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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Secondary Education, English, B.A.

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The Secondary Education English program prepares enrolled students for a career teaching English in grades 7- 12. While content courses help enrolled students master the requisite knowledge and skills in the field of English and related areas, Education courses help enrolled students learn the instructional strategies, assessment methods, and educational technology most appropriate for learners at the middle and high school level. Students in the Secondary Education English program become transformative classroom teachers able to promote academic achievement and support diverse populations of learners.

Degree Requirements

Institutional Degree Requirements

Program-Specific Degree Requirements: To be eligible for graduation, students majoring in Secondary Education English must achieve a 3.0 or higher in each of the following six courses: FCO 105 , EDU 260 , MAT 115 , MAT 150 , SE 201 , and SE 220 and demonstrate satisfactory progress on identified professional and personal dispositions. Students must achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in order to be determined eligible for PreProfessional Educator Status and in order to enter the Professional Semester and to obtain Pennsylvania teacher certification.

Students seeking certification in Secondary Education English are required to have a minimum of 190 hours of Field Experience prior to the Professional Semester and must meet specific requirements as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

General Education Requirement

First Year Seminar

FYS 110 (EDU200) Education in Today’s Society 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours

Foundations Requirements

Communication course:

FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours

Advanced Communication course:

Satisfied by major (EDU 260 )

Quantitative Fluency course:

Satisfied by major (MAT 115 or MAT 150 )

American Citizenship course:

PS 101 American Government and Citizenship 3 credit hours

Global Citizenship course:

G 100 World Regional Geography 3 credit hours

Disciplinary Perspectives Requirement

Humanities course:

LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Arts courses:

ART 101 Art and Visual Culture 3 credit hours
MUS 186 Listening to Music 3 credit hours
THE 154 Introduction to Theatre 3 credit hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences course:

PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Natural and Physical Sciences courses:

BIO 204 Exploring Biology 3 credit hours
CHM 240 Perspectives on the Molecular World 3 credit hours
CHM 241 Perspectives on the Molecular World Lab 0 credit hours
G 151 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credit hours
G 152 Introduction to Physical Geography Lab 0 credit hours
PHY 252 Science and Sustainability 3 credit hours

Constellation Requirement

The Constellation requirement is met when a student completes four courses from a minimum of three disciplines within the Constellation requirements. Students who transfer in 60 credits or more at the time of admission to the college will be waived from the Constellation requirement, except for Education majors. Education majors are required to complete the Transformation: Children, the Family, and Development across the Lifespan Constellation as part of their General Education requirements.

PSY 221 Child and Adolescent Development 3 credit hours
SPE 200 Special Education Processes and Procedure 3 credit hours
SPE 271 Literacy Development and Instruction in Core Intervention Areas Including Inclusive Practices 3 credit hours
Satisfied by major (EDU 225 )

Required Major Courses:

A grade of 2.0 is required in all the courses listed below.

Pre-Professional Education Coursework

CRW 272 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
EDU 225 Instructional Needs of English Language Learners 3 credit hours
EDU 260 Effective Communication in the Field of Education 3 credit hours
FLM 216 Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
HUM 210 Studies in Criticism and Theory 3 credit hours
HUM 325 Language and Linguistics 3 credit hours
LIT 270 Young Adult Literature 3 credit hours
MAT 115 Mathematical Foundations 3 credit hours
MAT 150 Using Data to Improve Decision Making 3 credit hours
SE 201 Early Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 210 Educational Technology for Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours
SE 220 Instruction and Curriculum Development in Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours
SE 240 Educational Assessment for Middle and Secondary Education 2 credit hours
WRT 290 Teaching and Tutoring Writing 3 credit hours

History/Culture specialization courses

Students must choose 3 credits in American Literature, 3 credits in British Literature, and 3 credits in European Literature.

LIT 281 American Literature and Identity I 3 credit hours
LIT 282 American Literature and Identity II 3 credit hours
LIT 283 Ancient to Early Modern British Literature 3 credit hours
LIT 284 Modern to Postmodern British Literature 3 credit hours
LIT 285 Classical to Early Modern European Literature 3 credit hours
LIT 286 Modern to Postmodern European Literature 3 credit hours

Shakespeare

Choose 3 credits of the following:

LIT 323 Shakespeare I 3 credit hours
LIT 324 Shakespeare II 3 credit hours

Foreign Language

Students must take three credits of a foreign language.

Professional Preparation Courses

Must attain PPES status to complete.

EDU 460 Community and Legal Issues in Education 3 credit hours
SE 311 Advanced Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 312 Advanced Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 351 Teaching Strategies for Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours
SE 353 Middle and Secondary English and Language Arts Pedagogies 3 credit hours
SE 356 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas 3 credit hours
SPE 300 Effective Instructional Methods and Supports for Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings 3 credit hours

Education Electives (1 credit)

Select one credit of elective from ECH, EDU, SE or SPE.

Professional Semester

Students are required to have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 for admittance into the Professional Semester.

SE 494 Student Teaching Seminar 2 credit hours
SE 495 Student Teaching 10 credit hours

Suggested Course Sequence:

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (15 credits)

FYS 110 (EDU200) Education in Today’s Society 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours
G 100 World Regional Geography 3 credit hours
MAT 115 Mathematical Foundations 3 credit hours
PS 101 American Government and Citizenship 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Arts 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (15 credits)

FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours
MAT 150 Using Data to Improve Decision Making 3 credit hours
PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours
SE 220 Instruction and Curriculum Development in Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (17 credits)

EDU 225 Instructional Needs of English Language Learners 3 credit hours
EDU 260 Effective Communication in the Field of Education 3 credit hours
HUM 210 Studies in Criticism and Theory 3 credit hours
SE 240 Educational Assessment for Middle and Secondary Education 2 credit hours
SPE 200 Special Education Processes and Procedure 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Natural and Physical Sciences 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (14 credits)

LIT 270 Young Adult Literature 3 credit hours
SE 201 Early Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 210 Educational Technology for Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours
Foreign Language course 3 credit hours
LIT 281 American Literature and Identity I 3 credit hours
OR
LIT 282 American Literature and Identity II 3 credit hours

Junior Year

Fall Semester (15 credits)

CRW 272 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
PSY 221 Child and Adolescent Development 3 credit hours
SPE 271 Literacy Development and Instruction in Core Intervention Areas Including Inclusive Practices 3 credit hours
WRT 290 Teaching and Tutoring Writing 3 credit hours
LIT 283 Ancient to Early Modern British Literature 3 credit hours
OR
LIT 284 Modern to Postmodern British Literature 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (17 credits)

EDU 460 Community and Legal Issues in Education 3 credit hours
HUM 325 Language and Linguistics 3 credit hours
SE 311 Advanced Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 351 Teaching Strategies for Middle and Secondary Education 3 credit hours
LIT 285 Classical to Early Modern European Literature 3 credit hours
OR
LIT 286 Modern to Postmodern European Literature 3 credit hours
LIT 323 Shakespeare I 3 credit hours
OR
LIT 324 Shakespeare II 3 credit hours

Senior Year

Fall Semester (15 credits)

FLM 216 Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
SE 312 Advanced Field Experience 2 credit hours
SE 353 Middle and Secondary English and Language Arts Pedagogies 3 credit hours
SE 356 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas 3 credit hours
SPE 300 Effective Instructional Methods and Supports for Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings 3 credit hours
Education Elective course 1 credit hour

Spring Semester (12 credits)

SE 494 Student Teaching Seminar 2 credit hours
SE 495 Student Teaching 10 credit hours