphasis must complete the STEP administered through the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL). Students must be admitted to STEP before taking STEP courses. Among the requirements is a Crimincal Background Check. See an advisor in TEAL, Emma Eccles Jones COllege of Education in Human Services, for further information regarding this program. Prior to student teaching, students must poass the required PRAXIS exams. Certain STEP courses must be taken concurrently with English courses: SCED 3322 Clinical I (1 credit) must be taken with ENGL 3500 Teaching English (2 credits) and SCED 4300 Clinical II (1 credit) must be taken with ENGL 4520 Teaching Literacy in Diverse Classroom (3 credits).

Please note a change that went into effect in 2014. The Utah State Office of Education now requires all institutions to mandate a 3.0 minimum ACT scores as listed below. The new admission requirements began August 1, 2014.

ACT Composite=21
ACT Math= 19
ACT English= 20