English 5-Adult (B.A.)

Each of the specific programs (5-Adult, 5-9) is designed to help students meet the following goals as teachers: (1) to understand the structure of language and the dynamics of communication; (2) to acquire a knowledge of language and composition that enables them to speak and write correctly and effectively; and (3) to recognize that literature provides vicarious pleasures and intellectual stimulation because it brings them into contact with the dreams, hopes, achievements, and failures of many cultures.

Admission Process

See the Teacher Education Student Policy Manual for each admission point requirement. Each admission point is a formal admittance using an electronic application located on the Teacher Education website.

1. Admission Point 1: Admission to the Teacher Education Program

2. Admission Point 2: Admission to Residency Semester

3. Admission Point 3: Admission to Residency Semester 2 (Professional Semester)

4. Admission Point 4: Graduation and Certification 

Teaching Certification

To qualify for West Virginia teaching certification, each graduate must also pass all of the required Praxis II tests for the subject area that he or she intends to teach. A list of the required Praxis II tests, along with the required passing scores, is available at the ETS website (http://www.ets.org/praxis) or the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) web site.

Graduates may obtain certification packets at the dean’s office or by requesting a packet from WVDE. Fingerprinting must be completed at a WVDE approved location.

Required Courses and Professional Components

Pre-Professional Skills Component

All education students must pass state-required pre-professional skills tests (Praxis I). Also, they must demonstrate speaking skills competency by achieving a letter grade of “C” or better in COM 101.

Professional Education Component

EDUC 100	Introduction to Professional Education	1
EDUC 207	Foundations Of Educ	3
EDUC 290	Instructional Technology	3
EDUC 301	Educational Psychology	3
SPED 241	Introduction to Exceptionalities	3
READ 412	Structured Language	3

Residency Semester I

These courses must be scheduled together during the semester prior to the Residency Semester 2 (professional semester). Teacher candidates must be admitted to Admission Point 1 and Admission Point 2 before enrolling in the Secondary Education Residency I semester. 

EDUC 293	Instr Design Asses for Mid/Sec	3
EDUC 309	Field Practicum II	0
EDUC 340	M & M for Secondary Teachers	2
EDUC 342	Methods & Materials Lab for Secondary Teachers	1
READ 302	Read for Content Area Instr	3
SPED 320	Collab Tech Sec Stud Exception	3

Residency Semester II

EDUC 409	School Law & Organization	1
EDUC 470	Professional Seminar	1
EDUC 485	Student Teaching	10

Content Courses

ENG 200	Lit Foundations for ENG Majors	3
ENG 204	British Literature Through the 18th Century	3
ENG 205	American Lit Before Civil War	3
ENG 214	British Lit after 18th Cent	3
ENG 215	American Lit after Civil War	3
ENG 275	Structure of English	3
ENG 311	Shakespeare	3
ENG 315	Multicultural Studies in Lit	3
ENG 320	Young Adult Literature	3
ENG 385	Advanced Composition	3
ENG 395	Literary Criticism and Theory	3
LING 150	Introduction to Linguistics	3
READ 412	Structured Language	3

Choose 3 hours from the following:

ENG 360	Creative Writing-Poetry	3
ENG 361	Creative Writing: Fiction	3

Choose 3 hours from the following:

ENG 490	World Literature I	3
ENG 492	World Literature II	3

Choose 6 hours from the following:

Any 300-400 ENG