Beacon Middle School Language Arts Certification Minor

Content Area Requirements (24 sem. hrs, minimum)

• COMM 203 - Understanding Human Communication 3 hours
• EDUC 270 - Literature for Children and Adolescents 3 hours
• ENGL 207W - Introduction to Creative Writing I - Multigenre 3 hours
• ENGL 311 - Descriptive Grammar of the English Language 3 hours

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• Choose 12 hrs from the following:

• COMM 360W - Oral Interpretation of Literature 3 hours
• ENGL 133W - First-Year Writing Seminar 3 hours
• ENGL 210W - Introduction to Fiction 3 hours
• ENGL 231W - British Literature I 3 hours
• ENGL 232W - British Literature II 3 hours
• ENGL 241W - American Literature I 3 hours
• ENGL 242W - American Literature II 3 hours
• ENGL 263W - World Literature I 3 hours
• ENGL 264W - World Literature II 3 hours
• ENGL 350 - Major Literary Figures 3 hours
• ENGL 351 - Readings in Shakespeare 3 hours
• ENGL 352 - Dickinson and Whitman 3 hours
• ENGL 353 - Milton 3 hours
• ENGL 354 - Jane Austen 3 hours
• ENGL 360 - Readings in Fiction 3 hours
• ENGL 361 - Readings in Poetry 3 hours
• ENGL 362 - Readings in Drama 3 hours
• ENGL 363 - Contemporary American Poetry 3 hours
• ENGL 364 - History of Drama 3 hours
• ENGL 370 - Major Literary Periods 3 hours
• ENGL 372 - African American Literature 3 hours
• ENGL 373 - British Romanticism 3 hours
• ENGL 374 - British Victorian Literature 3 hours
• ENGL 375 - Medieval Romance 3 hours
• ENGL 376 - Viking Literature: Myths, Epics, and Sagas 3 hours
• ENGL 425 - Literary Theory and Criticism 3 hours

Professional Education Requirements (60 sem. hrs)

• SOCI 270 - Diversity and Society 3 hours or
• ANTH 270 - Diversity and Society 3 hours

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• EDUC 100 - Introduction to Education 3 hours ^{1 2}
• EDUC 200 - Law, Ethics, and Education 3 hours ³
• EDUC 220 - Methods of Teaching English Learners 3 hours

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• EDUC 230 - Educational Psychology 3 hours or
• PSYC 230 - Educational Psychology 3 hours

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• EDUC 300 - Techniques of Teaching 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 311 - Classroom and Behavior Management Techniques 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 322 - Educational Measurement and Assessment 3 hours
• EDUC 326 - Middle School Methods 3 hours
• EDUC 338W - Content Reading and Writing 3 hours
• EDUC 367 - Teaching Middle School and Secondary English 3 hours
• EDUC 375 - Advanced Content Methods 3 hours ¹
• EDUC 376 - Adolescent Literacy 3 hours
• EDUC 390 - Education and Psychology of the Exceptional Child 3 hours

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• Choose one option from the following:

• PSYC 396 - Child and Adolescent Development 3 hours or
• EDUC 396 - Child and Adolescent Development 3 hours or

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• EDUC 391 - Child Psychology 3 hours and
• EDUC 392 - Adolescent Psychology 3 hours

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• EDUC 400 - Senior Seminar 3 hours
• EDUC 425 - Undergraduate Student Teaching 12 hours ⁴ (16 weeks)

Total Semester Hours: 84

Note(s):

¹Includes Field Experience

² Must be taken within first 9 hours of EDUC classes

³ Meets college Ethics requirement

⁴ Must receive a “B” or higher for certification: Two placements (Elementary and Secondary)