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Bachelor of Arts in English (AYA 7-12 Licensure)

 

Summary of Requirements

GEP: 48 quarter hours, 30–43 semester hours

English/humanities courses: 75 quarter hours, 48 semester hours

Professional education classes: 72 quarter hours, 47 semester hours

Total: 195 quarter hours, 125–138 semester hours

 

General Education Program (GEP) Requirements

48 quarter hours, 30–43 semester hours

 

English Composition
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
ENGL 111S   4 hrs.   _____
ENGL 112S ENGL 1101 4 hrs. 5 hrs. _____
  or*      
  ENGL 1102   3 hrs. _____
ENGL 115S ENGL 1105 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
  *depending on placement      

Quantitative Reasoning (select one)
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
MATH 110S MATH 1100 4hrs. 3 hrs. _____
MATH 131 MATH 1300 4 hrs. 5 hrs. _____
MATH 150 MATH 1500 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
MATH 170 MATH 1700 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
MATH 190 MATH 1900 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
MATH 201 MATH 2110 4 hrs. 4hrs. _____
MATH 220   4 hrs.   _____
MATH 250   4 hrs.   _____

Fine and Performing Arts (select one)
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
ARTH 101 ARTH 1101 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 275 ENGL 2275 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
MUSI 120 MUSI 1201 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
MUSI 220 MUSI 2210 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
PHIL 300 PHIL 3300 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
THAR 100 THAR 1000 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____

Social Sciences (select one)
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
ANTH 250 ANTH 2250** 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
GEOG 130   4 hrs.   _____
GOVT 250 GOVT 2250 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
GOVT 401   4 hrs.   _____
HIST 410 HIST 4110 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
HIST 411   4 hrs.   _____
PHIL 230 PHIL 2230 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
PSYC 101 PSYC 1101 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
SOCI 101 SOCI 1101 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
SOSC 110S SOSC 1110 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
  **This course can satisfy only one component of the GEP    

Natural Sciences
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
OPTION 1:        
NTSC 110S NTSC 1110 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
          And one course from the following list:
BIOL 151 BIOL 1151 5 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
BIOL 210   4 hrs.   _____
BIOL 271 BIOL 3355 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
BIOL 302   4 hrs.   _____
BIOL 303   4 hrs.   _____
BIOL 307   5 hrs.   _____
CHEM 121 CHEM 1121 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
CHEM 141 CHEM 1141 5 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
GEOL 111 GEOL 1201 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
GEOL 112   4 hrs.   _____
GEOL 201 GEOL 1202 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
NTSC 372 NTSC 3850 5 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
PHYS 201 PHYS 2201 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
PHYS 210 PHYS 2210 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
PHYS 211 PHYS 2211 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
PSCI 251 PSCI 2251 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
PSCI 252 PSCI 2252 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
OPTION 2 (no semester equivalent):    
Quarters: A minimum of 12 quarter hours of Natural Sciences courses above 110, which includes at least one course of four quarter hours or more with a laboratory component.
Semesters: There is no semester equivalent of Option 2.  For semesters, a minimum of seven semester hours is required from a list of approved courses.

Western Cultural Perspectives (select one)
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
IDST 225S IDST 2225 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
IDST 226S IDST 2226 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
PHIL 200 PHIL 2200 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
          Or a full year of a Western foreign language.
1 1 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
2 2 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
3   4 hrs.   _____

Non-Western Cultural Perspectives (select one)
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
ANTH 250 ANTH 2250** 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ARTH 366 ARTH 3566 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
GEOG 201 GEOG 2201 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
GEOG 351 GEOG 3351 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
GOVT 320 GOVT 3320 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
GOVT 370   4 hrs.   _____
HIST 330 HIST 3400 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
HIST 360 HIST 3410 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
HIST 371 HIST 3460 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
HIST 420 HIST 4420 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
IDST 227S IDST 2227 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
PHIL 284 PHIL 2284 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
          Or a full year of a non-Western foreign language.    
1 1 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
2 2 4 hrs. 4 hrs. _____
3   4 hrs.   _____
    **This course can satisfy only one component of the GEP.  

Ethics (select one)
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
PHIL 320S PHIL 3320 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
PHIL 330   4 hrs.   _____
PHIL 331   4 hrs.   _____
ROCI 485S ROCI 4485 4 hrs 3 hrs. _____

Capstone
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
IDST 490S IDST 4490 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____

 

English/Humanities Requirements

75 quarter hours, 48 semester hours

 

Language Emphasis
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
ENGL 360 LING 3360 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 362 LING 3362 4 hrs. 3hrs. _____

Reading Emphasis
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
ENGL 200 ENGL 2200 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
          And four courses from the following list (five under quarters):  
ENGL 211 ENGL 2211 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 212 ENGL 2212 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 251 ENGL 2251 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 252 ENGL 2252 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 260 ENGL 3360 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 301 ENGL 3301 4hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 302 ENGL 3302 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 323 ENGL 3323 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____

Literature as Social Perspective (select one)
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
ENGL 205 ENGL 2205 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 249 ENGL 2249 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 340 ENGL 3340 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 341 ENGL 3341 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 342 ENGL 3342 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 343 ENGL 3343 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 344 ENGL 3344 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 346 ENGL 3346 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____

Period, Genre, and Specialized Courses (select two)
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
ENGL 311 ENGL 3311 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 321 ENGL 3321 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 322 ENGL 3322 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 371 ENGL 3371 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 373 ENGL 3373 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 385 ENGL 3385 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 399   4 hrs.   _____
ENGL 411 ENGL 4411 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 421 ENGL 4421 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 441 ENGL 4441 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 446 ENGL 4446 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 461 ENGL 4461 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 471 ENGL 4471 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 480 ENGL 4480 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____

Writing Emphasis (select one)
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
JOUR 231 COMM 2231 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 232 ENGL 2232 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 240 ENGL 2240 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 245 ENGL 2245 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 305 ENGL 3305 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 315 ENGL 3315 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
Note: Under quarters, students were required to take ENGL 315 and JOUR 231 and to choose one of the following: ENGL 232, ENGL 240, ENGL 245, or ENGL 305.

Listening and Visual Literacy Emphasis (select one)
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
ENGL 275 ENGL 2275 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
JOUR 105 COMM 1105 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
PHIL 105 PHIL 1105 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
Note: Under quarters, students were required to take 8 hours in this category.

Oral Communication Emphasis
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
SPCH 103 COMM 1103 3 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
SPCH 220 COMM 2220 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____

Capstone
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
ENGL 381 ENGL 3381 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____

 

Professional Education Requirements

72 quarter hours, 47 semester hours

 

Related Studies
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
PSYC 101 PSYC 1101 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
PSYC 304 PSYC 3111 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
PSYC 312   4 hrs.   _____
PSYC 375 PSYC 3112 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
Note: These courses must be completed prior to enrolling in methods courses.
Note: Under quarters, students were required to take PSYC 101 and PSYC 312, as well as either PSYC 304 or PSYC 375.

Professional Education
Quarters Semesters Quarters Semesters  
EDUC 115 EDUC 1115 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
EDUC 230 EDUC 2230 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
EDUC 240 EDUC 2240 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
EDUC 245 EDUC 2245 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
  EDUC 2248   1 hr. _____
EDIS 250 EDUC 2250 4 hrs. 2 hrs. _____
EDAE 285 EDAE 3285* 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
EDRE 305 EDRE 3305 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
EDUC 310 EDUC 3310 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
EDAE 385 ENGL 3385 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
EDAE 400 EDAE 4400 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
ENGL 434 ENGL 4434 4 hrs. 3 hrs. _____
EDAE 485   4 hrs.   _____
EDAE 490 EDAE 12 hrs. 10 hrs. _____
  *EDUC 2230, 2240, and 2245 should be taken prior to or with EDAE 3285.
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