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English, BA with Teacher Certification

Degree Requirements

It is the student's responsibility to read the university catalog and be familiar with degree requirements.

  1. Complete at least 120 semester credit hours.
  2. Complete at least 48 hours at the junior/senior level. At least 30 of these hours must be completed at UTPB.
  3. Complete at least 18 hours in a minor. At least 9 of these must be at the junior/senior level. Students seeking a second teaching filed for secondary certification in English must complete all requirements for the major.
  4. Earn at least a C grade in all English courses counting toward the minimum course requirements and maintain at least a GPA of 2.00 for all courses applicable toward the B.A. degree. Students seeking teacher certification must maintain a GPA of at least 2.75 in all English courses beyond Freshman Composition.

General Education Requirements

Communication

ENGL 1301Composition I

3
ENGL 1302Composition II

3
Total Credit Hours:6

History (U.S. History)

HIST 1301History Of The Us To 1877

3
HIST 1302History Of The Us Since 1877

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Language, Philosophy, and Culture

COMM 1301Introduction to the Study of Communication

3
ENGL 2322British Literature To 1800

3
ENGL 2323British Literature Since 1800

3
ENGL 2327American Literature To 1865

3
ENGL 2328American Literature Since 1865

3
PHIL 2300Introduction to Philosophy

3
SPAN 2311Intermediate Spanish I

3
SPAN 2312Intermediate Spanish II

3
SPAN 2320Introduction to Latin American Studies

3
UNIV 1301Honors Freshman Seminar I

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Mathematics

MATH 1314College Algebra

3
MATH 1324Applications Of Discrete Math

3
MATH 1332Contemporary Math I

3
MATH 1342Elementary Statistics

3
MATH 2412Precalculus

4
MATH 2413Calculus I

4
STAT 2301Introductory Statistics I

3
Total Credit Hours:3-4

Life and Physical Science

ASTR 1301Descriptive Astronomy

3
BIOL 1306General Biology I

3
BIOL 1307General Biology II

3
BIOL 1308Biology For Non Science Majors

3
CHEM 1311General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 1312General Chemistry II

3
GEOL 1301Physical Geology

3
GEOL 1302Historical Geology

3
PHYS 2325University Physics I

3
PHYS 2326University Physics II

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Political Science (U.S., State of Texas and Local Government)

PLSC 2305American National Politics

3
PLSC 2306State And Local Politics

3
UNIV 2301Honors Sophomore Seminar I

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Creative Arts

ARTS 1301Art Appreciation

3
ARTS 1303Art History Survey I

3
ARTS 1304Art History Survey II

3
DRAM 1310Introduction To Theatre Arts

3
MUSI 1301Jazz, Pop, and Rock

3
MUSI 1306Music Appreciation

3
UNIV 1302Honors Freshman Seminar II

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Social and Behavioral Science

ECON 2301Principles Of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2302Principles Of Microeconomics

3
LEAD 1301Introduction to Leadership Studies

3
PSYC 1301Introduction To Psychology

3
SOCI 1301Introduction to Sociology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Component Area

COMM 1315Introduction to Public Speaking

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Component Area Option

COMM 1115Communication Lab

1
ASTR 1101Descriptive Astronomy Lab

1
BIOL 1106General Biology I Lab

1
BIOL 1107General Biology II Lab

1
BIOL 1108Biology Non Science Majors Lab

1
CHEM 1111General Chemistry Lab I

1
CHEM 1112General Chemistry II Lab

1
GEOL 1101Physical Geology Laboratory

1
GEOL 1102Historical Geology Laboratory

1
PHYS 2125University Physics I Laboratory

1
PHYS 2126University Physics II Laboratory

1
Total Credit Hours:2-3

Total Credit Hours: 42

Required Courses

A TOTAL OF THIRTY HOURS (30 sch) of study is required for the English certification track; 6 sch may be at the sophomore (2000) level; 6 sch MUST be at the senior (4000) level. The freshman English courses ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302 are not included in these hours.

ENGL 3300Theoretical Approaches To Lit

3
ENGL 4371Rhetoric & Composition

3

One Upper Level Course in Each Category

One must be at the senior (4000) level.

  • Poetry
  • Fiction
  • Drama

Multicultural Literature (one required)

ENGL 3306American Multicultural Fiction

3
ENGL 3336Global Literature

3

Literature and the Visual (one required)

ENGL 3330Film As Literature

3
ENGL 3332Literature and Art

3
ENGL 3333Literature & Mythology

3

Language/Rhetoric (one required)

ENGL 3340Advanced Composition

3
ENGL 3371The English Language

3
ENGL 3372English Grammar

3
ENGL 4340Professional Writing

3
ENGL 4372Semantics

3

British Literature (one required)

ENGL 2322British Literature To 1800

3
ENGL 2323British Literature Since 1800

3
ENGL 3352Eighteenth-Century Women Poets

3
ENGL 4321Topics In British Poetry

3
ENGL 433219th Century British Novel

3
ENGL 433320th Century British Novel

3
ENGL 4365Studies In Shakespeare

3

American Literature (one required)

ENGL 2327American Literature To 1865

3
ENGL 2328American Literature Since 1865

3
ENGL 3306American Multicultural Fiction

3
ENGL 3320American Fiction 1860-1900

3
ENGL 3335American Women Novelists

3
ENGL 430220th-Century American Poetry

3
ENGL 4305American Drama

3
ENGL 4315American Romantic Fiction 1800-1860

3
ENGL 4361New York School Poets

3

Electives

ENGL 3311Drama: Comedy

3
ENGL 3325The Medicine Show

3
ENGL 3341Creative Writing

3
ENGL 3352Eighteenth-Century Women Poets

3
ENGL 3362Poetry: Forms And Themes

3
ENGL 3335American Women Novelists

3

Total Credit Hours: 30

Minor (or Second Teaching Field)

At least 9 of these must be at the junior/senior level.

Total Credit Hours: 18

Education Certification Requirements

Phase I

Teacher Education Core- must complete with a 2.75 GPA or better and no grade lower than a C.

PSYC 3341Child/Adolescent Psychology

3
Or
EDUC 3352The Exceptional Child

3
 
EDUC 4362Foundations of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism

3

Phase II

EDUC 4322Classroom Instruction and Management: Grades 7-12

3
EDUC 4323Adolescent Literature In Class

3
EDUC 4326Reading & Literacy In Content

3

Phase III

Content-Area Methods

EDUC 4368Methods of Teaching in Secondary Schools

3

Phase IV

Take/pass Content Area TExES (and PPR if eligible).

Phase V

Clinical Teaching

  • Apply for Admission to Student Teaching when taking your last methods course.
  • Passing the English Language Arts TExES is required for admission.
EDUC 4099Seminar: Professional Practice

0
EDUC 4681Clinical Teaching

6
 
Or
 
EDUC 4382Clinical Teaching Residency I

3
And
EDUC 4383Clinical Teaching Residency II

3
 
Or
 
EDUC 4683Teacher Residency I

6
And
EDUC 4684Teacher Residency II

6

EDUC 4099: Must pass PPR TExES to complete seminar.

Phase VI

Apply for Certification

TExES Requirements

  • English Language Arts & Reading 7-12: At least 24 semester hours at the sophomore level and above (with 6 hours at the 4000 level), including ENGL 3300, American Literature, British Literature, Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Language/Rhetoric. Must also complete EDUC 4323, EDUC 4326, EDUC 4368
  • English Language Arts & Reading 4-8: At least 24 semester hours at the sophomore level and above (with 6 hours at the 4000 level), including ENGL 3300, American Literature, British Literature, Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Language/Rhetoric. Must also complete EDUC 4323, EDUC 4326, EDUC 4373
  • English Language Arts, Reading, & Social Studies 4-8: At least 24 semester hours at the sophomore level and above (with 6 hours at the 4000 level), including ENGL 3300, American Literature, British Literature, Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Language/Rhetoric, ECON 2301, HIST 1301, HIST 1302, HIST 3350, two upper level US history courses and one on US history course, PLSC 2305, PLSC 2306, EDUC 3322, EDUC 4323, EDUC 4326, EDUC 4373.

Students with questions about TExES requirements should consult their Education advisor.