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

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36 Major Hours + 41 Education Certification courses, 120 Degree Hours

For a teaching major in English, complete the English degree along with the appropriate teaching certification courses. Students should also meet with advisors in the School of Education’s Center for Student and Professional Services to discuss requirements.

No minor is required for this program.

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
Select one of the following (3 cr.):
ENGL 431 - Shakespeare I (C)
ENGL 432 - Shakespeare II (C)
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
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 (CMST)
CMST 476 - 7-12 Speech Methods (C)

Courses or Programs Leading to Professional Licensure or Certification

The educational curriculum for your academic program may or may not meet 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, please review that state and your program on USD’s Licensure-Track Programs webpage. Licensure-Track Programs

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