Fall - 2007
English 9 - 12 -- Teaching Certification Requirements
Name: Student #:
Note: SBU reserves the right to amend the curriculum and require teaching certificate candidates to graduate under a program which reflects the state certification requirements in force at the time of graduation.
GPA Requirements:
 •  2.5 overall and in the certificate subject area
 •  2.5 in professional education courses with no grade lower than a "C"
Assessments:
 •  ACT / SAT scores
 •  APT / MFT, if applicable
 •  C-BASE - pass all sections
 •  Praxis II - passing score
Professional Education Sequence
Course #
Course Title
Hours
Grade
Sem / Year
EDU 2113 Educational Psychology (F / S)
3
   
EDU 2313 Foundations of Education (Secondary) (F / S)
3
   
EDU 2141
Field Experience Level 1 (Observing and Assisting) in Secondary 9 - 12 or K - 12 School (F / S / J) Pre-enrollment required in EDU dept
 •  2.0 GPA
 •  Education File Complete
 •  Completed EDU 2113 or 2313 OR be concurrently enrolled in one or both
1
   
EDU 2823 Technology for Educators (F / S)
3
   
EDU 4033 Adolescent Development (F)
3
   
Before continuing Professional Sequence, the following prerequisites must be met:
 •  C-BASE - Pass all sections
 •  2.5 overall GPA
 •  EDU 2113, 2313, 2131
EDU 3333 Principles and Methods of Secondary School (F / S)
3
   
EDU 3341 Field Experience Level 2 in Secondary School (must be taken concurrently with EDU 3333) (F / S)
Pre-enrollment required in EDU dept
1
   
EDU 3613 Teaching Reading in Content Areas (F / S)
3
   
EDU 3833 Behavior & Classroom Management-Sec (F / S)
[EDU 3333 is a recommended pre-requisite]
3
   
EDU 4543 Methods of Teaching Writing (S)
3
   
Before beginning Student Teaching Semester, the following prerequisites must be met:
 •  Praxis II -- passing score
EDU 4832 Assessment & Evaluation of Learners (BLOCK) (F / S)
2
   
EDU 4842 Teaching Diverse Learners (BLOCK) (F / S)
2
   
EDU 4939 Student Teaching in Secondary School (BLOCK) (F / S)
10
   
TOTALS Professional Education Sequence
40
   
English Certification Requirements
36
   

English Certification Requirements
If English is your declared major, you must meet the English Department's requirements also. See requirements for the English Major in the catalog. 36 hours required according to the following distribution.
Composition and Rhetoric (12 hours -- 9 hours listed below, plus EDU 4543 - Methods of Teaching Writing, listed under Professional Education Sequence)
Hours
Grade
Sem / Year
ENG 1113 English Composition I (F / S)
3
   
ENG 2213* English Composition II (F / S)
*ENG Comp II or ENG 1123, Honors Comp (F/S), -- must make a C or higher in ENG 1123 to receive credit for ENG 1113
3
   
ENG 3353 Advanced Composition (F / S)
3
   
Study of the English Language (6 hours)
ENG 3363 History of the English Language (S, even)
3
   
ENG 3373 Structure of the English Language (F)
3
   
American Literature (9 hours required: ENG 3303 and two other classes from list below)
ENG 3303 American Literature for Adolescent Reader (F)
[Literature Methods course]
3
   
ENG ____ circle selection title from courses below:
3
   
ENG ____ circle selection title from courses below:
3
   
ENG 3313. American Literature I (F) ENG 3323. American Literature II (S) ENG 4483. American Novel (S, even)
English and / or World Literature (12 hours) Pick one course from each of the following pairs. Please circle your choices.
ENG 3233 or
ENG 3243
Medieval and Renaissance English Literature (S, odd) or
Seventeenth & 18th Century English Literature (S, even)
3
   
ENG 3323 or
ENG 3343
The Romantic Period (F, even) or
The Victorian Period (S, odd)
3
   
ENG 4413 or
ENG 4453
Shakespeare (S, odd) or
Milton (S, even)
3
   
ENG 4433 or
ENG 4473
Twentieth Century English Literature (F, even) or
Modern Drama (F, odd)
3