English - Secondary Education Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
This major satisfies the endorsement for grades 5–12.
Review School of Education for prerequisites, core requirements, and additional PLOs.
Admission to the Education Program
Education Grade Requirements
World Language Requirement: Two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.
| Secondary Education Program Prerequisites | ||
| All prerequisite courses must have been completed within the last 6 years. | ||
| A grade ≥B- in all prerequisite courses is required for admission to the Education program. | ||
| CMST 201 | PUBLIC SPEAKING | 5 |
| or CMST 340 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | |
| EDUC 201 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 |
| ENGL 201 | COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION (or approved equivalent) | 5 |
| SOST 300 | PEOPLES AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | 5 |
| SPED 363 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| PSYC 204 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 5 |
| Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning proficiency* | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | |
* Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning courses
Grade Requirements: Required grade minimum for each of the following courses is ≥C. Note the following exceptions: ENGL 486, ENGL 487 and ENGL 490 require a grade ≥B. Education prerequisites and required education courses require a grade ≥B-.
| Pre-Major Requirements | ||
| ENGL 271 & ENGL 250 | INTRODUCTION TO POETRY and INTRODUCTION TO GENRE | 10 |
| or ENGL 273 | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY | |
| English Required Courses | ||
| ENGL 347 | WORLD LITERATURES | 5 |
| ENGL 350 | SHAKESPEARE | 5 |
| ENGL 360 | LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND USE | 5 |
| American Literature Courses–choose one of the following | 5 | |
| SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I | ||
or ENGL 344 | SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II | |
| British Literature Courses–choose one of the following | 5 | |
| BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS THROUGH 18TH CENTURY | ||
or ENGL 346 | BRITISH LITERATURE II: ROMANTICISM TO THE PRESENT | |
| Required Methods–required grade ≥B | ||
| ENGL 486 | INTEGRATED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS METHODS I | 5 |
| ENGL 487 | INTEGRATED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS METHODS II | 5 |
| Required Seminar–choose one of the following | 5 | |
| SEMINAR IN LITERATURE I: MAJOR AUTHORS | ||
| SEMINAR IN LITERATURE II: STUDIES IN GENRE | ||
| SEMINAR IN LITERATURE III: LITERARY ERAS | ||
| SEMINAR IN LITERATURE IV: SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| Elective–choose one upper-division ENGL course | 5 | |
| Electives–check with advisor and choose from approved courses in the following subject codes: AAST, CHST, CRWR, DSST, ENGL, ESLG, FILM, FREN, GERM, GNML, GWSS, IDST, JAPN, JRNM, RCST, SPAN, SOWK, TCOM, THTR. | 10 | |
| Required Senior Capstone–required grade ≥B | ||
| ENGL 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE (contact program advisor for availability and the appropriate section) | 5 |
| Required Education Courses, grade requirement of ≥B- | ||
| EDUC 303 | FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 309 | FOUNDATIONS OF SECONDARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 341 | SECONDARY STRATEGIES, MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 386A | FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM | 3 |
| EDUC 386B | FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM | 3 |
| EDUC 413 | CONTENT AREA LITERACY: MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION CANDIDATES | 3 |
| EDUC 426 | SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING 5-12 | 12 |
| EDUC 427 | GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-12 | 3-15 |
| Total Credits | 103-115 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Core Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BA in English - Secondary Education from EWU should be able to:
- demonstrate content knowledge of English language arts according to standards articulated by Washington state requirements for endorsement through successful completion of a Content Portfolio Project;
- demonstrate pedagogical knowledge of English language arts according to standards articulated by Washington state requirements for endorsement through successful completion of a Pedagogical Unit Project;
- demonstrate professional disposition for the teaching of English language arts according to standards articulated by Washington state requirements for endorsement through successful completion of a Practicum Analysis and Preparation Project.
Review the School of Education for additional Program Learning Outcomes.