Students who wish to pursue K-6 teacher certification in Elementary Education must apply and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Once admitted, students will be matriculated into the B.A. in Elementary Education program as a second major.
Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students also are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook. Prerequisites for admission to a teacher preparation program in English and current requirements may be obtained in the English Department or at montclair.edu/chss/english/.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Program Handbook for more information.
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Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 15 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-6 | |
| Major Requirements | 36 | |
| Teacher Education Program Requirements | 60 | |
| Free Electives | 6-3 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ENFL 208 | Introduction to the Film | 3 |
| ENGL 110 | Introduction to Literature: The Analytic Essay | 3 |
| or ENGL 111 | Introduction to Literature: The Short Story | |
| or ENGL 114 | Introduction to Literature: Utopian and Dystopian Fiction | |
| ENGL 116 | World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme | 3 |
| or ENGL 117 | World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge | |
| ENGL 237 | Black Women Writers: US | 3 |
| or ENGL 238 | Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | |
| or ENGL 274 | Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | |
| or ENGL 294 | Women Poets | |
| or ENGL 366 | African Myth and Literature | |
| or ENGL 367 | Contemporary African Literature | |
| ENGL 300 | Critical Approaches to English | 3 |
| English Major Distribution Requirements | ||
| Complete 21 credits of English coursework, based on the following distribution list. Courses may fulfill more than one category, however credit for a course is only counted once. At least four courses must be at the 300- or 400-level. Only two courses may be at the 100-level. | 21 | |
| Literature | ||
| Complete five courses. See course list below. | ||
| Historical Periods of Literature | ||
| Complete four courses from the following categories. See course list below. | ||
| Pre-1800 - complete 2 courses | ||
| 1800-1900 - complete one course | ||
| Post-1900 - complete one course | ||
| Genres | ||
| Complete one course from three of the four genre categories. See course list below. | ||
| Drama | ||
| Fiction | ||
| Film | ||
| Poetry | ||
| Representational Issues | ||
| Complete one course from each of the following categories. See course list below. | ||
| International | ||
| Ethnic | ||
| Gender | ||
| Class | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Literature
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AMSD 225 | Afrofuturism and Its Histories | 3 |
| AMSD 235 | Caribbean Diasporas | 3 |
| AMSD 340 | Representing the American West | 3 |
| AMSD 380 | Shakespeare and American Identity | 3 |
| ENGL 210 | Myth and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 227 | Queer Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 228 | American Literature I: Beginnings to 1890 | 3 |
| ENGL 229 | American Literature II: 1890 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 234 | American Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 237 | Black Women Writers: US | 3 |
| ENGL 238 | Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | 3 |
| ENGL 239 | Social Protest Literature in America | 3 |
| ENGL 240 | English Literature I: Beginnings to 1660 | 3 |
| ENGL 241 | English Literature II: 1660 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 243 | King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England | 3 |
| ENGL 250 | Special Topics in English or American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 252 | Special Topics in Comparative Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 255 | The Golden Age of Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 256 | English Novel to 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 260 | Art of Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 262 | Art of Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 263 | Art of Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 274 | Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | 3 |
| ENGL 278 | Survey of Brazilian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 279 | Latinx Writers in the United States | 3 |
| ENGL 282 | Literature and Environment | 3 |
| ENGL 294 | Women Poets | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | The Novels of Toni Morrison | 3 |
| ENGL 305 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 308 | Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 315 | American Indian Themes | 3 |
| ENGL 316 | African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English | 3 |
| ENGL 324 | American Poetry to 1940 | 3 |
| ENGL 325 | American Poetry: World War II to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 326 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 330 | Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 333 | Literature of American Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 334 | European Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 335 | Contemporary Irish Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 336 | American Literary Realism | 3 |
| ENGL 337 | Modern American Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 338 | Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 339 | Postwar American Fiction 1945-1990 | 3 |
| ENGL 340 | Literature of the Enlightenment Era | 3 |
| ENGL 341 | Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENGL 342 | From Sensibility to Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 343 | Milton | 3 |
| ENGL 344 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 345 | Medieval English Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 346 | 19th Century English Romantic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 347 | Victorian Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 348 | Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 349 | Victorian Popular Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 350 | The Victorian Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 351 | Nineteenth-Century British Non-Fiction Prose | 3 |
| ENGL 352 | English Drama: Beginnings to 1642 | 3 |
| ENGL 353 | Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | 3 |
| ENGL 354 | Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | 3 |
| ENGL 356 | Modern British Fiction 1900-1945 | 3 |
| ENGL 357 | Postwar British Fiction 1946-1990 | 3 |
| ENGL 359 | James Joyce | 3 |
| ENGL 360 | Irish Literary Revival: 1890-1939 | 3 |
| ENGL 361 | Modern Irish Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 363 | Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot | 3 |
| ENGL 364 | Contemporary Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 367 | Contemporary African Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 372 | Women Prose Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 373 | Literary Modernism | 3 |
| ENGL 374 | Contemporary European Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 375 | Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill | 3 |
| ENGL 376 | Modern European Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 377 | Speculative Fiction: Fantasy | 3 |
| ENGL 378 | Science Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 381 | Comic and Satiric Tradition | 3 |
| ENGL 390 | The Harlem Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 444 | 17th Century English Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 455 | Restoration and 18th Century Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 492 | Seminar in Comparative Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 493 | Seminar in American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 494 | Seminar in English Literature | 3 |
Historical Periods of Literature
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-1800 | ||
| ENGL 210 | Myth and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 228 | American Literature I: Beginnings to 1890 | 3 |
| ENGL 240 | English Literature I: Beginnings to 1660 | 3 |
| ENGL 243 | King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England | 3 |
| ENGL 315 | American Indian Themes | 3 |
| ENGL 326 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 330 | Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 340 | Literature of the Enlightenment Era | 3 |
| ENGL 341 | Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENGL 342 | From Sensibility to Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 343 | Milton | 3 |
| ENGL 344 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 345 | Medieval English Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 348 | Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 352 | English Drama: Beginnings to 1642 | 3 |
| ENGL 353 | Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | 3 |
| ENGL 354 | Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | 3 |
| ENGL 381 | Comic and Satiric Tradition | 3 |
| ENGL 444 | 17th Century English Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 455 | Restoration and 18th Century Drama | 3 |
| 1800-1900 | ||
| AMSD 340 | Representing the American West | 3 |
| AMSD 380 | Shakespeare and American Identity | 3 |
| ENGL 241 | English Literature II: 1660 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 255 | The Golden Age of Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 256 | English Novel to 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 333 | Literature of American Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 334 | European Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 336 | American Literary Realism | 3 |
| ENGL 346 | 19th Century English Romantic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 347 | Victorian Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 349 | Victorian Popular Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 350 | The Victorian Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 351 | Nineteenth-Century British Non-Fiction Prose | 3 |
| ENGL 375 | Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill | 3 |
| Post-1900 | ||
| AMSD 225 | Afrofuturism and Its Histories | 3 |
| AMSD 235 | Caribbean Diasporas | 3 |
| ENGL 227 | Queer Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 229 | American Literature II: 1890 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 237 | Black Women Writers: US | 3 |
| ENGL 238 | Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | 3 |
| ENGL 239 | Social Protest Literature in America | 3 |
| ENGL 274 | Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | 3 |
| ENGL 278 | Survey of Brazilian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 279 | Latinx Writers in the United States | 3 |
| ENGL 282 | Literature and Environment | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | The Novels of Toni Morrison | 3 |
| ENGL 305 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 308 | Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 316 | African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English | 3 |
| ENGL 324 | American Poetry to 1940 | 3 |
| ENGL 325 | American Poetry: World War II to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 335 | Contemporary Irish Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 337 | Modern American Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 338 | Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 339 | Postwar American Fiction 1945-1990 | 3 |
| ENGL 356 | Modern British Fiction 1900-1945 | 3 |
| ENGL 357 | Postwar British Fiction 1946-1990 | 3 |
| ENGL 359 | James Joyce | 3 |
| ENGL 360 | Irish Literary Revival: 1890-1939 | 3 |
| ENGL 361 | Modern Irish Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 363 | Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot | 3 |
| ENGL 364 | Contemporary Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 367 | Contemporary African Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 372 | Women Prose Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 373 | Literary Modernism | 3 |
| ENGL 374 | Contemporary European Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 376 | Modern European Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 377 | Speculative Fiction: Fantasy | 3 |
| ENGL 378 | Science Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 390 | The Harlem Renaissance | 3 |
Genres
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Drama | ||
| ENGL 234 | American Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 263 | Art of Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 352 | English Drama: Beginnings to 1642 | 3 |
| ENGL 353 | Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | 3 |
| ENGL 354 | Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | 3 |
| ENGL 361 | Modern Irish Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 374 | Contemporary European Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 455 | Restoration and 18th Century Drama | 3 |
| ENWR 215 | Beginning Drama Workshop | 3 |
| ENWR 318 | Intermediate Drama Workshop | 3 |
| Fiction | ||
| ENGL 227 | Queer Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 237 | Black Women Writers: US | 3 |
| ENGL 238 | Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | 3 |
| ENGL 255 | The Golden Age of Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 256 | English Novel to 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 262 | Art of Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 274 | Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | 3 |
| ENGL 279 | Latinx Writers in the United States | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | The Novels of Toni Morrison | 3 |
| ENGL 305 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 308 | Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 333 | Literature of American Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 336 | American Literary Realism | 3 |
| ENGL 337 | Modern American Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 338 | Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 339 | Postwar American Fiction 1945-1990 | 3 |
| ENGL 340 | Literature of the Enlightenment Era | 3 |
| ENGL 341 | Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENGL 342 | From Sensibility to Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 349 | Victorian Popular Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 350 | The Victorian Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 356 | Modern British Fiction 1900-1945 | 3 |
| ENGL 357 | Postwar British Fiction 1946-1990 | 3 |
| ENGL 359 | James Joyce | 3 |
| ENGL 376 | Modern European Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 377 | Speculative Fiction: Fantasy | 3 |
| ENGL 378 | Science Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 390 | The Harlem Renaissance | 3 |
| ENWR 213 | Introduction to Fiction Writing | 3 |
| ENWR 251 | Fantasy and Science Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| ENWR 252 | Young Adult Literature Workshop | 3 |
| ENWR 311 | Intermediate Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| ENWR 411 | Advanced Fiction Workshop | 3 |
| Film | ||
| ENFL 208 | Introduction to the Film | 3 |
| ENFL 251 | Special Topics in Film Studies | 3 |
| ENFL 255 | Major Film Movements | 3 |
| ENFL 260 | Major Film Genres | 3 |
| ENFL 265 | Major Film Directors | 3 |
| ENFL 294 | World Film Before 1945 | 3 |
| ENFL 295 | World Film After 1945 | 3 |
| ENFL 356 | The Contemporary Film | 3 |
| ENFL 357 | American Film to 1945 | 3 |
| ENFL 358 | American Film 1945 to the Present | 3 |
| ENFL 365 | Gender and Sexuality in Film | 3 |
| ENFL 370 | Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film | 3 |
| ENFL 496 | Seminar in Film | 3 |
| Poetry | ||
| ENGL 240 | English Literature I: Beginnings to 1660 | 3 |
| ENGL 241 | English Literature II: 1660 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 243 | King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England | 3 |
| ENGL 260 | Art of Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 294 | Women Poets | 3 |
| ENGL 324 | American Poetry to 1940 | 3 |
| ENGL 325 | American Poetry: World War II to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 343 | Milton | 3 |
| ENGL 344 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 345 | Medieval English Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 346 | 19th Century English Romantic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 347 | Victorian Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 348 | Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 363 | Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot | 3 |
| ENGL 364 | Contemporary Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 444 | 17th Century English Poetry | 3 |
| ENWR 212 | Introduction to Poetry Writing | 3 |
| ENWR 312 | Intermediate Poetry Workshop | 3 |
| ENWR 412 | Advanced Poetry Workshop | 3 |
Representational Issues
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| International | ||
| ENFL 294 | World Film Before 1945 | 3 |
| ENFL 295 | World Film After 1945 | 3 |
| ENGL 116 | World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme | 3 |
| ENGL 117 | World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge | 3 |
| ENGL 210 | Myth and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 278 | Survey of Brazilian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 316 | African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English | 3 |
| ENGL 330 | Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 334 | European Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 335 | Contemporary Irish Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 340 | Literature of the Enlightenment Era | 3 |
| ENGL 360 | Irish Literary Revival: 1890-1939 | 3 |
| ENGL 361 | Modern Irish Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 367 | Contemporary African Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 373 | Literary Modernism | 3 |
| ENGL 374 | Contemporary European Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 375 | Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill | 3 |
| ENGL 376 | Modern European Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 492 | Seminar in Comparative Literature | 3 |
| Ethnic | ||
| AMSD 225 | Afrofuturism and Its Histories | 3 |
| AMSD 231 | Race, Ethnicity, and American Popular Music | 3 |
| AMSD 235 | Caribbean Diasporas | 3 |
| ENFL 357 | American Film to 1945 | 3 |
| ENFL 370 | Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film | 3 |
| ENGL 228 | American Literature I: Beginnings to 1890 | 3 |
| ENGL 229 | American Literature II: 1890 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 237 | Black Women Writers: US | 3 |
| ENGL 238 | Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | 3 |
| ENGL 274 | Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | 3 |
| ENGL 279 | Latinx Writers in the United States | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | The Novels of Toni Morrison | 3 |
| ENGL 308 | Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 315 | American Indian Themes | 3 |
| ENGL 326 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 390 | The Harlem Renaissance | 3 |
| Gender | ||
| ENFL 358 | American Film 1945 to the Present | 3 |
| ENFL 365 | Gender and Sexuality in Film | 3 |
| ENGL 115 | Graphic Narratives | 3 |
| ENGL 116 | World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme | 3 |
| ENGL 210 | Myth and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 227 | Queer Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 228 | American Literature I: Beginnings to 1890 | 3 |
| ENGL 229 | American Literature II: 1890 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | Images of Muslim Women in Twentieth Century Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 237 | Black Women Writers: US | 3 |
| ENGL 240 | English Literature I: Beginnings to 1660 | 3 |
| ENGL 241 | English Literature II: 1660 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 243 | King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England | 3 |
| ENGL 255 | The Golden Age of Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 256 | English Novel to 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 278 | Survey of Brazilian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 282 | Literature and Environment | 3 |
| ENGL 294 | Women Poets | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | The Novels of Toni Morrison | 3 |
| ENGL 305 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 308 | Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 315 | American Indian Themes | 3 |
| ENGL 316 | African, Asian and Caribbean Literature in English | 3 |
| ENGL 325 | American Poetry: World War II to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 326 | Early American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 330 | Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 333 | Literature of American Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 334 | European Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 335 | Contemporary Irish Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 336 | American Literary Realism | 3 |
| ENGL 337 | Modern American Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 338 | Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 339 | Postwar American Fiction 1945-1990 | 3 |
| ENGL 341 | Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENGL 342 | From Sensibility to Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 343 | Milton | 3 |
| ENGL 344 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 345 | Medieval English Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 346 | 19th Century English Romantic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 347 | Victorian Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 348 | Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 349 | Victorian Popular Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 350 | The Victorian Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 351 | Nineteenth-Century British Non-Fiction Prose | 3 |
| ENGL 352 | English Drama: Beginnings to 1642 | 3 |
| ENGL 353 | Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | 3 |
| ENGL 354 | Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | 3 |
| ENGL 356 | Modern British Fiction 1900-1945 | 3 |
| ENGL 357 | Postwar British Fiction 1946-1990 | 3 |
| ENGL 359 | James Joyce | 3 |
| ENGL 360 | Irish Literary Revival: 1890-1939 | 3 |
| ENGL 361 | Modern Irish Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 363 | Modern Poetry to T.S. Eliot | 3 |
| ENGL 364 | Contemporary Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 372 | Women Prose Writers | 3 |
| ENGL 373 | Literary Modernism | 3 |
| ENGL 374 | Contemporary European Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 375 | Modern Drama: Ibsen to O'Neill | 3 |
| ENGL 376 | Modern European Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 377 | Speculative Fiction: Fantasy | 3 |
| ENGL 378 | Science Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 381 | Comic and Satiric Tradition | 3 |
| ENGL 390 | The Harlem Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 444 | 17th Century English Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 455 | Restoration and 18th Century Drama | 3 |
| Class | ||
| ENFL 357 | American Film to 1945 | 3 |
| ENFL 358 | American Film 1945 to the Present | 3 |
| ENFL 370 | Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film | 3 |
| ENGL 114 | Introduction to Literature: Utopian and Dystopian Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 117 | World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge | 3 |
| ENGL 234 | American Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 238 | Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | 3 |
| ENGL 239 | Social Protest Literature in America | 3 |
| ENGL 240 | English Literature I: Beginnings to 1660 | 3 |
| ENGL 241 | English Literature II: 1660 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 243 | King Arthur and Arthurian Literature in Medieval England | 3 |
| ENGL 255 | The Golden Age of Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 256 | English Novel to 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 274 | Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | 3 |
| ENGL 279 | Latinx Writers in the United States | 3 |
| ENGL 282 | Literature and Environment | 3 |
| ENGL 325 | American Poetry: World War II to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 333 | Literature of American Renaissance | 3 |
| ENGL 336 | American Literary Realism | 3 |
| ENGL 338 | Recent American Fiction 1990 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 340 | Literature of the Enlightenment Era | 3 |
| ENGL 341 | Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENGL 342 | From Sensibility to Romanticism | 3 |
| ENGL 343 | Milton | 3 |
| ENGL 344 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 345 | Medieval English Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 346 | 19th Century English Romantic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 348 | Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 349 | Victorian Popular Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 350 | The Victorian Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 352 | English Drama: Beginnings to 1642 | 3 |
| ENGL 353 | Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | 3 |
| ENGL 354 | Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | 3 |
| ENGL 356 | Modern British Fiction 1900-1945 | 3 |
| ENGL 357 | Postwar British Fiction 1946-1990 | 3 |
| ENGL 359 | James Joyce | 3 |
| ENGL 378 | Science Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 381 | Comic and Satiric Tradition | 3 |
| ENGL 444 | 17th Century English Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 455 | Restoration and 18th Century Drama | 3 |
Second Major in Elementary Education
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature - Fulfilled in the major | ||
| Introduction to Literature: The Analytic Essay | ||
or ENGL 111 | Introduction to Literature: The Short Story | |
or ENGL 114 | Introduction to Literature: Utopian and Dystopian Fiction | |
| 3. Communication | ||
| Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Introduction to the Film (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences - Fulfilled in the major | ||
| World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme | ||
or ENGL 117 | World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | ||
| Philosophical Orientation to Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course. | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Mathematics in Elementary Schools I (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course that also fulfills the Teacher Education Health/Hygiene requirement. | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | ||
| Historical Foundations of American Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Introduction to Psychology (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.) | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | 3-6 | |
| Based on placement exam complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. | ||
| World Cultures | ||
| Fulfilled in the major. | ||
| Black Women Writers: US | ||
or ENGL 238 | Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | |
or ENGL 274 | Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | |
or ENGL 294 | Women Poets | |
| Total Credits | 3-6 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Spring | Credits | ||
| EDFD 220 | 3 | ||
| MTHM 201 | 3 | ||
| 6 | |||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ECEL 279 | 3 | ECEL 408 | 3 |
| FSHD 314 | 3 | ECSE 339 | 3 |
| MTHM 302 | 3 | ||
| READ 399 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 6 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ECEL 410 | 2 | ECEL 414 | 9 |
| ECEL 412 | 1 | ECEL 421 | 3 |
| ECEL 427 | 3 | ||
| READ 408 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 55 | |||