UWA
Lower-Level Degree Requirements for a
MAJOR
IN ENGLISH: LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER CERTIFICATION
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Effective: Fall 2007
Core
Curriculum Requirements
Students
transferring from Alabama public two-year and
four-year colleges and universities should consult
the AGSC site for complete details regarding Areas
I-IV for all majors, including the list of approved
courses for each institution. Specific requirements
for students majoring in English: Language Arts
Teacher Certification at Alabama public two-year
schools and for UWA pre-English majors are included
below.
AREA
I -- Written Composition (6 semester hours)
AGSC:
No specific courses required for English: Language
Arts Teacher Certification majors beyond the AGSC
requirements.
| UWA Course
Titles |
AL College
System Course Titles |
Choose from one
of the following sequences:
EH 101 and 102, Written English I and II or
EH 103 and 104, Honors English I and II |
ENG 101 and 102,
Written Composition I and II |
AREA II -- Humanities
and Fine Arts (15 semester hours)
AGSC: No specific courses
required for English: Language Arts Teacher
Certification majors beyond the AGSC requirements
UWA: Students planning to
complete the bachelor's degree in English: Language
Arts Teacher Certification are required to complete
the pattern in humanities and fine arts as listed
below:
| UWA Course
Titles |
AL College
System Course Titles |
Choose one of the following
sequences:
EH 221 and 222, British Literature or
EH 231 and 232, American Literature or
EH 213 and 214, Honors Literature I and II or
EH 221, British Literature I or EH 222, British
Literature II or EH 231, American Literature I, or EH 232,
American Literature II and one of the following:
SP 102 (or higher), Introductory Spanish II
FR 102 (or higher), Introductory French II
PL 100, Introduction to Philosophy |
ENG 251 and 252, American
Literature I and II
ENG 261 and 262, English Literature I and II
ENG 271 and 272, World Literature I and II
SPA 102 (or higher), Introductory Spanish II
FRN 102 (or higher), Introductory French II
PHL 106, Introduction to Philosophy |
SH 100,
Principles of Public Speaking or
SH 150, Professional Speaking |
SPH 106,
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
SPH 107, Fundamentals of Oral Speaking |
Choose
two of the following:
AT 100, Introduction to Art
MU 100, Introduction to Music
TH 100, Introduction to Theatre
or, for Honors students, one of the the three
courses listed above and
HR 100, Honors Forum
HR 200, Honors Special Topics:
Interdisciplinary |
ART 100,
Art Appreciation
MUS 100, Music Appreciation
THR 120, Theatre Appreciation
THR 126, Introduction to Theatre |
AREA III -- Natural
Sciences and Mathematics (15 semester hours)
AGSC: Students planning to
complete the bachelor's degree in English: Language
Arts Teacher Certification are required to complete
the pattern in natural science and mathematics as
listed below:
| UWA Course
Titles |
AL College
System Course Titles |
BY 101,
Introduction to Biology I
or
BY 103, Honors
Biology and
BY 102, Introduction to Biology II
BY 212, General Botany or BY 222, General
Zoology |
BIO 101, Introduction to Biology
I
BIO 102, Introduction to Biology II
BIO 103, Principles of Biology I
BIO 105, Plant Biology
BIO 104, Animal Biology |
Choose
one of the following:
CH 101, Introductory General Chemistry
CH 102, Introductory Organic Chemistry
EN 100, Introduction to Environmental Science
ES 100, Survey of Earth Science
PH 190, Astronomy
PH 100, Survey of Physics
PH 201 College Physics |
CHM 104,
Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry
CHM 105, Introduction to Organic Chemistry
GLY 101, Introduction to Geology I
GLY 102, Introduction to Geology II
AST 220, Introduction to Astronomy
PHY 111, Physical Science I
PHY 112, Physical Science II
PHY 201, General Physics I |
AREA IV -- History,
Social, and Behavioral Sciences (12 semester hours)
AGSC: No specific requirements
for English: Language Arts Teacher Certification
majors beyond the AGSC requirements.
UWA: Students planning to major
in English: Language Arts Teacher Certification at
UWA should select one history sequence and two social
science courses, as indicated below:
| UWA Course
Titles |
AL College
System Course Titles |
Choose from the following
sequences:
HY 101 and 102, History of Western
Civilization I and II
HY 103 and 104, Honors History I and II
HY 211 and 212, American History I and II |
HIS 101,
Western
Civilization I
HIS 102, Western Civilization II
HIS 121, World History I
HIS 122, World History II
HIS 201, United States History I
HIS 202, United States History II |
Choose
two of the following:
PS 110, American Government
PY 100, General Psychology
SY 100, Principles of Sociology or SY 110,
Social Problems |
POL 211,
American National Government
PSY 200, General Psychology
SOC 200, Introduction to Sociology
SOC 210, Social Problems |
AREA V --
Pre-Professional, Major, and Elective Courses for
English: Language Arts Teacher Certification Majors
at UWA (19 semester hours)
Contact Name: Dr.
Patricia Beatty
Title: Chair, Department of Languages and Literature
Phone: (205) 652-3641
e-mail: pbeatty@uwa.edu
1. Required courses ratified by
the AGSC for English: Language Arts Teacher
Certification
| Requirements
ratified by AGSC for English with UWA Course
Numbers |
AL College
System Course Titles |
EH 211 and 212, Introduction to
Literature I and II or
EH 213 and 214, Honors Literature I and II |
ENG 251 and 252, American
Literature I and II
ENG 261 and 262, English Literature I and II
ENG 271 and 272, World Literature I and II |
| One 3-
hour course chosen from those in Areas I - IV |
|
2. List of courses to
fulfill Area V for major in English: Language Arts
Teacher Certification at UWA:
The additional
ten semester hours to complete Area V should be
fulfilled by choosing from the following courses (strongly preferred):
| AL College System Course
Titles |
FRN 101 (or higher),
Introductory French I
IDH 106, Classical and Medieval Concepts
IDH 107, Discover: Questions, Hypotheses and
Exp
PHL 106, Introduction to Philosophy
REL 151, Survey of the Old Testament
REL 152, Survey of the New Testament
SPA 101 (or higher) Introductory Spanish I
THR 120, Theatre Appreciation
THR 126, Introduction to Theatre |
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