CERTIFICATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS

English Language Arts

Upon completing the approved program in English Language Arts and taking all ISBE tests, you will earn a secondary certificate (Type 09) with an endorsement in English Language Arts.  You will be highly qualified to teach honors and AP courses in English, as well as lower level courses.  While the secondary certificate is for grades 6-12, teaching grades 6-8 requires a middle school endorsement. 

The English curriculum provides students with a sound background in interpreting literature and expository writing, and prepares you to teach these subjects to secondary students. The diversity of the secondary education English curriculum requires competence in language arts and grammar, teaching ability in several periods of literature, knowledge of various genres and major figures, and a strong background in both English and American literature.

The requirements listed reflect the most recent information from the English department. You are advised to consult the IWU catalog and your English advisor regarding current requirements for your graduating class. See the Teacher Education Program Handbook for information about program admittance, student teaching, and Illinois and Illinois Wesleyan certification requirements.

Professional Education

The courses below must be taken in the sequence listed. Refer to the IWU catalog for course prerequisites. None of the courses below may be taken concurrently.

First year, spring semester or sophomore year, fall semester	Educ 225	Education and Social Justice (CSI)
Sophomore year, fall or spring	Educ 255	Studying Children and Adolescents (WI)
Sophomore year, spring or junior year, fall	Educ 260	Middle School Philosophy (elective; required for middle school endorsement)
Junior year, spring	Educ 360	Curriculum and Pedagogy in English and Foreign Language
Senior year, fall	Educ 490	Student Teaching Seminar
Senior year, fall *	Educ 491	Student Teaching: English Language Arts
Senior year spring **	Educ 498	Educational Inquiry (WI)

*Chicago Center participants may student teach spring semester senior year, with approval.
**Ninth semester graduates and spring semester Chicago Center candidates may take Educ 498 during the spring semester of the junior year, with department approval.

Major Requirements (12 units: Writing; 10 units: Literature)

Engl 280	Practical Criticism
Engl 290	Grammar and composition for middle and high school English teachers (note: this course does not count towards your major gpa).
Engl 480	Senior Seminar

English Majors with a Writing Concentration ADD:

Select 1 from Engl 220-259	Foundations courses (Gateway is a pre-requisite)
Select 2 from Engl 201, 202, 206, 211, 212, 272*	Lower Division Writing courses
Select 1 from Engl 200/300 level.	Writing Course
Select 2 from Engl 301**, 315, 325, 401	Upper Division Writing courses
Select 4 from Engl 300/400 level	Literature courses (one must be pre-1830 literature)

*272 must be designated a writing course
**may be repeated for credit with different subject matter

English Majors with a Literature Emphasis ADD:

Select 1 from Engl 220-259	Foundations courses
Select 1 or 2 from Engl 170, 220, 231-272	Foundations and Literature courses (only one unit of 170 may be counted toward the major)
Select 5 or 6 Engl 300/400 level	Literature (one must be pre-1830 literature)

• See your English faculty advisor or the IWU catalog for allowed substitutions.
• English majors seeking licensure in teaching are strongly advised to take at least one 300-level Shakespeare course.

Prior to student teaching in English, the following coursework in English must be completed for a minimum total of six courses in the major:

• English Literature majors—a minimum of all required lower division literature courses, 280, 290, and four 300-level literature courses.
• English Writing majors—a minimum of all required lower division literature courses, 280,  290, three of the four required writing courses, and three upper division literature courses.