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English Education, B.S.

Requirements

UVU’s English program is designed to give students skill, confidence, and versatility in writing, speaking, and interpreting texts. The program provides opportunities for students to consider and practice the applications of effective language use in diverse situations: professional, pragmatic, social, political, and aesthetic. The English program emphasizes knowledge and use of standard English in all written work, yet incorporates an understanding that English is a desirably diverse and variable phenomenon. The courses of study in English are designed to familiarize students with much of the traditional canon of literature. They are also designed to provide students with the critical and ethical skills necessary to interrogate this canon, to incorporate and legitimize their own and others’ “different” voices, not just in the academy, but in any of the many situations in which language influences human activity.

Total Program Credits: 122

Matriculation Requirements:  

Secondary Education Matriculation Requirements:

  1. ENGL and MATH QL courses must have a grade C or higher. 
  2. GPA of 3.0 or higher with no grade lower than a C in content area courses.
  3. Completion of all General Education requirements and 70% of content area courses.
  4. Pass LiveScan Criminal Background Check.
General Education Requirements: 35 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
 or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)  
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Complete one of the following: 3
  MAT 1030 Quantitative Reasoning QL (3)  
  MAT 1035 Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6)  
  STAT 1040 Introduction to Statistics QL (3)  
  STAT 1045  Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5)  
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL (4)  
  MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)  
  MATH 1090 College Algebra for Business QL (3)  
Complete one of the following: 3
  HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS (3)  
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS (3)  
  HIST 1700 American Civilization AS (3)  
  HIST 1740 US Economic History AS (3)  
  POLS 1000 American Heritage SS (3)  
  POLS 1100 American National Government AS (3)  
Complete the following:  
  PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
  HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE (2)  
or EXSC 1097 Fitness for Life TE 2
Distribution Courses:  
  Biology 3
  Physical Science 3
  Additional Biology or Physical Science 3
  Humanities 3
  Fine Arts 3
  Social/Behavioral Science 3
Discipline Core Requirements: 74 Credits
Complete the following:  
  ENGL 2800 Introduction to the English Major 3
  ENGL 2850 Literary History I 3
or ENGL 2870 Literary History II  
  ENGL 2600 Critical Introduction to Literature HH 3
  ENGL 270G Positionality and Interpretive Methods GI 3
  ENGL 3090 Academic Writing for English Majors WE 3
  ENGL 2250 Introduction to Creative Writing HH 3
American Literature (complete ONE from the following) 3
  ENGL 3510 Early American Literature (3)  
  ENGL 3520 Nineteenth Century American Literature (3)  
  ENGL 3530 Modern American Literature (3)  
  ENGL 3540 Contemporary American Literature (3)  
British Literature (complete ONE from the following) 3
  ENGL 3610 Medieval Literature (3)  
  ENGL 3620 Tudor and Stuart Literature (3)  
  ENGL 3640 British Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century (3)  
  ENGL 3650 Victorian Literature (3)  
  ENGL 3660 British Literature Since 1900 (3)  
Complete the following:  
  ENGL 4250 Adolescent Literature 3
  ENGL 463R Studies in Shakespeare 3
  ENGL 4220 Teaching Reading and Literature 3
  ENGL 4225 Teaching Reading Practicum 1
  ENGL 4230 Teaching Writing 3
  ENGL 4235 Teaching Writing Practicum 1
  ENGL 4240 Grammar and Unit Design in the English Classroom 3
  ENGL 4245 Grammar and Unit Design Practicum 1
  Elective Complete any ENGL course not already fulfilling a degree requirement 3
Secondary Education Licensure*  
  EDSC 1010 Introduction to Education 2
  EDSC 3000 Educational Psychology 3
  EDSC 325G Equitable Technology Integration GI 2
  EDSP 340G Exceptional Students GI 2
  EDSC 4200 Classroom Management I 2
  EDSC 4250 Classroom Management II 2
  EDSC 445G Multicultural Instruction ESL GI 3
  EDSC 455G Secondary Curriculum Instruction and Assessment GI 3
  EDSC 4850 Student Teaching Secondary 8
  EDSC 4990 Teacher Performance Assessment Project WE 2
Elective Requirements:    13 Credits
  Any course 1000 or higher 13

 

* ENGL 4240 Grammar and Unit Design in the English Classroom is substituted for EDSC 4440 Content Area Literacies

 Graduation Requirements:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 122 semester credits.
  2. Overall GPA of 3.0 (B) or above with no grade lower than a C in major required content courses and no grade lower than a B- in Licensure and Methods courses.
  3. Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
  4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
  5. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Fine Arts 3
American Institutions 3
Social/ Behavioral Science 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Physical Science 3
General Elective 3
ENGL 2850 Literary History I 3
or ENGL 2870 Literary History II  
ENGL 2800 Introduction to the English Major 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 3 Course Title Credit Hours
Biology 3
General Elective 5
ENGL 2600 Critical Introduction to Literature HH 3
HLTH 1100 or EXSC 1097 Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE 2
ENGL 270G Positionality and Interpretive Methods GI 3
  Semester total: 16
Semester 4 Course Title Credit Hours
Additional Biology or Science 3
General Elective 3
EDSC 1010 Introduction to Education 2
ENGL 3090 Academic Writing for English Majors WE 3
ENGL 3510 Early American Literature 3
or ENGL 3520 Nineteenth Century American Literature  
or ENGL 3530 Modern American Literature  
or ENGL 3540 Contemporary American Literature  
PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
or PHIL 205G Ethics and Values IH GI  
  Semester total: 17
Semester 5 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 4220 Teaching Reading and Literature 3
ENGL 4225 Teaching Reading Practicum 1
ENGL 3610 Medieval Literature 3
or ENGL 3620 Tudor and Stuart Literature  
or ENGL 3640 British Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century  
or ENGL 3650 Victorian Literature  
ENGL 4250 Adolescent Literature 3
EDSP 340G Exceptional Students GI 2
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 6 Course Title Credit Hours
EDSC 455G Secondary Curriculum Instruction and Assessment GI 3
EDSC 3000 Educational Psychology 3
ENGL 4230 Teaching Writing 3
ENGL 4235 Teaching Writing Practicum 1
EDSC 445G Multicultural Instruction ESL GI 3
ENGL 2250 Introduction to Creative Writing HH 3
  Semester total: 16
Semester 7 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 463R Studies in Shakespeare 3
EDSC 325G Equitable Technology Integration GI 2
EDSC 4200 Classroom Management I 2
ENGL 4240 Grammar and Unit Design in the English Classroom 3
ENGL 4245 Grammar and Unit Design Practicum 1
ENGL Elective--Upper-division  2
General Elective 3
  Semester total: 16
Semester 8 Course Title Credit Hours
EDSC 4850 Student Teaching Secondary 8
EDSC 4250 Classroom Management II 2
EDSC 4990 Teacher Performance Assessment Project WE 2
  Semester total: 12
  Degree total: 122

Department

English and Literature

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Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Students will design lessons that are focused on helping students achieve the stated ILO. 80% of the students will score a 3 or higher on the final assessment.
  2. Students will design lesson plans that follows a logical sequence and plans for effective transitions between activities.
  3. Students will design lesson plans with instructional approaches, learning strategies, and lesson activities that are varied in nature and structure so as to include all learners.
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