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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

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• Curriculum Requirements
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• Professional Teacher Preparation
• Academic Requirements
• Arizona Certification Requirements
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For details on courses to satisfy requirements for Literacy and Critical Inquiry, Numeracy, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Awareness, and Historical Awareness, see the GENERAL STUDIES COURSE GUIDE or the current ASU GENERAL CATALOG.

NOTES

1. Students are responsible for working out with an English Education advisor all the courses needed to be able to student teach during the Fall or Spring of their senior year.

2. ENG 471 and ENG 480 and ENG 482 are prerequisites for student teaching. They must be completed before beginning student teaching. Incompletes must also be removed before beginning student teaching.

3. A minimum of 126 semester hours is required for graduation. A minimum of 50 upper-division coursework (300 or 400 level courses) is required for graduation. The 12 semester hours immediately preceding graduation must be resident credit.

4. ENG 200, 212, 215, 216, 217 satisfy General Studies. Requirements: Ll: Literacy and Critical Inquiry.

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REQUIREMENTS

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I. First-Year Composition (3-6 Hours). It does not count towards the General Studies requirements nor toward the English Education major.

ENG 101 and 102 (6 hours) OR ENG 105 (3 hours) OR Exemption (0 hours)

II. General Studies Program Requirements (35 hours minimum). See the ASU GENERAL CATALOG for specific requirements.

A. Literacy and Critical Inquiry (6 hours) One Ll course; one L2 upper-division course.

B. Numeracy (6 hours) One Mathematics course; one from either Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning or Computer Applications.

C. Natural Science (8 hours) Two Laboratory courses.

D. Social and Behavioral Sciences and Humanities and the Fine Arts (15 hours)

A total of 15 hours must be completed in these two core areas. A minimum of six semester hours must be completed in one of these two core areas, and a minimum of nine semester hours must be completed in the other core area. In addition, three other requirements must be met.

1. In one of these two core areas, two courses must be taken in the same department.
2. In one of these two core areas, courses from at least two departments must be taken.
3. At least one course of the 15 hours must be upper-division.

Social and Behavioral Science (6-9 hours)

Humanities and Fine Arts (6-9 hours)

E. Global Awareness

F. Historical Awareness

G. Electives to complete the minimum GENERAL STUDIES requirements.

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CHECKSHEET
English Education Major (45 Hours)
Required courses (36 hours)

• All electives must be from English Department courses.
• At least 6 hours must be upper-division hours (300 or 400 level).

ENG 471, 480, and 482 must be completed before student teaching.

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PROFESSIONAL TEACHER PREPARATION
(36 Hours)

Academic Requirements

Cumulative GPA of 2.50
At least 56 semester hours completed
Test scores on Pre-Professional Skills
Test (PPST) of 173 for RDG, 172 for MTH, and 14 for WRT

SEMESTER I: 12 SEMESTER HOURS
EDP 303 Human Development L (3)
EDP 310 Educational Psychology SB (2)
SED 403 Principles, Curricular, and Methods (3)
SED 496 Field Experience (0)
SPF 301 Culture and Schooling L (3)
SPF 401 Theory and Practice in Education (1)

SEMESTER II: 8 SEMESTER HOURS
EDP 310 Educational Psychology SB (1)
EMC 300 Computers in Education (1)
RDG 301 Literacy & Instruction in the Content Areas (3)
SED 496 Field Experience (0)
Methods course in academic specialization I (3)

SEMESTER III: 6 SEMESTER HOURS
SED 496 Field Experience (0)
SPE 394 ST:Inclusion Practices at the Secondary Level (3)
Methods course in academic specialization II (3)

SEMESTER IV-10-12 SEMESTER HOURS
SED 478 Student Teaching in the Secondary Schools (10-12)

The major in Secondary Education prepares students to teach 7th grade through 12th grade.

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Arizona Certification Requirements

Arizona Teacher Proficiency Examination (ATPE) (professional knowledge only). Students must also meet the National and Arizona Constitution requirements prior to graduation. This can be met by (1) General Studies courses that can be used in Soc/Beh Sciences or elective courses, e.g., POS 110 or POS 310 and POS 311 or POS 417, (2) course equivalents, or (3) documented passing of appropriate constitution tests.

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Apply to ASU English Education through the College of Education (COE). Click here to visit COE's Advising page.

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