Teaching English
Advisors for secondary education: Karen Saupe, James Vanden Bosch and William Vande Kopple
Advisors for elementary education: Don Hettinga, Nancy Hull and Gary Schmidt
Secondary education major in English
English 210 or 211
English 215
English 216
English 217
English 218
English 283, 312, 320, 321, or 322
English 326
English 334, 335, or 337
English 338 or 339
English 346
English 357
Additional information
Cognate: CAS 230
Ideally, students should take English 357 in the semester immediately preceding their student-teaching semester. Students must complete English 357 successfully before they may student teach. For their student-teaching semester, students must register for both Education 346 and English 359.
Before being considered for a student-teaching placement, students must pass (80% or better on each section) all five sections of the English Department Screening Exam. They must pass all five sections of the exam by December 1 of the calendar year immediately prior to their student-teaching semester. To take this exam, students must make an appointment with the English Department Administrative Assistant. Students have four chances to take the exam per calendar year, and they must allow at least two weeks to elapse between the time they try the exam once and the time they try it again. Additional criteria for approval for student teaching are found in the Teacher Education Program Guidebook, available in the Education Department.
Secondary education minor in English
English 210 or 211
English 215 or 216
English 217 or 218
English 283, 312, 320, 321, or 322
English 334, 337, or 339
English 346
English 357
Additional information
All those who elect the secondary education minor in English in academic year 2007-2008 and later must pass (80% or better on each section) all five sections of the English Department Screening Exam. They must pass this exam before they can be certified in the minor. They must pass all five sections of the exam by December 1 of the calendar year immediately prior to their student-teaching semester. To take the exam, students must make an appointment with the English Department Administrative Assistant. Students have four chances to take the exam per calendar year, and they must allow at least two weeks to elapse between the time they try the exam once and the time they try it again.
Elementary education major in English
English 210 or 211
English 215, 216, or 346
English 217 or 218
English 325
English 326 or 328
English 334, 337, or 339
English 283, 312, 320, 321, or 322
English 356
One English elective
Cognate:
CAS 230
Elementary education minor in English
English 210 or 211
English 215 or 216 or 346
English 217 or 218
English 325 or 326
English 283, 312, 320, 321, or 322
English 356
One English elective
Elementary education language arts group major
English 210 or 211
English 215, 216, or 346
English 217 or 218
English 283, 312, 320, 321, or 322
English 325
English 326 or 328
English 356
CAS 203 or 215
CAS 214
CAS 230
Two English or CAS electives
Elementary education language arts group minor
English 210 or 211
English 215, 216, or 346
English 217 or 218
English 325 or 326
English 356
CAS 203 or 215
CAS 214
One English or CAS elective
