2022-2023 Course Catalog

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Bachelor of Arts in Education in Secondary Education

English Language Arts Education Major

Program Curriculum

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Degree Core Requirements ¹
EDCI 2574	Social Foundations of Education	3
EDCI 4554	Educating Exceptional Learners	3
EDCI 4724	Secondary School Teaching Methods I	3
EDCI 4734	Adolescent Literacy and Reading	3
EDCI 4744	Secondary School Teaching Methods II	3
EDEP 2374	Educational Psychology for PK-12 Teachers	3
EDEP 3474	Principles and Practices in PK-12 Assessment	3
Subtotal		21
Major Requirements
ENGL 2534	American Literary History	3
ENGL 2544	British Literary History	3
ENGL 3324	Acts of Interpretation	3
World Literature
ENGL 3514	Ethnic Literature for Children	3
or ENGL 3694	Topics in World Novels
History of the English Language
ENGL 4054	History of the English Language	3
Writing
ENGL 2604	Introduction to Critical Reading	3
Select one of the following:		3
ENGL 3315	Playwriting
ENGL 3704	Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 3714	Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 3724	Creative Writing: Creative Non-fiction
ENGL 3764	Technical Writing
ENGL 3804	Technical Editing and Style
Underrepresented Authors
Select two of the following:		6
ENGL/AFST 2644	Introduction to African-American Literature
ENGL/AINS 2804	Contemporary Native American Literatures
ENGL 3364	Topics in Literature by Women
ENGL 3514	Ethnic Literature for Children
ENGL 3624	Appalachian Literature
ENGL 3654	Ethnic American Literature
Secondary Teaching Practicum
ENGL 3734	Community Writing	3
EDCI 3964	Field Study	6
EDCI 4964	Field Study	9
Subtotal		45
Free Electives
Select nine credits of Free Electives		9
Subtotal		9
Pathways to General Education ²
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse
ENGL 1105	First-Year Writing (1F)	3
ENGL 1106	First-Year Writing (1F)	3
ENGL/WGS 3134	Gender and Linguistics (1A)	3
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities
ENGL 4164	Studies in Shakespeare	3
Select three credits in Pathway 2		3
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences
ENGL/RLCL/SOC 3144	Language and Ethnicity in the United States	3
Select three credits in Pathway 3		3
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 4		6
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking
Select six credits in Pathway 5f		6
Select three credits in Pathway 5a		3
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
Select three credits in Pathway 6d		3
ENGL 2744	Introduction to Creative Writing	3
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States
Select three credits in Pathway 7		3
Subtotal		45
Total Credits		120

¹: Unless otherwise indicated, all courses must be taken on an A-F basis; courses satisfying degree core requirements may not be double counted to satisfy other areas of a degree.
²: Unless otherwise indicated, all courses taken to satisfy Pathways General Education must be taken on an A-F basis

Satisfactory Progress Toward Degree

University Policy 91¹ requires a student to make satisfactory progress towards a degree. Additionally, licensure programs require that by the time a student has completed 72 credits, they must have passed all licensure examinations, carry an in major GPA of 3.0, and be accepted into the educator preparation program.

¹: https://policies.vt.edu/91-eligibility-for-continued-enrolIment.pdf

Graduation Requirements

Language Study Requirement

Students who do not complete two years of a single foreign or classical language or American Sign Language in high school, may do so by taking six credits of college-level foreign or classical language or American Sign Language. The six credits used to meet this requirement may not be used to satisfy the minimum number of credits required for graduation.

Credits and GPA

Completion of a minimum of 120 credits with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5; and in-major GPA of 3.0. (In major GPA includes all EDCI and EDEP courses)

Prerequisite

Some courses listed on this checksheet may have pre-/co-requisites; please consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor.

Additional Requirements

Students must submit passing scores on required state licensure examinations.

2022-2023 Academic Catalog