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ASU English Education
PO Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
Phone: 480.965.3105
Fax: 480.965.0605
Language & Literature Building Rm 215

Photo: Jim Blasingame

English Education FAQs

• Admission
• Advisors
• Program Requirements
• Student Teaching
• Grade Point Average
• *Ph.D. Program FAQs*

Admission

• When and how do I apply for admission to the College of Education?

Early during the second semester of your sophomore year, you should go to the Office of Student Services (Payne B-7) to complete the necessary application forms

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Advisors

• How many advisors do I have?

English Majors who plan to teach in secondary schools have two advisors -- one in the Office of Student Services (Payne B-7) in the College of Education, one in the English Department (LL 215) in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

• When should I first meet with an advisor in the College of Education?

First-year students should meet an advisor in the College of Education when formal admission from ASU is received. Your advisor will help you plan your work in general studies. Transfer students will need to meet an advisor from the College of Education to determine what courses will apply to ASU's general studies.

• Who are the advisors in English Education?

There are three advisors: Alleen Nilsen, Director (LL215), G. Lynn Nelson (LL 211C), and James Blasingame (LL218). You can stop by the English Education office, located in LL215, call (480) 965-3105, or use email to make an appointment with one of these advisors.

• When should I first meet my advisor in English Education?

Just as soon as you decide to become an English major and decide you want to teach in junior or senior high school. Your English Education advisor will help you plan your work in English.

• What should I bring when I meet the English Education advisor?

Bring your college transcripts and your unanswered questions.

• Who can advise me on my general studies and education requirements?

These advisors are in the Office of Student Services, College of Education (Payne B-7).

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Program Requirements

• What courses do I take to be certified to teach junior/senior high school English?

You must take 45 hours of English -- 36 required and 9 elective.

These are the 36 required hours:
ENG 200-Critical Reading and Writing about Literature
ENG 212  or 215 or 216 or 217
ENG 221-Survey of English Literature I
ENG 222-Survey of English Literature II
ENG 241-Survey of American Literature I
ENG 242-Survey of American Literature II
ENG 312 or 314-English in its Social Setting or Modern Grammar
ENG 421 or ENG 422-Shakespeare or Studies in Shakespeare
ENG 471-Literature for Adolescents
ENG 480-Methods of Teaching English: Composition
ENG 482-Methods of Teaching English: Language
One course in women's literature or American Ethnic Literature
Three electives

Elective hours must be taken from English Department offerings.  Six (6) of the nine (9) hours must be taken from upper-division (300-400) courses.

• Must I take the English courses in the sequence listed above?

Only ENG 480 and 482 have a specific prerequisite and even these courses can be taken in reverse order. However, we recommend that you take the courses in the order they are listed because the more advanced courses build upon knowledge you will have gained in the introductory courses. For example, you should take ENG 200 (Critical Reading and Writing) as your first course because it will help prepare you for most of the courses that  follow. Nonetheless, you are not required to take these 45 semester hours in any specific order.

• What is the prerequisite for ENG 480 and ENG 482?

The prerequisite is either ENG 312 (English in Its Social Setting) or ENG 314 (Modern Grammar).

• When should I take ENG 471, ENG 480, and ENG 482?

All English courses must be completed before you student teach. Since teachers in these three courses assume you have a good background in English, you should have at least 30 hours in English before taking any of these courses.

• Do courses in First Year Composition count toward my English major?

No, that is a University requirement, not part of your major.

• Is there a prerequisite for ENG 471?

No, but presumably you will have taken many literature courses.

• What is an English elective and how do I choose which electives to take?

It is a course that isn't required. You should choose electives to: (1.) fill-in areas of English you need, or (2.) take more work in areas you enjoy. The following are not allowed for English Education majors: ENG 110 (Intro. to Literature), ENG 204 (Literature of Today), ENG 218 (Writing about Literature), and ENG 320 (Intro. to Shakespeare). Consult your English Education advisor for help.

• If I am in the post-bac program, do I have different requirements from those of the undergraduate English program?

See your English Education advisor (bring a copy of your undergraduate and graduate transcripts) for the English Education requirements, and see your advisor in Payne B-7 for your education requirements. If you are a post-bac student, ENG 471, ENG 480, and ENG 482 should be taken under the graduate number ENG 598. See your English Education advisor for help with this.

• What courses may I take to fulfill the requirements in women's literature or American ethnic literature?

You may take ENG 358 (Afro-American Literature), ENG 359 (American Indian Literature), ENG 461 (Women and Literature), ENG 462 (20th Century Women Authors), and ENG 333  (Ethnic American Literature). Other courses are being developed and will be added to this list at a later date.

• Where can I get an English Education checksheet?

In the English Education office in LL 215.

• If I'm preparing to teach secondary English, am I an English major or an Education major?

You are an English major getting your Bachelor's degree in the College of Education, just as friends of yours may be English majors getting their degrees in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Your friends aren't liberal arts majors, and you're not an education major.

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Student Teaching

• How do I apply for student teaching?

You'll need an application from the Office of Professional Field Experiences (Payne B-2) and complete it. You'll then need to make an appointment for an interview in the English Education Office (LL 215) in the English Department where your course preparation will be checked. Your application should then be returned to the Office of Professional Field Experiences.

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Grade Point Average

• Is there a required grade point average?

You must have a grade of 'C' or better in all of the required English courses. We would not feel confident in recommending you to teach if the best grade you could earn is a 'D.'

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