College Level Requirements

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State Mandated Common Course Prerequisites

These prerequisites must be met by transfer students as well as USF students. A grade of "C-" is the minimum acceptable grade.

• EDF X005 Introduction to the Teaching Profession (3)
• EDF X085* Teaching Diversity for Educators (3)
• EME X040 Introduction to Technology for Educators (3)
• **SPC X608/SPC or X017 Public Speaking (3)
• *ENG X101*** (3)
• **ENG X102*** (3)
• **Any Literature Course that has a prefix of AML or ENL or LIT (3)

*In addition to EDF X085, a minimum of 6 semester hours with an international or diversity focus is required. Eligible courses will be determined by the Florida College System institution or university where the student is currently earning the Associate in Arts or baccalaureate degree. Foreign language courses may be used to meet this requirement.

**Course may apply to Foundations of Knowledge and Learning (FKL) Core Curriculum coursework.

***ENC X101 and ENC X102 or equivalent composition.

Total Major Hours: 68 Hours

Major Core Courses - 68 Hours

Professional Education:

• EDF 3604 Schools and Society (WRIN)
• EDF 3214 Human Development and Learning
• EDF 4430 Measurement for Teachers
• EEX 4070 Integrating Exceptional Students in the Regular Classroom
• FLE 4317 Teaching Students with Limited English Proficiency
• FLE 4316 Language Principles and Acquisition
• RED 4335 Teaching Reading in Secondary English Curriculum
• ESE 4322 Classroom Management for Diverse School and Society

Specialization:

• ENC 3310 Expository Writing
• One of the following:
  • LIT 3103 Great Literature of the World (Exit)
  • WST 4410 Postcolonial Women Writers (Exit)
  • LAE 4469 Teaching World Literature to Middle and Secondary Students
• One of the following:
  • AML 3031 American Literature from the Beginnings to 1860
  • AML 3032 American Literature from 1860 to 1912
  • AML 3051 American Literature from 1912 to 1945
• One of the following:
  • ENL 3015 British Literature to 1616
  • ENL 3230 British Literature 1616-1780
  • ENL 3251 British Literature 1780-1900
  • ENL 3273 British Literature 1900-1945
  • One of the following:
  • LIT 3383 The Image of Women in Literature
  • LIT 4386 British and American Literature by Women (Exit)
• One of the following:
  • LIN 3010 Introduction to Linguistics
  • ENG 4060 History of the English Language
  • One of the following:
  • LIN 2670 English Grammar and Usage
  • LIN 4671 Traditional English Grammar
  • LIN 4680 Structure of American English

Additional Specialization:

• LAE 4464 Adolescent Literature for Middle and Secondary Students
• LAE 4323 Methods of Teaching English: Middle School
  • (Fall Semester Only)
• LAE 4530 Methods of Teaching English: Practicum
  • (Fall Semester Only)
• LAE 4335 Methods of Teaching English: High School
  • (Spring Semester Only)
• LAE 4936 Senior Seminar in English Education
• LAE 4940 Internship: English Education

Additional Major Information

Major Faculty

Chairperson: A. Cranston-Gingras; Professors: M. Berson, B.C. Cruz, J.A. Duplass, A.P. Feldman, J.H. Johnston, J.F. Kaywell, G. Kersaint, B.S. Spector, D.R. Thompson, S.J. Thornton, D. Zeidler; Emeritus Professors: J.H. Applegate, D.J. Puglisi, H.E. Steiner; Associate Professors: P.L. Jones, D. Kim, J. Liontas, Emeritus Associate Professors: J. Golub J.A. White; Assistant Professors: S. Colomer, C. Ellerbrock, S. Eskelson, B. Herman, V. Pitts-Bannister, R. Sears, E. Vomvoridi-Ivanovic; Instructors: P.C. Smith, T. Walseth; Visiting Assistant Professor: L. Rodeslier.