2016-2017 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Nov 22, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English Language Arts, Secondary Certification, B.A.


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

Students must earn a “C” or higher in all teacher education and teaching field courses.

University Core and General Education Electives


The University of Mobile’s undergraduate program is comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Christian Studies, School of Education, School of Music, School of Nursing, School of Worship Leadership, and Adult and Professional Studies.  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,  is required for business, Christian ministries, and education majors and teacher certification students.   is required for all majors in the School of Business.  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. Students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree must also take twelve semester hours of a foreign language.  See specific requirements in the World Languages section of the catalog.

 

Requirements For English


English majors are required to complete:

Additional 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. Students must earn a “C” or higher on all teacher education and teaching field courses.

For Students Seeking Secondary Certification


English Secondary Methods


Note:


See the School of Education section for additional information.

Students must earn a “C” or higher in all teacher education and teaching field courses.

Foreign Language Required


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