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Department of Education
English

SECONDARY ENGLISH LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION AREAS:

4050 Grammar/composition and communication, American
literature, English literature, and world literature (OSAT –07)
Professional Education Credit Hours: 25
EDUC 2001 Introduction to Teaching 1
EDUC 3103 Human Development 3
EDUC 3113 Psychology & Assessment of Learning 3
EDUC 3213 Students with Exceptionalities 3
EDUC 4233 Methods of Teaching English 3
EDUC 4663 Student Teaching Seminar 3
EDUC 4339 Student Teaching PK-12 9

To be able to take Methods, Student Teaching, and Student
Teaching Seminar, students must be fully admitted to the teacher education program.

Specialized Education—Major Requirements
Oklahoma teacher certification is a competency-based program. Students meet the competencies in their discipline as they complete the major requirements for their degrees. See the English section of the catalog for any other requirements in the major field of study.

English/Education Double Major (B.A.)
General Education: Students preparing for teacher certification must take ENGL 2073 World Literature to fulfill the general education literature requirement and must meet the service learning requirement in an English course. Competency Requirement: English/education students must demonstrate competency in standard English grammar and usage in one of the following ways:

- Making a grade of C or higher in Advanced Grammar
(ENGL 3203)
- Making a grade of C or higher in Applications of Writing in Tutoring (ENGL 2043)
- Passing GramTest at a level of 70 percent or higher

Required English Courses Credit Hours: 34
Required Courses: 19
ENGL 1061 English Orientation 1
ENGL 2303 Critical Reading and Writing 3
ENGL 3213 Linguistics 3
ENGL 3233 Survey of British Literature I 3
ENGL 3243 Survey of British Literature II 3
ENGL 4663 Seminar in Literature: Literature for Adolescents 3
ENGL 4762 Senior Seminar (spring of junior year) 2
ENGL 4761 Senior Project (fall of senior year) 1
Other requirements: 6
ENGL 3003 Survey of American Literature I or
ENGL 3103 Survey of American Literature II or
ENGL 3133 Survey of American Literature II 3
One other 3000- or 4000-level American literature course 3

Writing courses: 6
Choose two courses from the following
ENGL 3063 Creative Writing
ENGL 3093 Advanced Writing
ENGL 3123 Writing for Stage and Screen
ENGL 3223 Technical and Business Writing

Rhetoric course: 3
Choose one from the following:
ENGL 2613 Histories and Theories of Rhetoric
ENGL 3323 Cyberliteracy
ENGL 4323 Visual Rhetoric and Information Design




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