Curriculum: English

Concentration:Teacher Education Option (LTN)

Degree earned: Bachelor of Arts in English:Teacher Education Option (LTN)

Effective: 07/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ENG 101     Academic Writing and ResearchH
Mathematics 3, A
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives RequirementG
Social Science 4, D
Free Elective17

4
3
3
3
3

16

 

World Literature/Arts & Letters12
GEP Natural Science requirement B
Mathematics 3, A
FL_ 2011, K
Philosophy 5, C

3
4
3
3
3

16

 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ECI 205 Intro. Teach. Hum. & Soc Sci.
Literature I6
History I 2, C
Social Science4, D
GEP Additional Breadth (Nat. Sci./Math) F
GEP PE/Healthy Living Elective E

3
3
3
3
3
1

16

 

ENG 260   Introduction to Literary Study
Literature II 7
ENG 298   Special Projects
ED 310      Tutoring Adolescents
GEP Natural Science requirement B
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Req.G
GEP PE 1XX Fitness and Wellness Course E 

3
3
2
1
3
2-3
1

15-16

 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ENG 328      Language and Writing8
ELP 344       School and Society
History II 2
Author / Genre11    
Social Science4

3
3
3
3
3

15

 

ENG 455      Literacy in the U.S.
Literature After 180010
ECI 307     Teaching Writing8
EDP 304    Educational Psy (GEP Soc Sci)4, D
ENG Elective17

3
3
3
3
3

15

 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ECI 450 Meth. and Mat. for Teaching Eng.13
Literature Before 18009
ENG  Elective16
Free Elective17

6
3
3
3

15

 

ECI 454       Stud. Teach. in Language Arts13      
ENG 400      Applied Criticism

12
3

15

 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation* I, J, K,14, 15** : 123
 
Footnotes:        
 

Major/Program Footnotes:

Students must receive a C- or better in all courses used to satisfy requirements listed in notes 7-13.

**An asterisked course may satisfy a requirement listed in notes 7-12 below only when its content is appropriate to that requirement. Appropriateness will be determined by the English Department, and changes to the degree audit will be made manually.

1 Foreign Language.  Proficiency at the 201 level is required. a. Students with high school credit or other knowledge of French, German, Latin, or Spanish must take a placement test to determine the appropriate level for their first course. b.  Students who place into FL  _ 202 or above have met the language requirement and are eligible to receive 3 hours of advanced placement credit by enrolling in the course into which they are placed and earning a grade of “C-“ or better on the first attempt.  c.  FL 202 is recommended.  NOTE:  FL 101 will not count towards graduation unless in a language other than the one used to fill the University’s FL 102 proficiency requirement.

2 History Two 200-level courses are required in History, one each from Groups I and II.  Group I:  AFS 275, 276; HI 207, 215, 216, 233, 263, 264, 270, 275, 276.  Group II:  HI 205, 208, 209, 210, 221, 222, 251, 252.

3 Math Choose 6 hours from the GEP Mathematical Sciences list (at least one with MA or ST prefix)

4 Social Science Four 3-credit courses from at least three of the following areas:  ANT, ARE, EC, PS, PSY, SOC.  Also EDP 304, ENG 210, GEO 220, and IDS 401.  LTN majors must take EDP 304 and at least one other course from the GEP Social Sciences list. 12 credits.

5 Philosophy. One 3-credit PHI course from the approved GEP Humanities list.

6 Literature I. One three-credit course from the following list:  ENG/ FL 219, 220, 221, 222, 394**; ENG 251, 261, 262, 362, 363, 385, 390, 439, 449, 451, 452, 453, 462, 463, 486, 487, 490, 491**, 497

7 Literature II.  One three-credit course from the following list:  ENG/FL 222, 223, 246, 394**, 406, 407; ENG 248, 249, 252, 265, 266, 349, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 376, 377, 380, 382, 383, 398, 399, 420, 448, 464, 465, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 475, 476, 491**

8 Linguistics, Rhetoric, and Writing Practice. Two three-credit courses. LTN majors must satisfy this requirement with ENG 328 (Linguistics) and ECI 307 (Writing Practice). 6 credits.

9 Literature before 1800. One three-credit course from one of the following lists:    
   Medieval British Literature—ENG 451, 452, 490, 491**, 509, 510, 551, 578  
   Renaissance British literature—ENG 439, 449, 460**, 486, 487, 491**, 561, 562, 563, 579
   Eighteenth-Century British Literature—ENG 362, 460**, 462, 491**, 562, 563, 579
   Colonial/American Literature before 1800—ENG 420**, 467, 491**, 531

10 Literature after 1800. One three-credit course from one of the following lists:  
   Nineteenth-Century British Literature—ENG 363, 453, 460**, 463, 491**, 550, 560, 564 
   U.S. Literature before 1900—ENG 368, 369, 420**, 448, 467, 468, 469, 476, 491**, 531, 555, 565, 573, 575
   Twentieth/Twenty-First Century British or American Literature— ENG 370, 371, 372, 373, 380, 382, 398,
     399, 420**, 460**, 464, 465, 470, 471, 491**, 548, 549, 570, 571, 572, 573, 576, 577, 580; ENG/WGS 305
 
11 Author / Genre. One three-credit course from one of the following lists:
   Author—ENG/FL 392, 539**; ENG 420, 451, 460, 486, 487, 491**, 551, 558, 561      
   Genre—ENG/FL 393, 394**, 497**, 539; ENG 362, 363, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 376, 377, 380, 382, 491**,  
    563, 564, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 576, 577, 578, 579; REL 444, 544   

 12 World Literature.  One three-credit course from the following list:     
ENG/FL 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 246, 392, 393, 394, 406, 407, 497, 539; ENG 349, 385, 390, 491**, 549, 574; REL 444, 544.  This course satisfies the CHASS Arts and Letters requirement for LTN majors.

13 This course includes a field placement or experience in a school setting.

14 Residency Requirement.  A minimum of 15 hours of ENG courses at NC State.

15 Grade point average requirement.  All LTN students must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 overall and in the major to graduate.

16 English elective at the 200-level or above.  Students may take no more than 4 200-level English courses to satisfy requirements in the major.

17 Free electives may be taken for credit only.

*General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied.
University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html.

  1. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list
  2. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list
  3. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  History Group I (AFS 275, 276, HI 207, 215, 216, 233, 263, 264, 270, 275, 276); any PHI course on the GEP Humanities list.
  4. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  EDP 304
  5. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
  6. Additional Breadth  - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
    X   Mathematical Sciences/Natural Sciences/Engineering
  7. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list
  8. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )

    The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
  9. U.S. Diversity (USD)
    Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite.
  10. Global Knowledge (GK)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite.
  11. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation