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University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016

University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English, English Education Concentration, B.A.

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Curriculum Requirements

English major, English Education concentration: Complete a minimum of 124 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher. The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU. Students must also complete requirements in English (ENG) courses with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Students must earn grades of C or better in the following courses: ENG 1110 , ENG 1210 , ENG 1300 or ENG 1400 , ENG 2410 , and ENG 1500 in order to register for upper-level ENG courses for which these courses are prerequisites.

1. General Education Requirement:

Freshman and sophomore years: Complete the General Education Curriculum in the Arts and Sciences Program as detailed in this catalog. ENG 1110 , ENG 1210 , and MSCM 1250 must be completed with a grade of C or better. English Education majors must take MSCM 1250 or MSCM 2200 to meet the “speaking intensive” requirement of the General Education Curriculum and PHIL 2210 - Ethics (3) – to meet the ethics requirement.

2. Complete the following core English program requirements:

3. Complete the following professional knowledge requirements in Education:

4. Earn a passing rate on the Praxis I Examination

Four-Year Curriculum Plan in English, English Education Concentration

For key to symbols used, please see ‘key’ below.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

* ENG 1110 - English Composition I (3) **
* Modern Foreign Language III (3) **
* MATH 1100 - College Algebra and Trigonometry I (3)
* HIST 1320 - World Societies (3)
* HEDU 1531 - Health (2)
* UNIV 1100 - First Year Seminar (2)

Spring Semester

* ENG 1210 - English Composition II (3)
* SOSC GEC Requirement 2 (3)
* MATH GEC Requirement 2 (3)
* HUM 2410 - Arts & Humanities I (3)
^ MSCM 1250 - Elements of Speech Communication (3) or
^ MSCM 2200 - Introduction to Public Speaking (3)
* PEDU 1541 - Fitness (2)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

* GEC Science Requirement I (3)
^^ EDU 2600 - Orientation to Teaching (3)
* PHIL 2210 - Ethics (3)
^ ENG 1300 - World Literature I (3) or
^ ENG 2410 - Sacred Texts and Traditions of South Asia (3)
^ ENG 1500 - Writing about Literature (3)
^^ EDU 2800 - Computer Utilizations in Instructional Technology (3)

Spring Semester

* GEC Science Requirement 2 (3)
^ ENG 3300 - Applied Literary Criticism (3)
^ ENG 1400 - World Literature II (3) or
^ ENG 2410 - Sacred Texts and Traditions of South Asia (3)
^ ENG 2310 - British Literature I (3)
^^ EDU 3000 - Introduction to Educational Psychology (3)
^^ EDU 3010 - Human Growth and Development (3)
Pass PRAXIS I: Admission to School of Ed.

Junior Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Total Minimum Credit Hours: 126

Key to symbols used:

Distribution of Hours

* GEC Requirements - 39

^ English Major Courses - 45

^^ English Methods & Education Courses - 42

** Based on Placement Results

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English, English Education Concentration, B.A.

Curriculum Requirements

1. General Education Requirement:

2. Complete the following core English program requirements:

3. Complete the following professional knowledge requirements in Education:

4. Earn a passing rate on the Praxis I Examination

Four-Year Curriculum Plan in English, English Education Concentration

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Junior Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Total Minimum Credit Hours: 126