Introduction

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The secondary licensure program is a partnership program between the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD). Secondary Education Licensure students choose a major within CLAS and complete all CORE, CLAS, major, and initial teacher education admission requirements before completing a final professional year of licensure coursework through the SEHD.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor, CLAS advisor and SEHD advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

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General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

• CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
• CU Denver Core Curriculum
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Graduation Requirements
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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 42 ENGL credit hours. Up to 15 of those credit hours can also be counted toward the CU Denver Core and CLAS Graduation Requirements.
2. Students must complete a minimum of 27 upper division (3000-level and above) ENGL credit hours.
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the major and must achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to major requirements.
4. Students must complete a minimum of 15 ENGL upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

Students are responsible for meeting with the advisor in the SEHD to confirm teacher education and licensure requirements. In addition to completing all minimum program requirements above, SEHD secondary education students must complete the following minimum SEHD licensure requirements:

1. Complete the Education Declaration form and all subsequent processes and requirements, including a background check, prior to April 1^st (for students intending to complete their clinical field experience in fall) or November 1^st (for students intending to complete their clinical field experience in spring). Students must meet with the SEHD advisor for detailed information.
2. Student pursuing secondary education licensure must complete the following requirements to be admitted to the Professional (final) Year:
   1. a minimum cumulative CU GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students with a lower GPA may be considered under certain conditions.
   2. all CU Denver Core, CLAS, major, electives, and initial teacher education coursework requirements prior to the start of the Professional Year
   3. the official application and interview process
   4. Deadlines for Professional Year application are February 15^th (for students intending to begin Professional Year in fall) or October 1^st (for students intending to begin Professional Year in spring).
3. Students must complete all initial teacher education and professional (final) year coursework with a minimum grade of B- or higher.
4. ENGL 1010, 1020, and 2030 are not included in the major.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following required courses:		21
ENGL 2070	Grammar, Rhetoric and Style
ENGL 2450	Introduction to Literature and Film
ENGL 2600	Greatest Hits
ENGL 3001	Critical Writing
ENGL 3084	Digital Writing and Storytelling
ENGL 3661	Shakespeare
ENGL 3795	Race and Ethnicity in American Literature
Complete three of the following American, British and Contemporary Literature Courses (one course in each category):		9
ENGL 3700	American Literature to the Civil War
ENGL 3750	American Literature after the Civil War
ENGL 4166	History of American Poetry
ENGL 4200	Survey of the English Novel to 1900
ENGL 4230	The American Novel
ENGL 4250	Twentieth Century Fiction
ENGL 4460	Contemporary World Literature
ENGL 4600	Modernism
Complete the following creative writing course:		3
ENGL 2156	Introduction to Creative Writing
Complete the following language development course:		3
ENGL 3160	Language Theory
Complete one of the following media/language acquisition courses:		3
ENGL 4190	Advanced Topics in Writing, Rhetoric, & Linguistics
ENGL 4601	Teaching English Language Learners: Theory and Practice
Complete one of the following upper-division literature courses:		3
ENGL 4000	Studies of Major Authors and Directors
ENGL 4001	Major Authors and Directors: Lit and Film History
ENGL 4002	Major Authors and Directors: Gender in Lit and Film
ENGL 4003	Major Authors and Directors: Genre and Global Culture
ENGL 4004	Major Authors and Directors: American Identities
ENGL 4236	The American Short Story
ENGL 4500	Medieval Literature
ENGL 4520	English Renaissance
ENGL 4560	English Romanticism
ENGL 4580	The Victorian Age
Total Hours		42

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