What courses do I take to be certified to teach junior/senior high school English?
In addition to your Certification requirements through Teachers College and your general university requirements, you must take 45 hours of English—36 required and 9 electives as listed below: ENG 200—Critical Reading and Writing about Literature A writing class beyond first year composition chosen from ENG 210, 212, 216 or 217 ENG 214 English Grammar and Usage or ENG 312 or 314 ENG 221 Survey of English Literature I ENG 222 Survey of English Literature II ENG 241 Survey of American Literature I ENG 242 Survey of American Literature II An upper division class in Shakespeare ENG 471 Literature for Young Adults ENG 480 Methods of Teaching English: Composition ENG 482 Methods of Teaching English: Language One ENG course in women’s literature or American Ethnic literature Three Electives: You are free to choose from any upper division English classes, but we suggest that you choose related courses so that when it comes time to get a job you will stand out as having something special to con
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