2015-2016 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Nov 25, 2024  
2015-2016 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 Ministries, 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, COM 101  is required for business, theology, and education majors and teacher certification students.  MA 110  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. 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 Adult and Professional Studies 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.

 

Requirements For English


English majors are required to complete:

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.

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.