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BA in English 7-12 English, Lang. Arts, Reading Certification
Required Admission into the Teacher Preparation Program
The Teacher Preparation Program at Texas A&M University Texarkana is an approved educator preparation program through the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The program provides baccalaureate degrees for students pursuing teacher certification in Texas.
To become a certified Texas educator, candidates must:
- Gain admission to a TEA-approved Educator Preparation Program
- Complete all program requirements and graduate from the program
- Pass the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES)
Applications are accepted twice per year:
- Spring Semester: Applications due in February
- Fall Semester: Applications due in September
Admission Requirements
General Requirements
- Program Application: Submit application through the Educator Portal
- Academic Standing: Maintain an overall GPA of 2.70 or higher
- Assessment: Pass a screening instrument (completed during ED 311 course)
- Content Area Requirements: 12 semester credit hours from the specified content area
Educators who apply for certification are required to demonstrate English language proficiency by fulfilling one of the following requirements:
- Completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or one of its territories.
- Verification of a minimum scaled score that falls within the High-Intermediate level in each section on the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL-iBT).
- An undergraduate or graduate degree that was earned at an institution of higher education in a country outside of the United States listed in the figure provided below.
Figure: 19 TAC §230.11(b)(5)(C) - A standard certificate issued by the department of education in another state where examinations for the certificate were taken and passed. Applicants must submit official test score reports along with the out-of-state standard certificate for the credentials review. EPP candidates must submit official score reports to the program.
For more information, email education@tamut.edu.
Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree requires two years of the same foreign language (12 SCH) as part of the general-education requirements. Two years of study in the same foreign language in high school may substitute for the first year (6 SCH) of the same language at the university level. Students may not complete all bachelor’s degrees as a BA. See the degree program listing for the programs that allow the BA option.
Degree Requirements
Students should refer to their DegreeWorks degree audit located in their Digital Backpack for more information regarding their specific degree requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements 6 | ||
| General Education Requirements | 42 | |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I 7 | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II 7 | 3 |
| ENGL 2322 | British Literature I 7 | 3 |
| ENGL 2323 | British Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 2327 | American Literature I 7 | 3 |
| ENGL 2328 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 2332 | World Literature I 7 | 3 |
| ENGL 2333 | World Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 2340 | Writing Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| ENG 306 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENG 310 | Rhetoric, Argumentation, and Persuasion | 3 |
| ENG 312 | Shakespeare and His Contemporaries | 3 |
| ENG 320 | Modern English Grammar and Usage | 3 |
| ENG 360 | 3 | |
| ENG 410 | Writing Processes & Strategies | 3 |
| or ENG 345 | Advanced Composition for Educators | |
| ENG 424 | History and Structure of the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 442 | Advanced American Literature (EL) | 3 |
| ENG 445 | Advanced World Literature | 3 |
| ENG 472 | Advanced British Literature | 3 |
| ENG 491 | Capstone in English Studies | 3 |
| 6sch English from: | 6 | |
| Children's Literature I | ||
| Studies in Women's Literature | ||
| Studies in Genre | ||
| Professional Development | ||
| RDG 343 | Content Area Literacy Instruction for Secondary Students | 3 |
| EDUC 1301 | Introduction to the Teaching Profession | 3 |
| ED 311 | Growth and Development for EC-12 Grade | 3 |
| ED 321 | Secondary School Methods | 3 |
| Choose 6sch from: | 6 | |
| Early Childhood Education: History and Philosophy | ||
| Teaching Practices in Early Childhood Classroom | ||
| Foundations of English as a Second Language (ESL) Education | ||
| Innovative Learner - Centered Strategies for Student Success | ||
| Teaching Students with Low Incidence Disabilities | ||
| Teaching Students with High-Incidence Disabilities | ||
| Inclusion of Students with High Support Needs in the Content Areas | ||
| Block 1 | ||
| ED 331 | Classroom and Behavior Management 9 | 3 |
| ED 495 | Clinical Experience I 9 | 3 |
| Block 2 | ||
| ED 496 | Clinical Experience II 10 | 3 |
| ESL 472 | Instruction for Emergent Bilinguals | 3 |
| Foreign Laguage Requirement (same Foreign Language) 11 | 12 | |
| Minimum Hours for Degree | 135 | |
- 6
Minimum grade of "C" required in all Major, Education and Professional Development Courses.
- 7
Satisfies Core Curriculum
- 8
Required Admission to Teacher Prep Program
- 9
Requires successful placement interview with a partnership in a publish school district
- 10
Requires passing all TExES exams
- 11
May be used to satisfy General Education requirements
NOTE: A minimum of 46 upper division hours (300 and 400 level courses) are required for this degree. Resident credit totaling 25% of the hours is required for the degree. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in three areas for graduation: Overall GPA, Institutional GPA, and Major GPA.
English 7-12 Bachelor of Arts 4 Year Plan
First Year
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I minimum grade of 'C' required, satisfies core curriculum | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | United States History I satisfies core curriculum | 3 |
| BIOL 1308 | Biology for Non-Science Majors I satisfies core curriculum | 3 |
| EDUC 1301 | Introduction to the Teaching Profession | 3 |
| COMM 1307 | Introduction to Mass Communication satisfies core curriculum | 3 |
| or SPCH 1315 | Public Speaking | |
| Fall Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II minimum grade of 'C' required, satisfies core curriculum | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | United States History II satisfies core curriculum | 3 |
| BIOL 1309 | Biology for Non-Science Majors II satisfies core curriculum | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy and Culture Core Curriculum Requirement | 3 | |
| Select one of the following for the Creative Arts Core Curriculum Requirement: minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 | |
| British Literature I | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| World Literature I | ||
| Spring Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| Foreign Language SPAN 2311 or 2312 will satisfy core curriculum | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Summer Total Semester Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Total First Year Semester Credit Hours | 36 | |
Second Year
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
Fall | ||
| PSCI 2305 | U.S. Government and Politics | 3 |
| Mathematics Core Curriculum Requirement | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Science Core Curriculum Requirement | 3 | |
| ENGL 2340 | Writing Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| Select one of the following for the Component Area Core Curriculum Requirement: minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 | |
| British Literature I | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| World Literature I | ||
| Select one course from the following for Major Requirement: minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 | |
| British Literature I | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| World Literature I | ||
| Total Fall Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | Semester Credit Hours | |
| PSCI 2306 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| ENGL 2323 | British Literature II minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| or ENGL 2328 | American Literature II | |
| or ENGL 2333 | World Literature II | |
| ENGL 2328 | American Literature II minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| or ENGL 2323 | British Literature II | |
| or ENGL 2333 | World Literature II | |
| ENG 360 | minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| RDG 343 | Content Area Literacy Instruction for Secondary Students minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| Total Spring Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| Foreign Language SPAN 2311 or SPAN 2312 will satisfy core curriculum | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Summer Total Semester Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Total Second Year Semester Credit Hours | 39 | |
Third Year
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ED 311 | Growth and Development for EC-12 Grade minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ENG 306 | Young Adult Literature minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ENG 320 | Modern English Grammar and Usage minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ENG 430 | Studies in Women's Literature minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| or ENG 305 | Children's Literature I | |
| or ENG 450 | Studies in Genre | |
| ENG 472 | Advanced British Literature minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| Fall Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ED 321 | Secondary School Methods minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ENG 312 | Shakespeare and His Contemporaries minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ENG 410 | Writing Processes & Strategies minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| or ENG 345 | Advanced Composition for Educators | |
| ENG 424 | History and Structure of the English Language minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ENG 442 | Advanced American Literature (EL) minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ECE 401 | Early Childhood Education: History and Philosophy minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| or ECE 402 | Teaching Practices in Early Childhood Classroom | |
| or ESL 400 | Foundations of English as a Second Language (ESL) Education | |
| or ESL 457 | Innovative Learner - Centered Strategies for Student Success | |
| or SPED 415 | Teaching Students with Low Incidence Disabilities | |
| or SPED 417 | Teaching Students with High-Incidence Disabilities | |
| or SPED 418 | Inclusion of Students with High Support Needs in the Content Areas | |
| Spring Total Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Summer | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 2333 | World Literature II minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| or ENGL 2323 | British Literature II | |
| or ENGL 2328 | American Literature II | |
| ECE 401 | Early Childhood Education: History and Philosophy minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| or ECE 402 | Teaching Practices in Early Childhood Classroom | |
| or ESL 400 | Foundations of English as a Second Language (ESL) Education | |
| or ESL 457 | Innovative Learner - Centered Strategies for Student Success | |
| or SPED 415 | Teaching Students with Low Incidence Disabilities | |
| or SPED 417 | Teaching Students with High-Incidence Disabilities | |
| or SPED 418 | Inclusion of Students with High Support Needs in the Content Areas | |
| Summer Total Semester Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Total Third Year Semester Credit Hours | 39 | |
Fourth Year
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ED 495 | Clinical Experience I minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ED 331 | Classroom and Behavior Management minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ENG 445 | Advanced World Literature minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ENG 491 | Capstone in English Studies minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ENG 430 | Studies in Women's Literature minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| or ENG 305 | Children's Literature I | |
| or ENG 450 | Studies in Genre | |
| ENG 310 | Rhetoric, Argumentation, and Persuasion minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| Fall Total Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ED 496 | Clinical Experience II minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| ESL 472 | Instruction for Emergent Bilinguals minimum grade of 'C' required | 3 |
| Spring Total Semester Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Total Fourth Year Semester Credit Hours | 24 | |
| Minimum Semester Credit Hours for Degree | 135 | |
NOTE: All courses in the major, ED, RDG, SPED and Professional Development Courses must be completed with a grade of 'C' or higher.
NOTE: A minimum of 46 upper division hours (300 and 400 level courses) are required for this degree. Resident credit totaling 25% of the hours is required for the degree. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in three areas for graduation: Overall GPA, Institutional GPA, and Major GPA.
