Track 2- Candidates without Licensure in English Education
These candidates complete a minimum of thirty-six (36) graduate hours for a Master’s degree which includes: fifteen (15) hours of general core courses, a minimum of eighteen (18) hours of specialty courses, and a minimum of three (3) hours of electives. Capstone Event: Graduate Comprehensive Examination.
Passing Praxis I scores are required for admission to degree candidacy (by the time twelve (12) graduate hours have been completed). Those without a license in Secondary English education must also complete all listed prerequisites-nine (9) hours of undergraduate course requirements (if equivalent courses were not taken as an undergraduate), complete the School of Education Portfolio (Live Text) and Student Teaching. Candidates seeking initial licensure in Secondary English must also pass the following tests: Praxis II 10041 English Language, Literature and Composition: Content Knowledge, 20042 Essays, and 30043 Pedagogy.
Prerequisites
ENGL 3301 College Grammar
ENGL 3360 Introduction to Shakespeare
ENGL 3333 Adolescent Literature
Additional Course Requirements - 12 Hours
EDUC 4600 Student Teaching Clinical Seminar (Taken after all course work is completed)
EDUC 4608 Teaching Practicum (Taken after all course work is completed)