All English Education majors take 18 hours in literary traditions, and an additional 13 hours of required English Education courses, including a 3-hour senior capstone internship in teaching writing. English Education majors are required to take 3 hours of advanced writing courses and 3 hours in web publishing. In addition, they take 3 hours of communication courses.
All English Education students take several Education courses (see the secondary education requirements), culminating in a semester of student teaching and senior teaching portfolio. To prepare for professional success as a teacher, English Education majors complete 32 hours of education courses.
Students may select to add a concentration in Special Education, English as a Second Language, or Bilingual Education to their education major. Completion of this concentration will meet the requirements of adding this area as an added endorsement on to the teaching license.
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