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Secondary (4-12) English Language Arts Education Major (B.S.)

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Major Requirements:

Statutory Requirements:

One of the following NAS Courses:

NAS 100 - Introduction to Native American Studies 3 Credits
NAS 211 - Native American History and Experience 3 Credits
NAS 212 - Wisconsin Indian Cultures, History, and Contemporary Issues 3 Credits

One of the following SOC courses:

SOC 225 - Social Problems 3 Credits
SOC 234 - Sociology of Gender 3 Credits
SOC 381 - Undoing Racism 3 Credits

Pre-Program Requirements:

EDU 125 - Foundations of Education 3 Credits
EDU 160 - Education for Social Justice 3 Credits
EDU 205 - Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment 3 Credits
PSY 323 - Psychology of Adolescent Development 3 Credits
EDU 210 - Teaching Environmentally 3 Credits
OR
OED 261 - Foundations in Environmental Education 3 Credits
EDU 232 - Learning, Growth and Cognition 3 Credits
OR
PSY 227 - Cognitive Psychology 3 Credits

Program Requirements:

Practicum 1 Semester

EDU 315 - Classroom Management and Conflict Resolution 3 Credits
EDU 337 - Practicum 1 1-4 Credits
EDU 376 - Strategies for Teaching Diverse Learners 3 Credits

Practicum 2 Semester

EDU 338 - Practicum 2 1-4 Credits
EDU 349 - Literacy Teaching Methods I 3 Credits

Student Teaching Semester

EDU 448 - Student Teaching Seminar 2 Credits
EDU 460 - Student Teaching - Secondary 6 - 12 Credits

English Language Arts Content Requirements:

All of the following:

ENG 111 - Living with Nature: Writing and Inquiry 3 Credits
ENG 211 - Humanity and Nature in Literature 3 Credits
WRI 224 - News Writing & Reporting 3 Credits
WRI 260 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 Credits
EDU 289 - Children and Adolescent Literature 3 Credits
ENG 384 - Literary Criticism 3 Credits
ENG 387 - The English Language 4 Credits

Western Literature: One of the following:

ENG 213 - Literature of the Western Worlds 3 Credits
ENG 216 - The Contemporary Novel 3 Credits
ENG 225 - Major American Authors 3 Credits
ENG 262 - Survey of British Literature 3 Credits
ENG 264 - Survey of American Literature 3 Credits
ENG 332 - Major American Authors II 3 Credits

Indigenous Literature: One of the following:

NAS 380 - Indigenous Women Writers 3 Credits
NAS 283 - American Indian Literature 3 Credits

Writing:

Any 300-level or higher writing (WRI) course 3-4 Credits

Secondary English Language Arts Education Major Total Credits: 74-87