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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

English Grades 5-Adult Teaching Specialization, B.A.


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The Bachelor of Arts in Education with an English Specialization is designed to prepare teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to meet West Virginia teaching licensure requirements and obtain a teacher certification in English. Students complete professional education courses, English major coursework, and clinical experiences - including student teaching in a middle or high school.

Degree Requirements


Core Curriculum (30-33 Credit Hours)


For details on the required courses, refer to the Core Curriculum  program. 

Optional: For students in this major, the following course will satisfy both major and core curriculum requirement: EDUC 2201  and ENGL 1102  .

Note regarding Core Curriculum Requirements for this degree: If a student has taken ENGL 2240 ,s/he must take both ENGL 2220  and ENGL 2221 .

Major Electives (12 Credit Hours)


(Select one from each of the following groups.)

Degree Total = 126-127 Credit Hours


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