English, B.S.Ed.

Students whose goal is to become a teacher have a program of coursework that has been nationally recognized by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS). Students take courses both in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and in the College of Education and Human Services.

To stay on schedule, English B.S.Ed. students should take their “foundations block,” EDFN 211 Foundations Modern Education and EDFN 241 Psychological Foundations of Teaching, in their sophomore year. Registering for these classes requires students to process and submit background checks and clearances. Transfer students should plan ahead for these courses.

B.S.Ed. students should apply for admission to Advanced Professional Studies (APS) in their junior year, in preparation for Professional Development School. APS requirements are listed on students’ degree audits; students should strive to maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA for admission into APS.

Millersville’s Professional Development School (PDS) is a full-year internship experience that immerses future teachers in a school setting. This senior-year apprenticeship with a master teacher allows English B.S.Ed. students to shift their focus from simply learning about teaching to implementing their learning in the classroom.

Major in English, BSE
- LINGUISTIC FOUNDATIONS
  - ENGL 220
    
    Introduction to Language Study
    
    3 hours
  - ENGL 321
    
    Modern Syntax (Formerly Transformational Grammar)
    
    3 hours
- LITERATURE SURVEYS
  - Early Lit Survey - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - ENGL 231
      
      World Literature 1
    - ENGL 233
      
      Early British Literature
    - ENGL 235
      
      American Literary Tradition I
    - ENGL 241H
      
      H:Explorations in World Lit
  - Later Lit Survey - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - ENGL 232
      
      World Literature 2
    - ENGL 234
      
      Later British Literature
    - ENGL 236
      
      American Literary Tradition II
  - Non-Western Literature - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - ENGL 336
      
      New Dimensions to World Lit
    - ENGL 379
      
      Experimental (Non-Western Literature)
- TEXT ANALYSIS FOUNDATIONS
  - Intro to Literary Analysis
    
    3 hours
    - ENGL 237
      
      Literary Research and Analysis
  - ENGL 242
    
    Reading Our World:
    
    3 hours
  - Visual Media Literacy - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - ENGL 240
      
      The Art of Film
    - ENGL 481
      
      History Of Film
- ADVANCED LITERATURE AND PEDAGOGY
  - ENGL 405
    
    Shakespeare
    
    3 hours
  - 400-level American Literature - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - ENGL 421
      
      Early American Literature
    - ENGL 422
      
      The American Renaissance
    - ENGL 423
      
      Development of the Amer Novel
    - ENGL 424
      
      Realism and Naturalism to 1920
    - ENGL 425
      
      Modern Amer Fiction, 1920-1945
    - ENGL 426
      
      Modern American Drama
    - ENGL 427
      
      Modern American Poetry
    - ENGL 428
      
      Contemporary Amer Lit: 1945-P
    - ENGL 429
      
      Smnr Sel Am Auth:
    - ENGL 430
      
      Ethnic American Lit Since 1945
    - ENGL 494
      
      -
  - English Pedagogy Courses
    
    9 hours
    - ENGL 486
      
      Teaching Reading & Literature to Young Adults
    - ENGL 487
      
      Seminar in Teaching Writing
    - ENGL 488
      
      Teaching Sec School English
- ENGLISH ELECTIVES - See separate block
- COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS - See separate block
Total hours

39 hours

English Major Electives
- ELECTIVES (MAY DECLARE AN OPTION TO FULFILL ELECTIVES)
  - Take your Perspectives (P) course in your Electives if you don't want to take an extra course to fulfill this requirement.
  - English Electives - Choose 12 hours from:
    
    12 hours
    - Any ENGL course(s)
    - Any WRIT course(s)
    - PHIL 327
      
      Philosophy in Film
    - Any JRNL course(s)
    - Note: This requirement may not be satisfied with ENGL 110, WRIT 311, ENGL 461, ENGL 486, ENGL 487, or ENGL 488.
Total hours

12 hours

English Major Competencies
- COMPETENCIES
  - Competencies are fulfilled by selections that you make in other categories, like surveys, electives, and your 400-level American selection. At least one survey must be in world literature. At least one course must have a substantial focus on minority and female authors.
  - World Literature Competency - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - ENGL 231
      
      World Literature 1
    - ENGL 232
      
      World Literature 2
    - ENGL 241H
      
      H:Explorations in World Lit
  - Minority & Female Authors Competency - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - WRIT 280
      
      Intro to Rhetoric for Writers
    - ENGL 331
      
      Special Topics in Literature
    - ENGL 333
      
      African-American Literature 1
    - ENGL 334
      
      African American Literature 2
    - ENGL 336
      
      New Dimensions to World Lit
    - ENGL 337
      
      Women Writers in Middle Ages
    - ENGL 347
      
      Ethnicity in Film
    - ENGL 416
      
      The Woman Writer
    - ENGL 430
      
      Ethnic American Lit Since 1945
    - ENGL 435
      
      Journlsm Thru Women's Prspctvs
    - ENGL 494
      
      -
    - ENGL 429
      
      Smnr Sel Am Auth: (Black Women Writers)
    - ENGL 429
      
      Smnr Sel Am Auth: (Smnr Sel Am Auth:Women Authors)
    - ENGL 429
      
      Smnr Sel Am Auth: (Semnr:American Women Writers)
Total hours

6 hours

Professional Education
- EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
  - EDFN 211
    
    Foundations Modern Education
    
    3 hours
  - EDFN 241
    
    Psychological Foundations of Teaching
    
    3 hours
- REQUIRED EDUCATION COURSES
  - EDSE 321
    
    Issues in Secondary Education
    
    3 hours
  - EDFN 330
    
    Instructional Technology, Design & Assessment
    
    3 hours
  - Teaching Secondary English
    
    3 hours
    - ENGL 488
      
      Teaching Sec School English
  - ENGL 487
    
    Seminar in Teaching Writing
    
    3 hours
- ACCOMMODATIONS AND ADAPTATIONS
  - EDSE 340
    
    Content Area Literacy for Diverse Classrooms
    
    3 hours
  - SPED 346
    
    Secondary Students w/Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
    
    3 hours
- STUDENT TEACHING
  - EDSE 471
    
    Student Teaching Seminar
    
    3 hours
  - EDEN 461
    
    Student Teaching in English
    
    9 hours
Total hours

36 hours

Advanced Professional Studies, BSE
- APS REQUIREMENTS
  - English Composition - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - ENGL 110
      
      English Composition
    - ENGL 110H
      
      Hnrs:English Composition
  - English Literature - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - ENGL 230
      
      Introduction to Literature
    - ENGL 231
      
      World Literature 1
    - ENGL 232
      
      World Literature 2
    - ENGL 233
      
      Early British Literature
    - ENGL 234
      
      Later British Literature
    - ENGL 235
      
      American Literary Tradition I
    - ENGL 236
      
      American Literary Tradition II
    - ENGL 241H
      
      H:Explorations in World Lit
    - ENGL 242
      
      Reading Our World:
    - ENGL 292
      
      Science Fiction
    - ENGL 333
      
      African-American Literature 1
    - ENGL 333H
      
      Hnrs:African American Lit 1
    - ENGL 334
      
      African American Literature 2
    - ENGL 334H
      
      Hnrs:African American Lit 2
    - ENGL 336
      
      New Dimensions to World Lit
    - ENGL 338
      
      Folklore and Literature
    - ENGL 401
      
      Old Eng Lang and Literature
    - ENGL 402
      
      Middle Eng Lang and Literature
    - ENGL 418
      
      -
  - ENGL 486
    
    Teaching Reading & Literature to Young Adults
    
    3 hours
  - Mathematics
    - Two Mathematics courses are required for BSE students. You have taken 0 course(s). It is preferable to take two courses designated as G2. Click here to search for MATH courses on the current web schedule. BIOL 375 will fulfill one Mathematics course for BSE BIOL students.
  - EDFN 211 and its sequence:
    EDFN 211
    
    Foundations Modern Education
    
    & EDFN 241
    
    and Psychological Foundations of Teaching
    6 hours
  - 48 earned (transcript) credit hours are required
  - APS registration status
    - You ARE NOT eligible to register for courses requiring APS status.
  - ACT 126 - Educator Ethics Training
    - You must submit your Educator Ethics Training.
- Pre-Service Testing Required
  - Pre-Service Testing Status is indicated by one of the following: 1.) PSTA - Pre-Service Testing Accomplished: Verified passing pre-service test scores meet the requirement. 2.) PSTI - Pre-Service Testing Incomplete: Non-passing pre-service test scores were submitted prior to the August 1, 2015 policy change. Passing scores must still be achieved in order to meet the PA certification requirements. 3.) PSTU - Pre-Service Testing Unverified: Unofficial copies of pre-service test scores were submitted. Official scores must be sent from the testing company in order to meet PA certification requirements. 4.) PSTX - Pre-Service Testing Waived: Per PDE - ACT 136, the Pre-Service Testing Requirement has been waived.
  - Pre-Service Testing Status is indicated by one of the following: 1.) PSTA - Pre-Service Testing Accomplished: Verified passing pre-service test scores meet the requirement. 2.) PSTI - Pre-Service Testing Incomplete: Non-passing pre-service test scores were submitted prior to the August 1, 2015 policy change. Passing scores must still be achieved in order to meet the PA certification requirements. 3.) PSTU - Pre-Service Testing Unverified: Unofficial copies of pre-service test scores were submitted. Official scores must be sent from the testing company in order to meet PA certification requirements. 4.) PSTX - Pre-Service Testing Waived: Per PDE - ACT 136, the Pre-Service Testing Requirement has been waived.
- Your GPA is below 3.0 - please see an advisor
  - If you are given the 2.8 GPA Exception for graduation and you graduate with a GPA lower than 3.0, you must have higher certification test scores in order to meet PA state certification requirements.
- REQUIRED CLEARANCES
  - ACT 114 - FBI Fingerprint Needed
    - You must submit your FBI Fingerprint Clearance
  - ACT 34 - Criminal Record Check Needed
    - You must submit your Criminal Record Check
  - ACT 151 - Child Abuse Clearance Needed
    - You must submit your Child Abuse Clearance
  - Negative TB Test or Chest X-ray Needed
    - You must submit your Negative TB Test or Chest X-ray
- No dispositions-related holds
  - If the requirement above is checked as complete, then there are currently no dispositions-related holds on your APS Status. Registration for APS courses is permitted when all APS requirements have been met. If it is incomplete, you have a hold and APS registration will not be allowed.
- Full Admission to APS
  - When all requirements are met, you must submit application for admission to APS status. Click here for the application.

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English, B.S.Ed.

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