English - Subject Matter Preparation Program

View information for the Department of English , including Learning Objectives for the department and its programs.

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.

The English Subject Matter Preparation Program (SMPP) provides opportunities for students to develop literacy, critical thinking, and communication skills, as well as the knowledge of literature and aesthetic appreciation expected of culturally literate citizens and future teachers in our public schools. The English SMPP is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and fulfills subject matter competency prerequisite for entrance into a credential program for single subject teaching credential in English language arts.

Please note that this is an optional waiver program and not a degree program, concentration, track, or emphasis.

Requirements

Students must complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements and English B.A. degree requirements, in addition to the following:

1. Prerequisite Courses

(9 units)

(all courses fulfill general education requirements)

ENGL 1001 - First-Year Composition 3 unit(s) and
ENGL 2000 - Critical Inquiry 3 unit(s) or
PHIL 2000 - Introduction to Critical Thinking 3 unit(s) and
CS 2000 - Effective Computing 3 unit(s) or
CS 4000 - Personal Computing 3 unit(s)

2. Required Breadth Courses

(9 units)

(all courses fulfill General Education Program )

THEA 1010 - Introduction to Theatre 3 unit(s) and
COMM 2000 - Public Speaking 3 unit(s) and
COMM 2200 - Introduction to Mass Media 3 unit(s)

3. Required Core Courses

(49 units)

ENGL 2100 - British Literature to 1800 3 unit(s) or
ENGL 2110 - British Literature after 1800 3 unit(s)
ENGL 2200 - American Literature to 1865 3 unit(s) or
Please note: one course (either British or American) must be pre-1800
ENGL 2210 - American Literature after 1865 3 unit(s)
ENGL 3009 - Writing for Teachers (WP) 3 unit(s) and
ENGL 3015 - Field Experience in Writing 1 unit(s) and
ENGL 4010 - Introduction to Rhetoric 4 unit(s) and
ENGL 3150 - Approaches to Lit. Study (WP) 4 unit(s) and
ENGL 3700 - Introduction to Language 3 unit(s) and
ENGL 3920 - Survey of World Literature 3 unit(s) and
ENGL 3940 - Multicultural American Literature 3 unit(s) and
ENGL 4300 - Shakespeare 3 unit(s) and
ENGL 4610 - Literature and Writing in Secondary School English Teaching 4 unit(s) and
ENGL 4630 - Adolescent Literature 3 unit(s) and
ENGL 4800 - Second Language Acquisition 3 unit(s) and
ENGL 4850 - English Grammar 3 unit(s) and
ENGL 4990 - Senior Seminar - Literature 4 unit(s) and
One additional Upper Division course in British Literature.