Teacher Certification in English Language Arts and Reading Secondary Level
Students desiring to certify to teach English in a public school at the secondary level, will complete a B.A. degree in English.
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124 MINIMUM HOURS
36 UPPER LEVEL HOURS
31 HOURS AT UMHB
Degree Requirements
A. Core Courses:
Capstone
Christian Studies - 6 hours
Global Issues or Social Science - 3 hours
English - 12 hours
Exercise and Sport Science (2 activity courses) - 2 courses
Fine Arts - 3 hours
Foreign Language - 14 hours
in one language
NOTE: The foreign language requirement is 14 semester hours (four semesters or the equivalent) in the same language.
Lab Science - 4 hours
Public Speaking - 3 hours
Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours
Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 3 hours
Social Science - 6 hours
two different subject areas outside of major
Technology - 3 hours
Chapel - 1 to 4 credits
UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification
Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits
UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification
Freshman Seminar - 1 hour
UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only
World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours
B.A. English Major Required Courses – 36 hours
12 hours (6 upper level ) at UMHB
12 hours minimum upper level
One of the following:
Students must earn a “C” or better for courses in this major.
During their first semester of English coursework, students should take ENGL 3100. During their final semester, students should take ENGL 4200.
In addition, students will need to fulfill general requirements for the B.A. degree and the certification requirements of the College of Education. Students seeking certification may choose to use the professional development sequence for secondary certification as the requirements for their minor. This option is available for certification only.
Admission to Teacher Education Program:
Grade point average (GPA) requirements are as follows:
- A GPA of at least 3.00 is required in each of the following areas on a student’s degree plan, each area computed separately and individually, AND no grade lower than a “C” will be accepted in any of the following areas: (1) professional development in elementary, middle, secondary, interdisciplinary studies and all-level; (2) certification area(s) in secondary, and all-level art, music, physical education, and Spanish; (3) academic support areas in elementary and middle levels; (4) academic specialization in middle level; or (5) in elementary, special education concentration, and English Second Language in interdisciplinary studies.
- The cumulative GPA must be a minimum of 2.5.