2013-2014 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Nov 27, 2024  
2013-2014 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English Language Arts, Secondary Certification, B.A.


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Secondary (grades 6-12) Teacher Certification in English Language Arts is offered in conjunction with the School of Education.

General Education (Basic Course) Requirements


The University of Mobile’s undergraduate program is comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Christian Ministries, School of Education, School of Music, School of Nursing, School of Worship Leadership, and the Center for Adult Programs.  All University of Mobile undergraduate students are required to complete certain basic courses that apply uniformly to the Bachelor of Arts degree, the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, the Bachelor of Science degree, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and the Bachelor of Music degree unless otherwise noted.  These are identified as basic course (general education) requirements.

Requirements (Please see NOTES section below)


*Notes:


  1. Consult with your College/School advisor for specific and/or additional requirements relating to general education courses.  For example, COM 101  is required for business, theology, and education majors and teacher certification students.  Education majors and teacher certification students have very specific requirements, particularly regarding English, Mathematics, History, and Laboratory Sciences.  .
  2. FS 100 Freshman Seminar (1 semester hour) is required for freshmen only. 
  3. ZCH 007 Chapel (noncredit) is required of traditional undergraduate students. The number of semesters of Chapel (1 to 4 semesters) is based on entry classification. Students in the Center for Adult Programs are exempt from chapel.
  4. Students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree must also take twelve semester hours of a modern foreign language.  See specific requirements in the Modern Foreign Language section of the catalog.
  5. HPE 101 Health and/or activity courses (limited to 3 semester hours) may also satisfy requirements in the above ELECTIVES section.

 

 

Note:


See the School of Education  section for additional information.

Thirty-Six Semester Hours in Teacher Education, In Addition to


Thirty-six semester hours are required in teacher education. In addition to

Twenty-One Semester Hours of Coursework


Twenty-one upper level semester hours in English coursework are required including

  • 400-Level British Literature Courses (Two Courses)
  • 400-Level American Literature Courses (Two Courses)

Note:


Students earning an English major with teacher certification are not required to complete a minor if requirements for teacher certification are met. Students may take only one course during the academic period (semester) of student teaching.

Foreign Language Required


The BA degree requires two years (twelve hours) of the same foreign language.

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