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ENGLISH CORE
Take the following courses:
EN-120 Forms of Literature
3 CreditsH
EN-122 Interpreting Pop Literature
4 CreditsH
EN-170 World Literatures
3 CreditsH, I
EN-200 History of the Language
3 CreditsH, IPrerequisites: FYC101, EN110, or EN109.
EN-204 English Colloquium
1 CreditHPre-requisites: sophomore standing, one EN course beyond EN110, or instructor's permission.
EN-341 Shakespearean Drama
3 CreditsHPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
AMERICAN LITERATURE COURSES
Take one of the following courses:
EN-211 Pennsylvania Literature
4 CreditsH,SW-USPre-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
EN-238 Unnatural Acts
3 CreditsH
EN-239 Bloody Murder
3 CreditsH
EN-250 African American Literature
3 CreditsCA, HPrerequisites: EN110.
EN-251 Slave Narratives
4 CreditsH, CWPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.
EN-253 Literature of the Jazz Age
3 CreditsHPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
BRITISH LITERATURE COURSES
Take one of the following courses:
EN-258 Funny Pages
3 CreditsH
EN-262 Unhappily Ever After
3 CreditsH
WRITING COURSES
Take one of the following courses:
EN-247 Writing for Change
H,SW-USPrerequisite: FYC-101
EN-272 Introduction to Professional Writing
3 CreditsH, CWPrerequisite: First-year or sophomore standing. Juniors and Seniors by instructor
permission.
EN-273 Visual Literacy
4 CreditsHPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-305 Fiction Writing
4 CreditsF,H,WK-CEPrerequisite: FYC 101
EN-306 Creative Nonfiction Writing
4 CreditsH, CWPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-311 Professional News and Feature Writing
4 CreditsH, CWPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-315 Technical Writing
4 CreditsH, CW, SW-ERPrerequisites: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 and Sophomore, Junior or Senior standing.
EN-378 Video Production Writing
4 CreditsH,CW,CTDH,WK-CETake FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
EN-379 Professional Editing
3 CreditsH,SW-LEPrerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
EN-247 Writing for Change
H,SW-USPrerequisite: FYC-101
EN-272 Introduction to Professional Writing
3 CreditsH, CWPrerequisite: First-year or sophomore standing. Juniors and Seniors by instructor permission.
EN-273 Visual Literacy
4 CreditsHPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-305 Fiction Writing
4 CreditsF,H,WK-CEPrerequisite: FYC 101
EN-306 Creative Nonfiction Writing
4 CreditsH, CWPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-311 Professional News and Feature Writing
4 CreditsH, CWPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-315 Technical Writing
4 CreditsH, CW, SW-ERPrerequisites: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 and Sophomore, Junior or Senior standing.
EN-378 Video Production Writing
4 CreditsH,CW,CTDH,WK-CETake FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
EN-379 Professional Editing
3 CreditsH,SW-LEPrerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
LITERATURE COURSES
Take two of the following courses:
EN-162 Women and Literature
4 CreditsH
EN-188 Bad Literature
3 CreditsH
EN-207 Heaven or Hell on Earth
3 CreditsHPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.
EN-212 Sports Literature
3 CreditsHPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-213 Zombie Nation
4 CreditsCA, HPrerequisites: EN110 or EN108 & EN109.
EN-215 Boys Will Be Boys
3 CreditsH
EN-217 Disability in Fiction
3 CreditsH
EN-236 Dirty Books
3 CreditsH, CW
EN-237 Constructing Identities
4 CreditsCAPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.
EN-301 Young Adult Literature
3 CreditsH
EN-302 Literature of Social Protest
4 CreditsSW-USPrerequisite or corequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.
EN-307 Mythology in Film
4 CreditsHPrerequisites: EN110 or EN108 and EN109.
EN-312 Literature of Revenge
4 CreditsHPrerequisite: EN110 or EN109.
EN-313 Firing the Canon
4 CreditsH
EN-385 Queer Literature
4 CreditsCA, HPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.
EN-388 Heroes and Villains
3 CreditsHPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.
EN-392 Crossing the Border
4 CreditH,CW,SW-USPrerequisites: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109
OTHER COURSES
Complete each category below:
COMMUNICATION
CM-200 Art of Public Speaking
3 CreditsCS, HPrerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing.
MATHEMATICS
Complete six credits from the MA - Mathematics Department.
EDUCATION CORE
Take the following courses:
ED-110 Foundations of Education
3 CreditsS
ED-111 Foundations of Education Field Experience
1 CreditS
ED-130 Adolescent Development
3 CreditsSEnrollment priority in this course is given to Education POEs.
ED-240 Introduction to Students With Exceptionalities
3 CreditsSPrerequisites: ED-110 and ED-111 and either ED-120 or ED-130.
ED-314 English Language Learners
1 CreditSPrerequisite: ED120 or ED130.
ED-341 Adaptations for Students With Exceptionalities
4 CreditsCW, SPrerequisites: ED110, ED111 and ED240.
ED-419 Pre-Student Teaching Field Experience
1 CreditSCo-Requisite: ED-420.
ED-420 General Secondary Methods
3 CreditsSPrerequisites: ED341 and junior or senior standing. Corequisite: ED419. Note: Students must have reliable transportation. (3.0 overall GPA required).
CAPSTONE
Take the following courses:
ED-450 Student Teaching
14 CreditsS,SW-LE
ED-451 Student Teaching Seminar
1 CreditSCorequisite: ED450.
**ED 450 & ED 451 (Student Teaching and Seminar) may be taken only in the FALL semester of the senior year. Secondary Foreign Language Education majors take ED 450 & ED 451 in the SPRING semester. ED 450 requires students' full-time participation and no other courses may be taken during this semester without the education advisor's approval. Students must have reliable transportation.
NOTE: It is imperative that students work closely with their advisors to met all current certification requirements. All students are required to take six credits of English composition (or equivalent) and literature (or the equivalent) and two college level mathematics courses (or the equivalent) prior to being admitted to a certification program. See Section I of the Education Department Student Handbook for explanation of all certification requirements.
Students must have an advisor who is a member of the English Department faculty and Dr. Kathleen Jones in the Education Department.
POE Credit Total = 79-85
Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level. Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.