Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Secondary Education Program

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

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

Fall		Spring
ENGL 1013 Composition I¹	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II¹	3
Social Sciences¹	3	Social Sciences¹	3
Mathematics¹	3	Science with Lab¹	4
Beginning Foreign Language I²	3	Beginning Foreign Language II²	3
TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1	COMM 2003 Public Speaking	3
Total Hours	13	Total Hours	16

Fall		Spring
U.S. History/Government¹	3	Fine Arts & Humanities¹	3
Science with Lab¹	4	SEED 2002 Education as a Profession	2
ENGL 2003 Introduction to World Literature	3	ENGL 3023 Introduction to Linguistics	3
ENGL 2063 Introduction to Literary Studies	3	English Elective³	3
Elective⁴	3	Elective⁴	6
Total Hours	16	Total Hours	17

Fall		Spring
ENGL 3013 Systems of Grammar	3	ENGL 3323 Modern American Literature	3
ENGL 3313 American Literature to 1900	3	ENGL 3423 British Literature since 1800	3
ENGL 3413 British Literature to 1800	3	ENGL 4013 History of the English Language	3
English Elective³	6	English Elective (3000-4000)	3
Elective⁴	0-1	Elective⁴	3
Total Hours	15-16	Total Hours	15

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
Total Hours	15-16	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
³Any 2-4000 level English courses excluding ENGL 2003 Introduction to World Literature, ENGL 2013 Introduction to American Literature, ENGL/ JOUR 2173 Introduction to Film, ENGL 2881 Practicum-Literary Journal Publication, and ENGL 4881-4 Practicum-Editing Literary Journal.
⁴At least 40 of the 120 hours required for graduation must be earned in 3000-4000 level courses.
⁵For 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.