Teacher Certification
8-12 English/Language Arts
*Please check with the
Department for a current description of the B.A. in English.
The following guidelines
and requirements apply for those seeking teacher certification in
English at Texas Woman's University:
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All
work to be applied toward degree completion must be completed with a
grade of 'C' or better.
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At
least 9 hours of upper division courses in English must be completed
at TWU.
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Students seeking Teacher Certification in English at TWU will
complete the following curriculum:
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6
hours: ENG 1013 Composition I and ENG 1023 Composition II
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3
hours: Sophomore literature
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3
hours: SPCH 1013 Oral Communication
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9
hours: English Literature
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ENG
3013 Representative Works of British Literature to 1760
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ENG
3023 Representative Works of British Literature from 1760 to Present
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3
hours Advanced English Literature
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6
hours: TExEs Requirements (must be completed with a ‘B’ or better)
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ENG
3203 Advanced Grammar and Composition
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ENG
3243 Literary Analysis and Criticism
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6
hours: American Literature
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ENG
3283 Survey of American Literature: Colonial through Romantic
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ENG
3293 Survey of American Literature: Realism to the Present
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3
hours: ENG 4333 Introduction to the Study of World Literature
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3
hours: Linguistics
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ENG
3303 The English Language: Development, Nature, and Structure,
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ENG
3363 Introduction to Linguistics, or
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ENG
3373 Contrastive Linguistics
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3
hours: RDG 3013 Literature across the Curriculum
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9
hours: Electives. Any upper division English courses
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The
student seeking certification in 8-12 English/Language Arts, must
also complete the education minor. Please refer to the
College of
Professional Education section. Students seeking certification
must follow specific admission standards for COPE.
Recent graduates and
what they are doing:
