Pictured | Madison Joseph | Bachelor of Science in Education, English / Minor in Theatre and Drama | Plymouth, Indiana (hometown)

Bachelor of Science in Education/English

The English/Language Arts Education BSED–TSAP program (59 credit hours at IU South Bend) is designed specifically for Ivy Tech graduates transferring to IU South Bend with an Associate of Science in Secondary Education: English TSAP degree (61 transfer credits).

The Bachelor of Science in Education with a specialization in English/Language Arts prepares secondary education graduates to teach English for grades 5-12. The program is aligned with the developmental standards for both the middle school/junior high and high school levels as defined by the Indiana Department of Education. A license in this area requires the completion of specified general-education courses, professional education courses, and content area courses for a minimum total of 120 credit hours for the Bachelor of Science degree.

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Degree Requirements

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education (English) must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (33 cr.) to include:

• Fundamental Literacies

• Writing | ENG-W 131 
• Oral Communication | EDUC-F 201 and EDUC-F 202 
• Quantitative Reasoning | MATH-M 111 or MATH-M 118 
• Critical Thinking | ENG-W 270 

• Common Core

• Human Behavior and Social Institutions | EDUC-P 250 

• Contemporary Social Values

• Global Cultures | EDUC-E 201 
• Diversity in United States Society | EDUC-H 340 

• Extended Literacies

• Computer Literacy | EDUC-W 200 

• Major Professional Requirements (30 cr.)
• Student Teaching Requirements (12 cr.)
• English Content Requirements (36 cr.)
• Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) Requirements (2 cr.)
• Electives (7 cr.)

• To be admitted into the Teacher Education Program (TEP), students must have an overall GPA of 2.75 and satisfactory professional disposition evaluations.
• Students must also have successfully completed EDUC-F 201/202, EDUC-H 340, EDUC-M 314, EDUC-P 250, ENG-W 131, and MATH-M 111 or MATH-M 118 with a grade of C or above in each class.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Major Professional Requirements (30 cr.)

• COAS-Q 110 Introduction to Information Literacy (1 cr.)
• EDUC-K 205 Introduction to Exceptional Children
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs in Secondary Classrooms 
• EDUC-M 301 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 314 General Methods for Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Teachers
• EDUC-M 401 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 452 Methods of Teaching English in Senior High School, Junior High School, and Middle School 
• EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
• EDUC-P 407 Psychological Measurement in the Schools
• EDUC-P 475 Adolescent Development and Classroom Management
• EDUC-S 460 Books for Reading Instruction, 5-12
• EDUC-X 470 Psycholinguistics for Teachers of Reading

Student Teaching Requirements (12 cr.)

• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (10 cr.)

English Content Requirements (36 cr.)

• ENG-E 304 Literatures in English 1900-Present
• ENG-G 301 History of the English Language
• ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation
• ENG-L 207 Women and Literature; OR
  ENG-W 315 Writing for the Web 
• ENG-L 379 American Ethnic and Minority Literature; OR
  ENG-W 367 Writing for Multiple Media
• ENG-L 382 Fiction of Non-Western World
• ENG-T 191 World Literary and Intellectual Traditions I
• ENG-W 206 Introduction to Creative Writing

• Grouped Option 1: Early British Literature
• ENG-E 301 Literatures in English to 1600; OR
  ENG-L 306 Middle English Literature

• Grouped Option 2: Literatures in English
• ENG-E 303 Literatures in English 1800-199; OR
  ENG-L 348 19th Century British Fiction

• Grouped Option 3: Early American Literature
• ENG-L 350 Early American Writing and Culture to 1800; OR
  ENG-L 351 American Literature 1800-1865; OR
  ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865-1914

Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) Requirements (2 cr.)

• Any approved HPER courses (2 cr.)

Electives (7 cr.)

• The Secondary Education English major requires seven (7) elective credits. Please see your advisor regarding approved electives