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Teaching Credential - English Teacher Preparation Program

(1999-2001 Catalog)

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing has authorized CSUB to offer a single-subject preparation program in English for students who wish to teach in California secondary schools. Please consult the Department of English for additional courses that may be required to major in English.

Prerequisites 
For all upper-division literature courses: English 101 or the equivalent and ENGL 205, 207, 208, 290, 294, or 295. 

I.  Core Requirements. Courses may not be double-counted between I and II, both of which are required. All of the following courses are required (11 courses, 51 units).

  1. ENGL 200 The English Major and Career Opportunities
  2. ENGL 300 Approaches to Literature
  3. ENGL 315 English Literature Survey I or
    ENGL 316 English Literature Survey II
  4. ENGL 383 American Literature Survey I or
    ENGL 384 American Literature Survey II
  5. ENGL 366 Studies in Race, Gender, Ethnicity
  6. ENGL/LING 319 Structure of English
  7. ENGL 335 Shakespeare I or 
    ENGL 336 Shakespeare II
  8. ENGL/LING 418 Second Language Acquisition
  9. ENGL 410 Writing for Teachers
  10. ENGL 304 Technical and Report Writing or
    ENGL 305 Modes of Writing or
    ENGL 310 Advanced Writing or
    COMM 306 News Writing and Reporting or
    COMM 311 Feature Writing
  11. ENGL 490 Senior Seminar

II.  Breadth Requirement
Choose one option below (five courses from one option):

A. Literature Option. (One course from each group)
  1. ENGL 320, 325, 330, 337, 340
  2. ENGL 350, 351, 360, 361
  3. ENGL 380, 381, 382
  4. ENGL 364, 365, 370, 372, 469
  5. ENGL 362, 363, 373, 375, 391, 392, 393, 394, 396, 475
B. World Literature Option. (Choose five courses)
  1. ENGL 290
  2. ENGL 292
  3. ENGL 294
  4. ENGL 295
  5. ENGL 391
  6. ENGL 392 
  7. ENGL 393
  8. ENGL 394
  9. ENGL 475 (depends on content; see department)
C. Ethnic Literature Option. (Choose five courses)
  1. ENGL 207
  2. ENGL 364
  3. ENGL 365 
  4. ENGL 370
  5. ENGL 372
  6. ENGL 475 (depends on content; see department)
D. Linguistics Option. (All courses)
  1. ENGL/LING 318
  2. ENGL/LING 415
  3. ENGL/LING 416
  4. ENGL/LING 417
  5. ENGL/LING 420
E. Journalism Option. (Choose five courses)
  1. COMM 306
  2. COMM 312
  3. COMM 414 (6 units)
  4. Choose two: COMM 311, 314, 404

F. Theater Arts Option. (Five courses from at least two groups)

  • Acting: THTR 232, 233, 234, 401
  • Technical Theater: THTR 202, 203, 241, 352, 402, 403
  • Directing: THTR 361

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