Bachelor of Science in English / Education

The Department of Humanities offers a BS degree for an English Secondary Education Concentration. All majors take a comprehensive examination and produce a writing portfolio for assessment. All ENGL majors must take WLIT 203 & ENGL 208 to fulfill literature GER courses.

Admission Requirements

Students who are interested in a major in English must have a GPA OF 2.0 or better; must submit a Declaration of Major Form; and must complete an interview with the Chairperson or another faculty member.

Admission Requirements for the English Secondary Education Concentration

1. The student wishing to declare a concentration in English Secondary Education must meet the following criteria:
   1. Completed ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 or ENGL 103 and ENGL 104;
   2. Completed MATH 125 or MATH 132 (depending on the major);
   3. Completed a minimum of 30 SCH that count toward graduation;
   4. Attained a CGPA of 2.7;
   5. Achieved the minimum MSDE required score on the PRAXIS I examination;
   6. Completed EDUC 202 (with portfolio);
   7. Accepted into the Teacher Education Program of the School of Education.
2. The student must obtain approval of the Humnanities Department Chair and the Secondary Education Department Chair by their signatures on the Declaration of Major Form.
3. The student should continue taking courses as a major in Humanities until such time that s/he is eligible to take other courses in the secondary education program.
4. After admittance to the Teacher Education Program, the student will take both education and English courses.

Degree Requirements (BS in English / Education)

Departmental Assessment (All Majors)

Comprehensive Exam: This is an oral and written examination testing the major student's core competencies in literature.

Writing Portfolio: This is a representative collection of written work from the major student's literature and writing coursework at Coppin.

Special General Education Requirement

English majors satisfy the English option requirement by passing ENGL 208, and satisfy the world literature requirement by passing WLIT 203.
WLIT 203 _____
ENGL 208 _____

Core Courses (36 credits)

• ENGL 201 Survey of British Literature I ___
• ENGL 202 Survey of British Literature II ___
• ENGL 205 Survey of American Literature I ___
• ENGL 206 Survey of American Literature II ___
• ENGL 210 Literary Genres ___
• ENGL 335 or 336 Literature of the Black American I or II ___
• ENGL 353 Shakespeare ___
• ENGL 302, Sociolinguistics ___
• ENGL 322 Adolescent Literature
• ENGL 305 Advanced Expository Writing___
• ENGL 406 Advanced Grammar___
• ENGL 496, Senior Colloquium___

Electives (6 Credits)

Electives are in addition to the core courses. The elective requirement is satisfied by any nine credits from among the following subjects: Creative Writing (CRWR), English (ENGL), Journalism (JRNL), Mass Communications (MCOM), Philosophy (PHIL), and World Literature (WLIT)

• Elective #1 ___
• Elective #2 ___

Education Courses (See Education Department for details & advisement.)

Phase I. Foundation Courses

• EDUC 202 Educational Psychology ___
• EDUC 203 Audiovisual Methods in Teaching ___
• SPED 201 Introduction to the Needs of Exceptional Individuals ___

Phase II. Methods Courses & Practicum

1. General Method (all courses required)
   • EDUC 402 History of Education ___
   • EDUC 408 Measurement & Evaluation___
   • SCED 312 Principles of Secondary Education___
   • REED 427 Teaching Reading in the Content Area I ___
   • REED 428 Teaching Reading in the Content Area II ___
2. Subject Matter Methods
   • SCED 325 Teaching English in Secondary School ___

Student Teaching

SCED 414 & 415 Directed Teaching in the Secondary Schools/Seminar ___