Courses listed below mark a transition from the 2018-2019 UI Catalog, English B.A.-Teaching Emphasis to an English B.A. curriculum that, beginning Fall 2019, will include renumbering many courses, with other revisions. As noted below, for example, the prior ENGL 341 will be numbered 267, along with other revisions to English emphases and re-naming of courses, so that, for instance, ENGL 345 Shakespeare will be ENGL 345 Studies in Shakespeare.

[note that some courses may not be offered every semester or year, and double-check via your UI VandalWeb Degree Audit]

For information and advice on the university's requirements in General Education, as well as the university's central website for advising, see this highlighted link/website.

D. English B.A. Teaching Emphasis

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree

Teacher Certification

[NOTE: for those who wish to double-major by also fulfilling requirements for the 46-Credit English Teaching Major (or the 34-Credit English Teaching Major) in the College of Education, note that those requirements were revised to align closely with the Department of English Teaching Emphasis. Basically, you can double-major in English-Teaching Emphasis and get accepted to the College of Education in order also to pursue/fulfill the degree requirements for a B.S. Education in Secondary Education-English (46-credit option English Teaching Major option), which entails 'additional' coursework that you would complete anyway, for your secondary teaching certification]

Required Education Courses for Teacher Certification

·      Comm 101 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr)

·      Psych 101 Introduction to Psychology [for example, some students take Psych 101 in the second semester of their freshman year] or Psych 305 (3 cr)

·      EDCI 201 Contexts of Education (2 cr) can be taken freshman year (preferably second semester); requires 20 hours of practicum service-learning (also offered in summer)

·      EDCI 301 Learning Development and Assessment (3 cr) can be taken concurrently with 201 (also offered in summer)

·      EDCI 302 Teaching Culturally Diverse Learners (4 cr) Prerequisite EDCI 301 (offered in summer)

·      EDSP 300 Educating for Exceptionalities (2 cr--will shift to 3cr in Fall 2017) Even though it’s a 300-level, students may take it as a freshman (taught online); also offered in the summer.

·      EDCI 410 Technology, Teaching and Learning (2 cr)

·      EDCI 463 Literacy Methods for Content Learning (3 cr) Prerequisite EDCI 302 (also offered in summer, online)

·      EDCI 431/441 Secondary English Methods (4 cr) Prerequisite EDCI 463; NOTE: this is only offered in the fall, and must be completed before a student can teach.

·      EDCI 485 Internship (Student Teaching) (15 cr)

·      EDCI 401 Internship Seminar (1 cr)

Praxis II test in content area.

NOTE: Admission to Teacher Education is required for any class after EDCI 301. Admission requires Comm 101, General Studies (general education Core Math), Engl 102, EDCI 201, GPA of 2.75 or more, completion of a background check (done in EDCI 201), a faculty interview, and a letter of intent.

You may wish to consider a double-major so that you also are a major in the College of Education in the teacher education program with English as your major.

Also remember/note the equivalent of four semesters of a foreign language requirement for the B.A. English degree--see this weblink for the Dept. of Modern Languages and Cultures placement exam information/guidelines]

English B.A. Teaching Emphasis Four-Year Plan, including updates to curriculum that take effect by Fall 2019