English, STEP

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Requirements for the Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP): English

The Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) at Oakland University is an extended program of study leading to certification. Eligibility for admission to STEP generally requires a GPA of 3.00 in both the major and minor and an overall GPA of 2.80. No single major or minor course grade may be below 2.0. Second undergraduate degree candidates completing a major and/or minors may be required to complete additional course work at Oakland University beyond the stated minimums. Students in this program must complete the requirements for a B.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences and concurrently fulfill the requirements listed below: Forty credits in English (exclusive of composition courses used to satisfy the writing requirement) distributed as follows:

1. Four credits in American ethnic literature selected from

ENG 112 - Literature of Ethnic America (4)
ENG 341 - Selected Ethnic Literature (4)
ENG 342 - African American Literature (4)

2. Required courses

ENG 211 - Introduction to Literary Studies (4)
ENG 215 - Fundamentals of Grammar (4) or
ENG 376 - History of the English Language
(4)
ENG 224 - American Literature (4)
ENG 241 - British Literature (4)

3. Eight credits in British literary history selected from

Or 4 credits from this group and 4 credits from

4. Four credits in American literature selected from

ENG 317 - Early American Literature (4)
ENG 318 - American Literature 1820-1865 (4)
ENG 319 - American Literature 1865-1920 (4)
ENG 320 - American Literature 1920-1950 (4)

5. Required course

ENG 398 - Approaches to Teaching Literature and Composition (4)

6. 4 credits in a 400-level capstone seminar (excluding ENG 410, 411, 412, 491 and 499).

7. At least 20 credits must be taken at Oakland.

The following courses are also required

1. Required course

ALS 176 - The Humanity of Language (4)

2. Four credits in world literature selected from

ENG 100 - Masterpieces of World Literature (4)
ENG 111 - Modern Literature (4)
ENG 312 - Classical Mythology (4)
LIT 100 - Introduction to Asian Literature (4)
LIT 181 - European Literature I (4)
LIT 182 - European Literature II (4)

3. An introductory two-semester sequence in a foreign language, or one semester of a foreign language at the 115 level or higher, with a minimum grade of 2.0

Additional information

A program in STEP must also include a 20-28 hour secondary teaching minor and a sequence of undergraduate course work in education to include SED 300 , SED 427 , FE 406 , DLL 397 and RDG 338 . Extended study including SE 401 , SED 428 and SED 455 is also required. Further details on program admission requirements and procedures can be found in the School of Education and Human Services portion of the catalog and by consulting advisers in the Department of English and the School of Education and Human Services advising office at 363 Pawley Hall, (248) 370-4182, or the School of Education and Human Services web site.