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English Major

Secondary Education Certification

Degree BA, English
Department Chair Richard Lynch, PhD

The secondary education program in English (ENG/SECED) is designed to prepare junior high school and secondary school teachers of English. Our ENG/SECED program has been continually refined to keep pace with developments in the profession. It is fully approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and leads to a teaching certificate valid in Pennsylvania (grades 7–12) and transferable to many other states. A unique aspect of the program is that it prepares teachers to deal effectively with students with disabilities who are likely to be included in their classes.

ENG/SECED majors have two advisors, one in teacher education and one in English. Each semester students must meet with both advisors. Pre-service teachers in ENG/SECED must successfully complete the university’s liberal arts core curriculum, the major in English, and a series of generic teacher education department (TED) courses.

ENG/SECED majors must also satisfactorily complete a series of field experiences that begin during the second semester of the first year and continue every semester until graduation. By graduation, our preservice teachers will have spent at least 700 hours in community classrooms. During their final semester, students must complete a 15-week student teaching assignment (two separate placements). All field experiences and teaching assignments are arranged by the university. Transportation to and from field experience and student teaching assignments is the responsibility of the student.

Students who successfully complete the ENG/SECED program are eligible for recommendation by the university to the Pennsylvania Department of Education for state teacher certification. The university’s recommendation and the successful completion of other requirements established by the state, including meeting the pass scores specified by the state on the national teacher examination, qualify graduates for an “Instructional I” certificate. Once certified in Pennsylvania, our graduates usually have no difficulty becoming certified in other states.

Sequence of Required Courses

First Year

First Semester	Total Credits	16	Second Semester	Total Credits	15
ENG	Core	3	ENG	Core	3
HIS	Core	3	HIS	Core	3
PSY 123	Intro to Psychology	3	MTH	Mathematics Bank II (Stats)	3
PHL 100	Introduction to Philosophy	3	TED 111	Intro To Education	3
MTH	Math Bank I	3	TED 121	Educational Technology	3
TED 101	First-Year Seminar or		TED 191	First-Year Field	0
TED 102	Transfer Seminar	0
ENG 120	Theatre Production	1

Sophomore Year

First Semester	Total Credits	18	Second Semester	Total Credits	17
FA	Core	3	FA	Core	3
SCI	Core	3	SCI	Core	3
ENG 203	Advanced Expository or		ENG	300-Level Literature Course	3
ENG 341	Imaginative Writing	3	TED 251	Curriculum	3
ENG 215	Shakespeare	3	TED 261	Teaching	3
TED 231	Learning	3	TED 271	Class Management	2
TED 241	Development	3
TED 292	Sophomore Field	0

Junior Year

First Semester	Total Credits	15	Second Semester	Total Credits	17
HIS	Advanced History Elective	3	HIS	Advanced History Elective	3
ENG	300-Level Literature Course	3	ENG	300 Level Lit.	3
ENG	300-Level Literature Course	3	ENG 415	Selected Studies	3
RLS	Core	3	PHL	Core	3
TED 356	Curriculum in Secondary Ed.	1	RLS	Core	3
TED 367	Methods in Secondary Ed.	2	TED 377	Class Mgt/Secondary Ed.	1
TED 394	Junior Field	0	TED 395	Junior Practicum	1

Senior Year

First Semester	Total Credits	13	Second Semester	Total Credits	12-15
ENG	300 Level Literature Course	3	TED 497	Student Teaching	9-12
ENG 415	Selected Studies	3	ENG 420	Senior Seminar OR	3
ENG 318	Language Studies	3	ENG 450	Senior Thesis
TED 443	Parent Conference	1
TED 401	Senior Seminar	0
TED 496	Senior Field	0
SOC 101 BUS 207	Comp. Sociology or Contemporary Economics	3

Total required for graduation 123 credits

Education Course Descriptions (TED) English Course Descriptions (ENG)