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English Education BSED



Overview

This program prepares a student for a professional four-year certificate in Georgia for teaching English in grades 6-12. Students must apply for this restricted major. Requirements and prerequisites in the teaching field should be considered in choosing courses in the first and second years. All prospective teachers should plan their program with their advisor. To enter the final teacher preparation program, students must have an overall GPA of 2.6. In addition, a 2.6 GPA must be maintained during the teaching program. Please see the program website for more information: https://coe.uga.edu/academics/degrees/bsed-english-education/. If there are more applicants for the Advanced Professional Education Course Sequence (APECS) than can be accommodated, admission will be determined by the date the applicant declared English Education as his or her major. Students who are delayed because of their late date of declaration will have priority for spaces the next time courses are offered.

Double Dawgs

This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: English Education BSEd/English Education MEd For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu

Contact

612 Aderhold Hall coeadvising@uga.edu

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1

Area II Life Science with Lab

Area IV World Language & Global Culture

ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111  American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112  American History Since 1865 3
Spring Year 1

Area I Math

Area IV World Language & Global Culture

EDUC 2110  Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education 3
ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3

PEDB

POLS 1101  American Government 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area II Physical Science

Area V Social Science

Area VI ENGL 2000-level

Area VI ENGL or CMLT 2000-level

EDUC(EPSY) 2130  Exploring Learning and Teaching 3
Spring Year 2

Area III Quantitative Reasoning

Area IV Humanities and the Arts

EDUC 2120  Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity 3

Shakespeare/British Literature Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

Area IV World Language & Global Culture

LING 2100  The Study of Language 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
EDSE 4030/6030  Inclusion of Students with Special Needs: Grades 6-12 3
EDUC 2140  Foundations of Reading 3

Language Study Elective

LLED 3400  Current Issues in Secondary English Education 3

World Literature Elective

Spring Year 3

American Literature Elective

LLED 4200/6200  Methods in Teaching English Education I 3
LLED 4210/6210  English Education Practicum Seminar I 3

Other Major Elective

Other Major Elective

Summer Year 3
LLED 4410E  Adolescent and Young Adult Literature for a Changing World 3

Other Major Elective

Fall Year 4
LLED 4220/6220  Methods in Teaching English Education II 3
LLED 4230/6230  English Education Practicum Seminar II 3
LLED 4400/6400  Planning Instruction in Secondary English Education 3
LLED 4490/6490  Digital Tools and Social Media in Secondary English Education 3
Spring Year 4
LLED 4240/6240  English Education Practicum Seminar III 3
LLED 5465/7465  Student Teaching in Secondary English Education 3-12
Summer Year 4

N/A

Educational Studies
Fall Year 1

Area II Life Science with Lab

Area IV World Language & Global Culture

ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111  American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112  American History Since 1865 3
Spring Year 1

Area I Math

Area IV World Language & Global Culture

EDUC 2110  Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education 3
ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3

PEDB

POLS 1101  American Government 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area II Physical Science

Area V Social Science

Area VI ENGL 2000-level

Area VI ENGL or CMLT 2000-level

EDUC(EPSY) 2130  Exploring Learning and Teaching 3
Spring Year 2

Area III Quantitative Reasoning

Area IV Humanities and the Arts

EDUC 2120  Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity 3

Shakespeare/British Literature Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

Area IV World Language & Global Culture

LING 2100  The Study of Language 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
EDSE 4030/6030  Inclusion of Students with Special Needs: Grades 6-12 3
EDUC 2140  Foundations of Reading 3

Language Study Elective

LLED 3400  Current Issues in Secondary English Education 3

World Literature Elective

Spring Year 3

American Literature Elective

LLED 4200/6200  Methods in Teaching English Education I 3
LLED 4210/6210  English Education Practicum Seminar I 3

Other Major Elective

Other Major Elective

Summer Year 3
LLED 4410E  Adolescent and Young Adult Literature for a Changing World 3

Other Major Elective

Fall Year 4
LLED 4220/6220  Methods in Teaching English Education II 3
LLED 4230/6230  English Education Practicum Seminar II 3
LLED 4400/6400  Planning Instruction in Secondary English Education 3
LLED 4490/6490  Digital Tools and Social Media in Secondary English Education 3
Spring Year 4
LLED 4000/6000  Directed Study in Language and Literacy Education 1-6
LLED 4045  Special Topics in Language and Literacy Education 3

Major Elective

Major Elective

Major Elective

Summer Year 4

N/A

University-Wide Requirements

Link: University-wide Requirements