English Education Concentration (Secondary Teaching Prep), B.A.

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Teaching Credential PreparationThe English Education concentration is a program of study that satisfies the subject matter preparation requirement for entry into an English teaching credential program and exempts the student from taking the CSET (California Subject Examination for Teachers)in English. English majors interested in seeking a general elementary credential may demonstrate subject matter competence by pass-ing the CSET Multiple Subjects Assessment. For more information, contact the English Department Office at (707) 664-2140.

* All single subject concentration courses must be passed with a grade of C or better in order to qualify as meeting the waiver requirements. In addition, students must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.00 (in single subject program courses) to qualify for waiver approval.

Collateral Requirements: 4 Units

Complete the following courses:

ENGL 214 - Literature of the World Unit(s): 4 OR
ENGL 314 - Modern World Literature in English Unit(s): 4
Field Work in Education Unit(s): 45 Hours

Core Requirements: 44 Units

Extended Studies

For the extended studies portion of the single-subject credential concentration, students will choose either Strand 1 or Strand 2:

Strand 1

Literature and Text Analysis: 8 Units

Complete two of the following courses:

ENGL 315 - California Ethnic Literature Unit(s): 4
ENGL 345 - Women Writers Unit(s): 4
ENGL 402 - Introduction to Digital Humanities Unit(s): 4
ENGL 448 - Periods in British Literature Unit(s): 4
ENGL 450 - Periods in American Literature Unit(s): 4
ENGL 481 - Studies in British Literature Unit(s): 4
ENGL 482 - Studies in American Literature Unit(s): 4
ENGL 483 - Individual Authors: American Unit(s): 4
ENGL 484 - Individual Authors: English Unit(s): 4 OR
An elective to be determined with and approved by an advisor

Strand 2

Composition, Rhetoric, and Linguistics: 8 Units

Complete two of the following courses

ENGL 307 - Introduction to Fiction Writing Unit(s): 4 OR
ENGL 318 - Introduction to Poetry Writing Unit(s): 4 OR
ENGL 352 - Personal Essay Unit(s): 4
ENGL 375 - Advanced Composition Unit(s): 4
ENGL 402 - Introduction to Digital Humanities Unit(s): 4
ENGL 487 - Studies in Rhetoric Unit(s): 4
ENGL 489 - Topics in Linguistics Unit(s): 4
ENGL 495 - Special Studies Unit(s): 1-4
ANTH 480 - Studies of Language Use Unit(s): 4
OR
An elective to be determined with and approved by an advisor

Units

Total units in the English Education (Secondary Teaching Preparation) concentration: 52

Collateral units and field work in Education: 4