Bachelor of Arts in English Language Arts and Reading (Certification: Early Childhood–6) Degree
I. FOUNDATION COURSES (18 CREDIT HOURS):
- Rhetoric and Composition I and II
- Mathematics for Liberal Arts
- Oral Communication – Presentational Speaking
- Second Language – Spanish I and II
II. CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS (12 CREDIT HOURS):
- Literature and Human Experience (Satisfied by Major)
- American Experience
- American Dilemmas
- History and Evolution of Global Processes
III. MISSION COURSES (15 CREDIT HOURS):
- The Human Experience (Satisfied by Major)
- Ethics (Satisfied by Major)
- Religious Studies/Philosophy – Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
- Science in Perspective
- Science in Depth (Satisfied by Major)
IV. CORE COURSES (30 CREDIT HOURS):
- Children’s Literature
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- American Grammar
- Introduction to English Linguistics
- Language Acquisition and Second Language Methodology
- Emerging Literacy Methods
- Content Area Literacy
- Literacy Assessment and Diagnosis
- Literacy Methods: Developmental and Corrective
Select 3 hours from the following nine courses:
- Poetry Workshop
- Fiction Workshop
- Playwriting Workshop
- Special Creative Writing Workshops
- Creative Nonfiction Workshop
- Research and Argumentation
- Text and Discourse Analysis
- Revising and Editing
- Information Design
V. SUPPORTING COURSES (24 CREDIT HOURS):
- Arts for Children
- Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
- Teaching Science in the Elementary School
- World Geography
- History of Texas
- Health and Physical Education for Children
- Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
- Geometry for Elementary Teachers
VI. REQUIRED MINOR IN TEACHER EDUCATION (21 CREDIT HOURS):
- Foundations in Education
- Learning Processes and Evaluation
- Child Development
- Educational Technology Integration
- Elementary Instructional Methods and Classroom Management
- Curriculum and Evaluation in the Elementary School
- Content Area Literacy
VII. INTERNSHIP (6 CREDIT HOURS):
- Student Teaching in the Elementary Classroom
VIII. CAPSTONE COURSE (3 CREDIT HOURS)
IX. GRADUATION CERTIFICATION