Academics > Majors and Areas of Study > English > Secondary Education Track

Emphasis on preparing students to teach at the Junior/Senior High school levels. Additional coursework is required through the Education Department.

For more information on this track, download the fact sheet (PDF).

• ENG 120 (Intro. to Lit.)

• ENG 210, 220, 230, AND 240 (Surveys)

• ENG 270 (Advanced Comp.)  

• ENG 315 (Adolescent and Young Adult Lit.)    

• ENG 320 (Contemporary Fiction of Africa, Asia, and Latin America)                       

• ENG 340 (Shakespeare)    

• ENG 440 (Literary Criticism)  

• ENG 455 (English Language)  

• ENG 495 (Special Topics Seminar) 

• COMM 220, 280, OR 282 (Journalism/Mass Communication/Writing for Mass Media) OR any Theater course     

Phase I: Theoretical Foundations         

Freshman or Sophomore Year:

• EDUC 111 (Foundations of American Education)   

• EDUC 112 (Educational Psychology)         

• EDUC 255 (Mentoring, Part I)                                                                                                  

Phase II:  Content Methodology       

Sophomore or Junior Year:

• EDUC 215 (Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment)   

• SECED 325 (Reading/Writing in the Content Area)    

• EDUC 356 (Educating the Exceptional Child)     

• CIS 111 (Word Processing Applications)                                                              

Junior or Senior Year:

• EDUC 220   (Integrated Instructional Systems)     

• SECED 268 (Mentoring, Part II: Classroom Methodology)   

• SECED 340 (Teaching English in Secondary School)                                                

Phase III: The Professional Semester

Senior Year:

• SECED 444 (Student Teaching)  

• AH 105 (Taking Care of Your Health)

Two College-Level Math courses:

• MATH    

• MATH