2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog (20273)

English Education, B.S. major
(Teacher Licensure)

A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the English Education (Teacher Licensure) B.S. degree and include the following:

• Completion of a minimum of 40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
• Completion of all required major credits 
• Completion of Core Curriculum credits (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum [MnTC] Goal Areas 1-10 with a minimum of 40 credits) required for all baccalaureate degrees
• Completion of BSU Focus and Nisidotaading Course Requirements

Required Credits: 82
Required GPA: 2.50

I REQUIRED CONTENT AREA COURSES

Complete the following core courses:

• COMM 2000 Applied Communication Theory (3 credits)
• ENGL 2337 American Literature from 1865 to Present (3 credits)
• ENGL 3540 Literature for Young Adults (3 credits)
• ENGL 3580 The English Language (3 credits)
• ENGL 4455 Seminar: Literary Criticism and Theory (3 credits)

Select 1 Earlier Traditions course:

• ENGL 2330 Diverse American Literatures to 1865 (3 credits)
• ENGL 2357 British Literature to 1800 (3 credits)
• ENGL 2370 World Literature to 1600 (3 credits)
• ENGL 2410 Myth (3 credits)
• INST 2201 Creation to Contact (3 credits)

Select 1 Later Traditions course:

• ENGL 2300 Introduction to Indigenous American Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 2358 Diverse British Literatures from 1800 to Present (3 credits)
• ENGL 2377 World Literature from 1600 to Present (3 credits)
• INST 1107 Introduction to Turtle Island (3 credits)
• INST 2202 Survivance Since Contact (3 credits)

Select 2 Writing/Rhetoric courses:

• ENGL 2150 Technical Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 3150 Writing In The Disciplines (3 credits)
• ENGL 3155 Professional Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 3177 Rhetoric of Social Media (3 credits)
• ENGL 3179 Elements of Digital Rhetoric (3 credits)
• ENGL 3183 Topics in Writing or Rhetoric (3 credits)
• ENGL 4183 Advanced Topics in Writing or Rhetoric (3 credits)

Select 2 Literature electives:

Note: Topics courses may be repeated with different
course titles/content.

• ENGL 2925 People of the Environment: American Nature Writers Perspective (3 credits)
• ENGL 3590 Race, Power, and Justice in Global Literatures (3 credits)
• ENGL 3600 Author Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3606 Culture Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3608 Genre Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 3609 Period Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4420 Shakespeare and His Age (3 credits)
• ENGL 4700 Advanced Author Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4706 Advanced Culture Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4708 Advanced Genre Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4709 Advanced Period Topics (3 credits)
• INST 3888 Indigenous Women Writers (3 credits)

Select 1 Arts Emphasis course:

• ENGL 2190 Introduction to Creative Writing (3 credits)
• ENGL 2340 The American Film (3 credits)
• ENGL 3115 Writing Fiction I (3 credits)
• ENGL 3125 Writing Poetry I (3 credits)
• ENGL 3145 Writing Creative Nonfiction I (3 credits)
• ENGL 3607 Film Topics (3 credits)
• ENGL 4707 Advanced Film Topics (3 credits)
• MASC 2850 Media Writing I (3 credits)

Select 1 Expanding Knowledge in Teaching Communication,
Arts, and Literature course:

• COMM 3120 Communication in a Diverse Society (3 credits)
• COMM 3130 Family Communication (3 credits)
• COMM 3500 Communication and Conflict (3 credits)
• COMM 3600 Small Group Communication (3 credits)
• COMM 3700 Persuasion and Communication (3 credits)
• COMM 4100 Advanced Public Presentation (3 credits)
• ENGL 3510 Writing Center Practicum (1-3 credits)
• ENGL 4116 Writing Fiction II (3 credits)
• ENGL 4126 Writing Poetry II (3 credits)
• ENGL 4146 Writing Creative Nonfiction II (3 credits)
• ENGL 4157 Topics in Writing, Editing and Publishing (3 credits)
• INST 3170 Indigenous Education (3 credits)

II REQUIRED LICENSURE COURSES

Complete the following courses with a minimum 2.50 GPA

NOTE:

ED 3208 has a prerequisite (ED 3201) not applicable
to secondary education majors.

• ED 3208 Developmental Reading in Middle School (3 credits)
• ENGL 3520 Writing for the Secondary School Teacher (3 credits)
• ENGL 3550 Methods of Teaching English and Communication (4 credits)

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES

Complete the following courses with a minimum 2.50 GPA:

• ED 1100 Education & Society (3 credits)
• ED 2110 Educational Psychology and Learning Theories (3 credits)
• ED 3140 Human Diversity and Educational Equity (3 credits)
• ED 3350 Principles and Strategies of Teaching (3 credits)
• ED 3780 Inclusive Teaching and Classrooms (3 credits)
• ED 4737 Content Area Reading (3 credits)
• ED 4778 Teacher Leadership (3 credits)

Complete 12 credits of student teaching:

• ED 4830 Student Teaching - Secondary (1-12 credits)

Program Learning Outcomes | English Education, B.S. major (Teacher Licensure)

·        8710.2000 Standards of Effective Practice: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/8710.2000/ 

·        8710.4250 Teachers of Communication Arts and Literature: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/8710.4250/