Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Secondary Education Program

Creative Writing Education for Teacher Licensure³

^{See the College of Education page for additional requirements.}

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Social Sciences1	3	Social Sciences1	3
  Mathematics1	3	Science with Lab1	4
  TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1	COMM 2003 Public Speaking	3
  Beginning Foreign Lang I2	3	Beginning Foreign Lang II2	3
  Elective	3
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  U.S. History/Government1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  Science with Lab1	4	ENGL 2003 Introduction to World Literature	3
  ENGL 2043 Introduction to Creative Writing	3	ENGL 3023 Introduction to Linguistics	3
  ENGL 2063 Introduction to Literary Studies	3	ENGL 3043 Literary Editing and Publishing	3
  Elective	3	SEED 2002 Education as a Profession	2
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	14

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 3093 Poetry Workshop	3	ENGL 3083 Fiction Workshop	3
  ENGL 3013 Systems of Grammar	3	ENGL 3323 Modern American Literature	3
  ENGL 3073 Creative Nonfiction Workshop	3	ENGL 3423 British Literature since 1800	3
  ENGL 3313 American Literature to 1900	3	ENGL 4093 Seminar in Creative Writing	3
  ENGL 3413 British Literature to 1800	3	ENGL 4813 Senior Project in Creative Writing	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 4733 Teaching English in the Secondary School	3	SEED 4503 Seminar in Secondary Education	3
  SEED 3702 Introduction to Educational Technology or EDMD 3013 Integrating Instructional Technology	2-3	SEED 4909 Teaching in the Secondary School	9
  SEED 4054 Educating Developing, Diverse, and Exceptional Learners	4
  SEED 4556 Classroom Application of Educational Psychology	6
  Elective	0-1
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	12

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²All minimum college hours (at least two semesters) should be in one language. Students with previous study in a foreign language should refer to Foreign Language Advanced Placement and Credit under Credit by Examination.
³For teacher licensure, students must achieve the minimum score on the Praxis II Specialty Area and Principles of Learning and Teaching Tests as determined by the Arkansas Department of Education. For further requirements see Admission and Retention to Teacher Education and also the Criteria for Internships located on the College of Education home page.