Language Arts: Bachelor of Arts
Program Description
Featuring small classes, lots of reading, many opportunities for writing and research, and supervision by faculty who know their students, the English programs emphasize the human letters and language study.
Every year, the English Department holds the Osborn Poetry Contest and the Fiction Short Story Contest. Submissions are due at the beginning of February, with the winners announced in March.
Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Arts Language Arts - Elementary Teaching Certification
English Requirements (36 credits)
- ENGL180 Introduction to Literary Studies 3
- ENGL221 Introduction to Creative Writing 3
- ENGL222 English Grammar 3
- ENGL231 American Literature I 3
- ENGL232 American Literature II 3
- ENGL236 Literature and Culture 3
- ENGL320 Responding to Writing 3
- ENGL335 Children’s Literature 3
- ENGL340 Genre Studies 3
- COMM225 Interpersonal Communication 3
- THEA309 Speech and Drama Productions 3
- CHLD420 Emergent Literacy 3
English Departmental Requirements (up to 16 credits)
- Two years of a foreign language
Elementary Planned Program (45 credits)
- MATH103 Number Systems and Problem Solving for Elementary Teachers 4
- MATH104 Geometry and Measurement for Elementary Teachers 4
- BIOL107 Field Biology 3
- NSCI101 Conceptual Physics 4
- NSCI110 Chemistry in Society 4
- NSCI102 Introduction to Geology 4
- POLI110 American Government 4
- GEOG201 World Regional Geography 4
- PSYC265 Child and Adolescent Psychology 3
Select one history sequence:
- HIST101 World Civilization History I 4
- HIST102 World Civil History 4
or - HIST131 U.S. History I 4
- HIST132 U.S. History II 4
Choose one literature class from the following:
- ENGL180 Introduction to Literary Studies 3
- ENGL235 Survey of Native Literature of North America 3
- ENGL236 Literature and Culture 3
General Education Requirements (36-42 credits)
- ENGL110 First-Year Composition I 3
- ENGL111 First-Year Composition II 3
- COMM101 Fundamentals of Speech 3
- HUMN251 Humanities I 4
- HUMN Electives 3-4
- Social Science Electives 6-8
- Natural Science Electives 8
- Math Elective 3-5
- Diversity Elective 3-4
Professional Education Requirements and Education Cognates - see Elementary Teaching.
Bachelor of Arts Degree Notes (if applicable): One year (8 credits) of a modern language other than English. If taken at LSSU, this would be: CHIN151-152, FREN151-152 or 251-252, GRMN141-142 or 241-242, NATV141-142 or 201-202, or SPAN161-162.
One-half year of two different languages will not meet this requirement.
Bachelor of Science Degree Notes (if applicable): At least eight (8) semester credits in addition to courses used for general education requirements from categories of social science, natural science, computer science or mathematics.
These bachelor of science degree requirements can be used for majors or minors, but not general education.
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