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Texas A&M University-
Corpus Christi
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Corpus Christi, TX. 78412

Major in English

English Teacher Certification

English Teacher Certification 4-8

English Teacher Certification 8-12

Major in English

Course Requirements

Beyond the English requirements of the university core, the English major entails a minimum of 42 semester hours of English course work, at least 30 of which must be at the upper division level.

In addition to 3 hours of sophmore literature, sophomores desiring the major in English should take ENGL 2370, Introduction to English Studies, the introductory course to the major.

In the last year of course work, students must take the Senior Capstone course: ENGL 4351, 20th or 21st Century Literature and Writing.

To complete the English requirements for the major, students must take the following:

ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302	Freshman Composition I and II (university core requirement)
3 hours from: ENGL 2332, or ENGL 2333, or ENGL 2334, or ENGL 2335, or SPAN 3307-10	Literature of the Western World: From the Classics to the Renaissance Literature of the Western World: From the Enlightenment to the Present Themes and Genres in English Literatures Themes and Genres in the Literature of the Americas Spanish I, II, III or IV
ENGL 2370	Introduction of English Studies
ENGL 3339	Introduction to Linguistics
6 hours from 3000-level Literary History: ENGL 3341, or ENGL 3342, or ENGL 3345, or ENGL 3354, or ENGL 3355, or ENGL 3356	Literature of the English Renaissance British Literature Before the Renaissance British Literature of the 19 & 20th Centuries American Lit.:Colonial Period to the 19th C. American Lit.: Late 19th & Early 20th Centuries American Literature: Since 1945
6 hours from Invention: ENGL 3301, or ENGL 3357, or ENGL 3361, or ENGL 3362, or ENGL 3375, or ENGL 3378, or ENGL 4320, or ENGL 4321, or ENGL 4330, or ENGL 4345	Principles of Professional and Report Writing, Reading and Writing Autobiography, Strategies and Genres of Advanced Writing, Techniques of Creative Writing, Writing in the Professions, Desktop Publishing, Professional Writing Workshop, Grant Writing, Creative Writing Workshop I, Creative Writing Workshop II
6 hours from Conventions and Genres: ENGL 3320, or ENGL 3321, or ENGL 3348. or ENGL 3349, or ENGL 3353, or ENGL 4340, or ENGL 4350, or ENGL 4354	The Bible as Literature, Film and Literature, Drama, Themes and Forms of Poetry, The Short Story, The Novel, Studies in Poetics and Poetry, Science Fiction
ENGL 4305	Shakespeare: Texts and Contexts
3 hrs from Rhetorics, Language and Cultural Discourse: ENGL 3366, ENGL 3368, ENGL 3369, ENGL 3379, ENGL 3380, or ENGL 4345	Language in Society, Community Literacy and Service Learning, Topics in Linguistics, Writing in Computer-Networked Environments, Advanced Writing in Computer Networked Environments, or Rhetoric, Literature, & Writing
6 hrs from 4000-level Literary History: ENGL 4305, or ENGL 4311, or ENGL 4312, or ENGL 4313, or ENGL 4360, or ENGL 4361, or ENGL 4390	Major Authors, Literature of the English Romantic Period, Literature of the English Victorian Period, British Literature of the 20th and 21st C., Women’s Literature, Ethnic American Literature, Topics in English
ENGL 4380	Critical Approaches to Literature and Culture
ENGL 4351	Senior Capstone: 20th and 21st C. Literature and Writing

Total hrs. above university core - 42 hrs.

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English Teaching Certification

Admission and Retention Requirements for English Certification

For admission to and retention in Teacher Education in the field of English, students must achieve and sustain a 3.0 GPA in all English course work. To qualify to take the English (Secondary) TExES examination, students must meet the following criteria:

1.	Have at least a 2.5 GPA on all college course work (lower and upper level).
2.	Have a 3.0 GPA on all English course work (lower and upper level).
3.	Have completed one English TExES Review Workshop. This workshop must be taken in the semester prior to the term the student takes the TExES.

Students who meet the above criteria must request an official permit to the TExES examination from the English TExES coordinator. This permit is taken to the College of Education where students receive the barcode needed to register for the TExES examination.

In addition to meeting the criteria above, students should take a second English TExES Review Workshop in the semester that they take the exam. For workshop information as well as preparation materials go to the Home Page for Teacher Preparation and Accreditation in English Language Arts.

Students returning to the university to complete certification must see the English TExES coordinator to identify any courses deficient in the student's teaching field. All criteria outlined in the plan must be met before the student will be permitted to take the English TExES.

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English Teaching Certification 4-8

Students seeking teacher certification in English Language Arts (4-8) must take the courses listed below in addition to the university core curriculum and all professional development courses. Please see the College of Education for the list of professional development requirements.

ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302	Freshman Composition I and II (university core requirement)
3 hours from: ENGL 2332, or ENGL 2333, or ENGL 2334, or ENGL 2335, or SPAN 3307-3310	Literature of the Western World: From the Classics to the Renaissance Literature of the Western World: From the Enlightenment to the Present Themes and Genres in English Literatures, or Themes and Genres in the Literature of the Americas Spanish I, II, III, or IV
ENGL 2370	Introduction to English Studies
ENGL 4370	Oral Interpretation of Children’s Literature
ENGL 3340	Grammar
3 hours from: ENGL 3341, or ENGL 3342, or ENGL 3345	Literature of the English Renaissance British Literature Before the Renaissance Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries
3 hours from: ENGL 3354, or ENGL 3355, or ENGL 3356	American Lit.: Colonial to 19th Century American Lit.: Late 19th & Early 20th Cent. American Lit.: Since 1945
ENGL 3360	Current Approaches to Comp. & Literature
3 hours from: ENGL 3361, or ENGL 3368, or ENGL 3379	Advanced Composition Community Literacy and Service Learning Writing in Computer-Networked Environments
ENGL 4304	Shakespeare: Texts and Contexts
ENGL 4351	Senior Capstone: 20th and 21st Century Literature and Writing
3 hours from: ENGL 3320, or ENGL 3321, or ENGL 3323, or ENGL 3348, or ENGL 3349, or ENGL 3353, or ENGL 4340, or ENGL 4350, or ENGL 4354	The Bible as Literature Film and Literature Literary Perspectives on Young Adult Fiction and Poetry Drama Themes and Forms of Poetry The Short Story The Novel Studies in Poetics and Poetry of the 19th – 21st Centuries Science Fiction
READ 3321	Reading Instruction for Grades 4-8
READ 3351	Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Problems
SMTE 3315	Foundational Approaches to the Physical Sciences
SMTE 3316	Foundational Approaches to the Life Sciences
SMTE 1350	Fundamentals of Mathematics I
MATH 1351	Fundamentals of Mathematics II

Total hrs. above university core - 48 hrs.

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English Teaching Certification 8-12

Students seeking teacher certification in English Language Arts (8-12) must take the courses listed below in addition to the university core curriculum and all professional development courses. Please see the College of Education for the list of professional development requirements.

ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302	Freshman Composition I and II (university core requirement)
ENGL 2332, or ENGL 2333, or ENGL 2334, or ENGL 2335, or SPAN 3307-10	Literature of the Western World: From the Classics to the Renaissance Literature of the Western World: From the Enlightenment to the Present Themes and Genres in English Literatures Themes and Genres in the Literature of the Americas Spanish I, II, III, or IV
ENGL 2370	Introduction to English Studies
ENGL 3340	Grammar
6 hrs from 3000-level Literary History, including 3 hrs from: ENGL 3341, or ENGL 3342, or ENGL 3345 and 3 hrs from: ENGL 3354, or ENGL 3355, or ENGL 3356	Literature of the English Renaissance British Literature before the Renaissance Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries American Lit.: Colonial to 19th Century American Lit.: Late 19th & Early 20th Cent. American Literature: Since 1945
ENGL 3360	Current Approaches to Composition and Literature
ENGL 3361	Strategies and Genres of Advanced Writing
3 hours from Conventions and Genres: ENGL 3320, or ENGL 3321, or ENGL 3323, or ENGL 3348, or ENGL 3349, or ENGL 3353, or ENGL 4340, or ENGL 4350, or ENGL 4354	The Bible as Literature, Film and Literature, Literary Perspectives on Young Adult Fiction and Poetry, Drama, Themes and Forms of Poetry, The Short Story, The Novel, Studies in Poetics and Poetry of the 19th to 21st Centuries, Science Fiction
3 hours from Invention: ENGL 3301, or ENGL 3357, or ENGL 3361, or ENGL 3362, or ENGL 3375, or ENGL 3378, or ENGL 3379, or ENGL 3380, or ENGL 4330, or ENGL 4335, or ENGL 4345	Principles of Professional and Report Writing, Reading and Writing Autobiography, Strategies and Genres of Advanced Writing, Techniques of Creative Writing, Writing in the Professions, Desktop Publishing, Writing in Computer-Networked Environments Advanced Writing in Computer-Networked Environments Creative Writing Workshop I, Creative Writing Workshop II Rhetoric, Literature and Writing
3 elective hours from: ENGL 3366, or ENGL 3368, or ENGL 3369, or ENGL 4380	Language in Society Community Literacy and Service Learning Topics in Linguistics Critical Approaches to Literature and Culture
6 hours from 4000-level Literary History: ENGL 4311, or ENGL 4312, or ENGL 4313, or ENGL 4360, or ENGL 4361, or ENGL 4390	Literature of the English Romantic Period Literature of the English Victorian Perion British Literature of the 20th and 21st Centuries Women’s Literature Ethnic American Literature Topics in English
ENGL 4304	Shakespeare: Texts and Contexts
ENGL 4351	Senior Capstone: 21st Century Literature and Writing
READ 3351	Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Problems
READ 3353	Content Area Reading for Secondary Students
READ 3355	Teaching Reading in the Secondary School

Total hrs. above university core - 48 hrs.

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