English, B.A.: Dual Certification/Teacher of Students with Disabilities, K-12 Option

The following program meets State standards for dual teacher certification in English, K-12. Students choosing this option must apply to both the English Department and the Special Education & Literacy Department. For all transfers and new admissions to the University starting September 1, 2012, a G.P.A. of 3.00 is required for admission to the Program.

General Education 44-45

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000	TRANSITION TO KEAN	1
	OR
GE 3000	TRANSFER TRANSITIONS	1

ENG 1030	COLLEGE COMPOSITION	3
	Or equivalent

MATH 1000	ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS	3
	Or equivalent

COMM 1402	COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP	3
GE 2023	RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY	3

'>GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030, MATH 1000, COMM 1402: A grade of B- or better is required for ENG 1030 (or its equivalent), Math 1000, and COMM 1402.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 30-32

Humanities 9

ENG 2403

WORLD LITERATURE

Select two courses from different areas below:

	Fine Arts or Art History	3
	Music or Theatre	3
	Philosophy or Religion	3
	Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)	3
	Interdisciplinary	3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062	WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS	3
PSY 1000	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	3

PSY 1000: prereq. for PSY 2110

Select one course from one area below:

	Economics or Geography	3
	Political Science	3
	Sociology or Anthropology	3
	Interdisciplinary	3

Science and Mathematics 10-11

MATH 1010	FOUNDATIONS OF MATH	3
	OR
MATH 1016	STATISTICS	3
	OR
MATH 1030	PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH	3
	OR
MATH 1054	PRE-CALCULUS	3

Select two courses (at least one a lab course) from different areas below:

	Biology	3,4
	Chemistry or Physics	3,4
	Astronomy, Earth Science, Geology or Meteorology	3,4
	Interdisciplinary	3,4

Health/Physical Education 3

ID 1225

CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES IN CONTEMPORARY HEALTH

Additional Requirements 15

COMM 2405	ADVANCED PUBLIC SPEAKING	3
PSY 2110	PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE	3
ID2052	HUMAN EXCEPTIONALITY	3
ID 3051	COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN TODAY'S SOCIETY	3
ID 3163	CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS	3

ID 2052: prereq. 3.00 Cum. GPA. Grade of B- required

ID 3163: co-requisite with SPED 3000, EMSE 3210, and EMSE 4711

Academic Major Requirements 39

Grade of C or better is required in every academic major course. A maximum of two C's is permitted in all English courses. All other grades in English courses must be at least a B-.

Required Courses 24

ENG 2000	ANALYTICAL WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE	3
ENG 2101	STRUCTURE AND ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE	3
ENG 2205	BRITISH LITERATURE I	3
ENG 2206	BRITISH LIT II	3
ENG 2220	DIVERSE TRAD VOICE AM LIT I BEGIN 1860	3
ENG 2221	DIVERSE TRADITIONS AND VOICES OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1800 - PRESENT	3
ENG 3215	SHAKESPEARE SURVEY	3
ENG 3001	CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LIT.	3

ENG 2000: This course should be taken at the very beginning of the major, and it is recommended that it be taken with ENG 2403.

ENG 2101: Students passing a departmental challenge test in linguistics may substitute any upper-level linguistics elective for this course.

ENG 2205, ENG 2206, ENG 2220, ENG 2221, ENG 3215: Survey courses should be taken before upper-level electives.

ENG 3001: Critical Approaches should be taken after completion of survey courses and prior to enrollment in major electives.

English Electives 12

Must include 9 hours at the 3000 or 4000 levels. All electives must be literature courses.

Major/GE Capstone Course 3

ENG 4800

SENIOR ENGLISH SEMINAR-WE

Petition required. Students must complete all major requirements and all but one of the major electives prior to enrollment in Senior Seminar.

Professional Education Requirements 33

Grade of C or better required, except where indicated

Sophomore Level

EMSE 2801

SPED 2200

SPED 2200	THE MULTICULTURAL LEARNER IN DIVERSE SETTINGS	3
EMSE 2801	CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-12	3

EMSE 2801, SPED 2200: Grade of B- or better req.

Junior Level 2nd Semester

EDUC 3000

CURRICULUM, EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER

EDUC 3000: Should be completed before EMSE 4711. Prerequisite: 3.00 Cumulative GPA

Senior Level

Senior Level 1st Semester:

Senior Level 2nd Semester:

EMSE 4811

SPED 4200

EMSE 4711	CLINICAL I PRACTICE IN SUBJECT AREA K-12	3
SPED 3000	PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR THE CONTEMPORARY EDUCATOR	3
EMSE 3210	ENGLISH EDUCATION P-12	3
EDUC 3401	LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING	3
EMSE 4811	CLINICAL PRACTICE III IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION, P-12	9
SPED 4200	PROF PRACTNER IN NJ'S SPECIAL ED SYSTEM	3

EMSE 4711 and EMSE 4811 require submission of application to the Teaching Performance Center.

EMSE 4711 and EMSE 4811 must be done back-to-back and in consecutive semesters.

EMSE 3210 should be done in conjunction with EMSE 4711.

EMSE 4811 requires a passing score on the Praxis II.

EMSE 4811 must be taken in the final semester and in conjunction with SPED 4200.

Total Credit Hours: 131-132