EMCE Program Requirements
To complete a major in English with a Credential Emphasis, students will take a combination of core and program area courses, as well as completing the Senior Seminar and all upper division General Education requirements.
Courses will be offered both face-to-face and online.
Lower Division General Education
All lower division General Education coursework will be completed at an accredited college prior to entry into the EMCE program. Students should request a CSU General Education Certification when requesting transcripts.
2 years of High School foreign language or 1 semester of College level foreign language is required for graduation. CSUB will not deliver foreign language classes. If the requirement was not met in High School, students will fulfill the requirement at an institution such as COC.
Prerequisites
1. ENGL 101 English Composition & Literature (completed at COC)
2. COMS 105 Speech Fundamentals (completed at COC)
3. ENGL 262 American Multicultural Literature (completed at COC)
4. ENGL 201 English Major with Credential Emphasis (fieldwork required)
(completed at CSUB)
Major Coursework
Upper Division Core (14 units)
1. ENGL 300 Critical Approaches to Literature
2. ENGL 311 Writing Literary Analysis
3. ENGL 491 Senior Seminar for Prospective Teachers
Literature (45 units)
1. ENGL 335 or 336 Shakespeare I or II
2. ENGL 315 English Literature Survey I - Early British
3. ENGL 316 English Literature Survey II - Later British
4. ENGL 383 American Literature Survey I - Early American
5. ENGL 384 American Literature Survey II - Later American
6. ENGL 472 Young Adult Novel
7. ENGL 393 World Mythology
8. ENGL 397 or 398 Selected Readings in Western & Non-Western Literature I or II
9. ENGL 366 Ethnic Literatures
Language (10 units)
1. ENGL 414 History of the Language
2. ENGL 418 Second Language Acquisition (fieldwork required)
Creative Writing (5 units)
1. ENGL 404 Creative Writing
Language Arts (8 units)
1. ENGL 301 Language Arts (under review)
2. COMM 414 Newspaper Production
3. THTR 202/402 Technical Theatre Production Lab
Minor Coursework (4 courses)
Students can complete a minor in Communications through CSUB at COC. The minor is comprised of four courses from the Communications offerings.
Upper Division General Education (15 units)
1. Theme I: Natural Sciences and Technology
SCI 360A Nature of Science and Technology in a Modern Society
2. Theme II: Arts and Humanities
ENGL 366 Ethnic Literatures (also satisfies degree requirement)
3. Theme III: Social and Behavioral Sciences
PPA 340 A Policy Network: Science, Technology, and Health
Gender, Race, & Ethnicity (GRE)
1. ENGL 370 Literature by Women of Color
Single Subject Credential Prerequisite Courses (6 units)
1. EDSE 402 Teaching English Learners in Secondary Education
2. EDSP 301 Teaching Exceptional & Diverse Learners in Inclusive Settings
