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Area: English Education / Secondary Certification (Grades 8-12)
Bachelor of Arts Degree
CIP 23.0101
 
University Studies Requirements - 49-52 Hours
 
 

Note: Students are required to take COM 161 (with a C or better) and PSY 180 (also counts as a University Studies elective) for certification. BIO 101 is strongly recommended as the science elective. Certification also requires a grade of B or better in one English composition course and a grade of C or better in one University Studies math course.

 
Required Courses - 25 Hours
 
  ENG 099   Freshman Orientation
  ENG 221   Introduction to English Studies
  ENG 302   Major American Authors
  ENG 334   Shakespeare
  or
  ENG 534   Shakespeare
  ENG 404   Advanced Composition
 
  and one of the following:
 
  ENG 214   Introduction to Creative Writing
  ENG 224   Writing in the Professions
 
  and one of the following:
 
  ENG 303   English Literature to 1760
  ENG 304   English Literature, 1760 to the Present
 
  and one of the following surveys:
 
  ENG 305   World Literature
  ENG 306   Contemporary Literature
 
  and one of the following:
 
  ENG 309   History of the English Language
  ENG 310   Linguistics and English Grammars
 
Required Limited Electives - 24 Hours
 
  ENG 303   English Literature to 1760
  or
  ENG 304   English Literature, 1760 to the Present
 
  (whichever was not taken as part of the required courses)
 
  ENG 328   Standard English Usage
  ENG 329   Teaching English in Middle / Secondary Schools
  ENG 435   Teaching Literature in Secondary Schools
  ENG 445   Teaching Writing in Secondary Schools
 
  and
 
  Three 300-500 level ENG courses, at least two of which must be in literature, at least one covering writings prior to 1800.
 
Required for Secondary Certification - 32 hours
 
  COM 372   Communication in Educational Environments1
  CSC 199   Introduction to Information Technology1, 2
  EDP 260   Psychology of Human Development3
  EDU 103   Issues and Practices of American Education2, 3
  EDU 383   Evaluation and Measurement in Education
  EDU 403   Structures and Foundations of Education
  EDU 422   Student Teaching Seminar (optional)
  HEA 191   Personal Health1
  REA 527   Teaching Reading in the Secondary School
  SEC 420   Practicum in Secondary Schools
  SEC 421   Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools
  SED 300   Education of Students with Disabilities; A Collaborative Approach
 
Elective - 3 hours
 
Total Curriculum Requirements - 142-145 hours
 
1  This course may be dropped as a requirement. See your advisor before registering for this course.
2  With a grade of C or better.
3  Counts as a University Studies elective.
 
 
The requirements listed above are an example of what is applicable to most students entering Murray State University at the present time. Criteria as they may relate to individual students may vary. The primary source is the Undergraduate Bulletin applicable at the time of the student enrollment.
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