English Teaching Major Requirements

BA English Teaching (74–91 hours*, including licensure hours)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see item 1 below for information regarding admission to this program.

Major Requirements

1. This is a closed major requiring application to the program. Application forms are available in the Humanities Advisement Center (1175 JFSB) and the English Education Office (4168 JFSB) or online. Students cannot apply until they have completed at least 9 hours of English major core courses.

2. Students must complete the GE Foreign Language option even if the Advanced Mathematics option has already been completed.

3. At least 24 hours of English major course work must be completed in residence at BYU.

4. Engl 195 is recommended.

5. Upper-division English courses require substantial writing. Students should plan to complete their Advanced Written and Oral Communications requirement as they begin their first upper-division courses, usually at the beginning of the junior year.

6. A teaching minor is not required for licensure. However, it is strongly recommended.

7. Sc Ed 276R is prerequisite to Engl 329, 377, 378, and 423 (377 and 378 may be taken concurrently). Engl 377 and 378 are prerequisite to Sc Ed 476R.

8. Complete the following core courses:
   1. Because English is a writing-intensive major, students are required to take a first-year freshman college-level writing course. Choose one course, or the equivalent, from the following:
      Engl 150.
      Honrs 150.
      Phil 150.

      Note: Waivers based on the AP or other test scores do not apply to this requirement. One of the courses must be taken.

   2. Fundamentals of language and literature:
      Engl 251 or 252.

      Note: Students must complete Engl 251 or 252 before taking any 300-level courses.

   3. British and American literary history:
      Engl 291, 292, 293.

      Note: Students must complete the literary history course in a period before taking 300-level courses in that period.

9. Complete two courses from the following:
   Engl 361, 362, 363, 365.

10. Complete one course from the following:
    Engl 345, 356, 358R, 359, 366 (356 is recommended).

11. Complete the following:
    Engl 329, 377, 378, 379, 382, 420, 423, 479, 495.

12. Complete the Professional Education Component:
    1. Complete the following:
       CPSE 402.
       IP&T 286.
       Sc Ed 276R, 350, 353, 379.

       Note: Fingerprinting and FBI clearance must be completed before registration for Sc Ed 276R.

    2. Complete 12 hours from one of the following:
       Sc Ed 476R, 496R.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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