English (B.A./B.S.) with Secondary Education Certification

Departmental Requirements (36 hours)

• ENGL 203 - English Grammar
• ENGL 221 - British Literature I (C) [SGR #4, HSDC]
• ENGL 222 - British Literature II (C) [SGR #4, HSDC]
• ENGL 241 - American Literature I (C) [SGR #4, HSDC]
• ENGL 242 - American Literature II (C) [SGR #4, HSDC]
• ENGL 284 - Introduction to Criticism (C) [SGR #1, HSDC]
• ENGL 489 - Senior Capstone
• ENGL/LING Elective (at 200- or 400-level) 3cr
• ENGL/LING Elective (at 400-level) 6cr

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• Select one of the following (3 cr.):

• ENGL 431 - Shakespeare I (C)
• ENGL 432 - Shakespeare II (C)

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• Select one of the following (3 cr.):

• LING 403 - Introduction to Linguistics (C)
• LING 425 - Modern English Grammar (C)

School of Education: Certification Courses (41 hours)

• EDER 415 - Educational Assessment (C) 2
• EDFN 338 - Foundations of American Education (C) 2
• EDFN 440 - Classroom Management (C) 2
• EDFN 475 - Human Relations (C) 3
• EPSY 200 - Child/Adolescent Development and Learning 3
• INED 211 - South Dakota American Indian Culture and Education (C) [SGR #3, HSDC] 3
• SEED 296 - Field Experience (C) 1
• SEED 394 - Internship (C) 1
• SEED 400 - Methods and Media in Middle/High School (C) 2
• SEED 450 - Reading and Content Literacy (C) 3
• SEED 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching (C) 8
• SEED 498 - Undergraduate Research/Scholarship (C) 1
• SPED 100 - Introduction to Persons with Exceptionalities (C) 3
• TET 200 - Technology to Improve Learning 2
• TET 400 - Methods in Educational Technology & Media 2

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• Education Methods class (3 hours required in discipline):

• Spanish

• MFL 420 - K-12 Foreign Language Methods (C)

• Biology
  Chemistry Coordinate
  Earth Sciences

• SEED 413 - 7-12 Science Methods (C)

• History
  Political Science

• SEED 415 - 7-12 Social Science Methods (C)

• Mathematics

• SEED 418 - 7-12 Math Methods (C)

• English

• SEED 424 - 7-12 Language Arts Methods (C)

• Communication Studies (SPCM)

• SPCM 476 - 7-12 Speech Methods (C)

Courses or Programs Leading to Professional Licensure or Certification

The University of South Dakota as of July 1, 2020, cannot confirm whether any particular course or program meets educational prerequisites for professional licensure or certification in states other than South Dakota. If you are planning to apply for licensure/certification in a state other than South Dakota after completion of your program, contact the academic department offering your major or CDE at 605.658.6152 or by email at cde@usd.edu. USD is working to comply with these requirements and will provide up-to-date information as it becomes available.

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference the State Authorization webpage below.

Information about State Authorization & Professional Licensure