English Language Arts for Secondary Education (B.A.)

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This major meets the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners’ requirements for English Language Arts grades 5-12 teaching license (Endorsement 120) with a 5-12 Reading Endorsement (Endorsement 149). Teachers are credentialed to teach all English Language Arts programming and reading interventions.

Secondary education focuses on adolescent and young adult learning. Students interested in a teaching career working with learners in this age range must, in addition to studying content within a discipline (identified as a teaching licensure area by the State of Iowa), meet the requirements for curricular and instructional coursework, and affiliated field experiences, to develop their skills as professional educators.

Students completing this major program will be well prepared to enter the teaching field and to develop the strong knowledge-based critical thinking skills needed by middle and high school students.

Students pursuing the multidisciplinary major English Language Arts for Secondary Education must be accepted into the BVU Teacher Education Program (TEP) and meet the progressive requirements throughout the program as outlined in the description of the TEP Checkpoints. See the Education section of the catalog for the TEP Checkpoints.

Education - General Program Information

The Teacher Education Program

The Education Core:

The education core, which is required of all students seeking a teaching license, is the nucleus of the teacher education program and includes basic courses in education and psychology. Elementary education majors, students seeking secondary licensure, and Post Baccalaureate students are required to take all EDCO courses for a letter grade and to earn a minimum grade of “C-” in each course.

EDCO 250 - Educational Psychology/Human Development and Field Experience 3 Credit(s) *
EDCO 280 - History of American Education 3 Credit(s)
EDCO 291 - Human Relations Field Experience 1 Credit(s) (Note: Special Education majors complete ESSI 292 )
EDCO 390 - Instructional Technology and Innovative Teaching 3 Credit(s)
EDUC 336 - Literacy Foundations I Online 3 Credit(s) (Elementary Education Majors)
SEDU 365 - Methods of Reading in the Content Areas and Field Experience 3 Credit(s) (Secondary Majors and Post Baccalaureate)
ESSI 101 - Introduction to Exceptional Learners 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 303 - Methods of Teaching Differentiated Curriculum and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)

* Prerequisite:

Students must complete a background check prior to beginning this field experience. The background check will be conducted by BVU’s Human Resource department and is at the student’s expense.

Secondary Education Licensure Core:

Secondary education licensure requires a content major in a certifiable teaching area and completion of the following eight components:

Foundations of Collegiate Learning, Liberal Arts Core, and university graduation requirements
The education core (See “The Education Core” section.)
SEDU 310 Standards, Assessment and Instruction for Engaged Learning
The secondary methods course(s) in your chosen discipline including the field experience (See below)
TEAC 4XX Student Teaching in Secondary Disciplinary Area

Secondary Methods:

Students must take the methods course related to their major. In addition, if one desires to add another secondary teaching endorsement, the methods course for that endorsement must be taken. Some secondary methods courses are offered every other year. Check with your education advisor or the registrar’s office for more information.

SEDU 401 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Art and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 402 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Business and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 411 - Methods of Teaching Secondary English Language Arts and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 413 - K-12 Foreign Language Methods and Field Experiences 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 421 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 431 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Physical Education and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 432 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Science and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 441 - Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Science and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 442 - Methods of Teaching Vocal Music 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 443 - Methods of Teaching Instrumental Music 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 485 - Methods of Teaching Agriculture Education and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)

Education Courses - 37 credit hours

EDCO 250 - Educational Psychology/Human Development and Field Experience 3 Credit(s) *
EDCO 280 - History of American Education 3 Credit(s)
EDCO 291 - Human Relations Field Experience 1 Credit(s)
EDCO 390 - Instructional Technology and Innovative Teaching 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 101 - Introduction to Exceptional Learners 3 Credit(s)
ESSI 303 - Methods of Teaching Differentiated Curriculum and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 310 - Standards, Assessment and Instruction for Engaged Learning 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 365 - Methods of Reading in the Content Areas and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 411 - Methods of Teaching Secondary English Language Arts and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)
TEAC 415 - Student Teaching in Secondary English/Language Arts (5-8) 3-6 Credit(s)
TEAC 425 - Student Teaching in Secondary English/Language Arts (9-12) 3-6 Credit(s)

* Prerequisite:

Students must complete a background check prior to beginning this field experience. The background check will be conducted by BVU’s Human Resource department and is at the student’s expense.

Secondary English and Reading Endorsement Disciplinary Courses - 45 credit hours

COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 200 - Writing Seminar 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 250 - American Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 260 - British Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 276 - World Literature 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 300 - Advanced Composition 3 Credit(s)
OR
ENGL 320 - Creative Writing 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 334 - Introduction to Linguistics and Modern English Grammar 3 Credit(s)
Elective course in literature (300 or 400 level)
SEDU 333 - Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 336 - Literacy Foundations I Online 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 337 - Literacy Foundations II 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 381 - Language Methods and Strategies Online 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 382 - Reading Methods and Strategies 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 383 - Writing Methods and Strategies 3 Credit(s)
SEDU 385 - Literacy Capstone and Field Experience 3 Credit(s)

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English Language Arts for Secondary Education (B.A.)

Education - General Program Information

The Teacher Education Program

The Education Core:

* Prerequisite:

Secondary Education Licensure Core:

Secondary Methods:

Education Courses - 37 credit hours

* Prerequisite:

Secondary English and Reading Endorsement Disciplinary Courses - 45 credit hours

82 credit hours