English - Single Subject Matter Preparation in English

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View the degree program Roadmap, which provides a recommended advising map to complete the English degree and English SSMP in four years. Please consult your academic advisor as you develop your academic plan.

Students must complete the University General Education Program requirements, lower-division prerequisites, and upper-divison requirements to earn the English B.A.

Fulfills subject matter competency prerequisite for entrance into a credential program for single subject teaching credential in English language arts.

Complete the following courses and other requirements:

1. Prerequisite Course Work:

(9 units)

(all courses fulfill general education requirements)

2. Required Breadth Course Work:

(9 units)

(all courses fulfill general education requirements)

THEA 1010 - Introduction to Theatre and
COMM 2000 - Public Speaking and
COMM 2200 - Introduction to Mass Media

3. Required Core Course Work:

(49 units)

ENGL 2100 - British Literature to 1800 or
ENGL 2110 - British Literature after 1800
ENGL 2200 - American Literature to 1865 or
ENGL 2210 - American Literature after 1865
ENGL 3009 - Writing for Teachers (WP) and
ENGL 3015 - Field Experience in Writing and
ENGL 4010 - Introduction to Rhetoric and
ENGL 3150 - Approaches to Literary Study (WP) and
ENGL 3700 - Introduction to Language and
ENGL 3920 - Survey of World Literature and
ENGL 3940 - Multicultural American Literature and
ENGL 4300 - Shakespeare and
ENGL 4610 - Literature and Writing for Secondary School English Teachers and
ENGL 4630 - Adolescent Literature and
ENGL 4800 - Second Language Acquisition and
ENGL 4850 - English Grammar and
ENGL 4990 - Senior Seminar - Literature and
One additional Upper Division course in British Literature.