Students explore everything from Anglophone and world literature, composition and rhetoric, technical writing, critical theory, cultural studies, and creative writing. Teacher certification in English, Language Arts, and Reading for grades 4 through 8 or for grades 8 through 12 is available in conjunction with the West College of Education.
First Year
Fall
- ENGL 1143 Intro to Critical Reading and Academic Writing (010A) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 2013 Intro to English Studies 3 Semester Credit Hours
- MATH Mathematics Core (020N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- EDUC 2013 School and Society (090A) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Foreign Language - 1134 4 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 16
Spring
- Communication Core (010B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Life and Physical Science Core (030N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- COUN 2143 Human Diversity (090B) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Foreign Language - 1234 4 Semester Credit Hours
- PSYC 1103/SOCL 1133 General Psychology/Intro Sociology (080N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 16
Second Year
Fall
- ENGL Sophomore Literature (040N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 3203 Technical Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Life and Physical Science Core (030N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Creative Arts Core (050N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Foreign Language - 2133 3 Semester Credit Hours
- HIST 1133 Survey of American History to 1865 (060N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 18
Spring
- ENGL 2823 Survey of English Literature II 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL Advanced English Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL Advanced English Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Foreign Language - 2233 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 4533/4553 Literary Theory and Criticism/Rhetorical Theory and Criticism 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15
Third Year
Fall
- ENGL 3503 Advanced Survey of Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 3213 Digital and New Media Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 4013 Intro to Composition Studies 3 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1333 American/Texas Government I (070N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- HIST 1233 Survey of American History since 1865 (060N) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 15
Spring
- EDUC 3163 Classroom Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
- EDUC 3183 Classroom Assessment 3 Semester Credit Hours
- SPED 3623 Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings 3 Semester Credit Hours
- EPSY 3153 Educational Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
- READ 4403 Content Literacy 3 Semester Credit Hours
- POLS 1433 American/Texas Government II 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 18
Fourth Year
Fall
- READ 4233 Methods of Teaching Intermediate and Secondary Reading 3 Semester Credit Hours
- READ 4243 Methods of Teaching Interm and Sec Language Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ETEC 4003 Advanced Technology 3 Semester Credit Hours
- READ 4223 Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Difficulties 3 Semester Credit Hours
- ENGL 4001 Senior Capstone 1 Semester Credit Hour
- ENGL 3513 Advanced Grammar 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 16
Spring
- EDUC 4173 Clinical Teaching 3 Semester Credit Hours
- EDUC 4233 Undergraduate Action Research 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Semester Hours: 6
Total Semester Hours: 120
NOTES:
Study abroad options for major and certification courses.