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Secondary Education-English, B.S.
Secondary Education Curriculum
Department of Teacher Education
Education Faculty
Math and Physics Faculty
The Secondary Education Major leads to the Bachelor of Science degree. Graduates of the program are eligible for teacher certification by the Maine department of Education. This certification is recognized by other states with whom Maine shares reciprocity. To be certified to teach academic subjects in the Secondary School (grades 7-12), a student must have successfully completed the General Education Core, the professional education sequence, and the subject area requirements for a total of 128 credit hours. Students are requested to read the Teacher Education program description.
All candidates for the bachelor's degree must complete the General
Education Core of Courses, which totals 43 credits.
| Professional Education |
45 Credits |
| Course No. |
Course |
Credits |
| Edu
150 |
Exploring Education in Comtemporary America |
3 |
| Edu
200 |
The Learner and the Learning Process |
3 |
| Edu
261 |
Educational Computing |
3 |
| Edu
310 |
The Teaching Process |
3 |
| Edu
340 |
Teaching of Writing |
3 |
| Edu
353 |
Reading and Writing in the Content Area |
3 |
| Edu
356 |
Young Adult Literature |
3 |
| Edu
358 |
Teaching English in the Middle and Secondary Classrooms |
3 |
| Edu
387 |
Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs in Regular Classrooms |
3 |
| Edu
395 |
Internship in Teacher Education |
3 |
| Edu
495 |
Student Teaching |
15 |
| English Major Requirements |
40 |
| Two of the following literature survey courses: |
6 |
| Eng
251 |
English Literature: Beginning through 1789 |
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| Eng
252 |
English Literature: 1789 to Present |
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| Eng
255 |
American Literature: Beginning through 1865 |
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| Eng
256 |
American Literature: 1865 to Present |
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| Eng
257 |
World Literature I |
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| Eng
258 |
World Literature II |
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| One of the following writing courses: |
3 |
| Eng
211 |
Writing of Stories, Poems, Essays, and Plays |
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| Eng
212 |
Journalism: News Reporting and Writing |
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| One of the following historical courses: |
3 |
| Eng
355 |
Studies in Earlier English Literature |
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| Eng
356 |
Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature |
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| Eng
358 |
Studies in American Literature before 1900 |
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| Eng
359 |
Studies in Twentieth-Century American Literature |
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| Eng
367 |
Studies in Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama |
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| One of the following form and genre courses: |
3 |
| One of the following language and theory courses: |
3 |
| English electives on the 300 and 400 level |
22 |
| Total Credits Required for the
Degree may be Greater than |
128 Credits |
| Minimum cumulative GPA required for student teaching (Edu 495): |
2.50 |
| Cumulative GPA required in courses in the major area: |
2.50 |
| Cumulative GPA required in courses in the professional education sequence: |
2.50 |
| *Students are advised to take Psy 100 General Psychology from the General Education Core. |
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