2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Teaching Licensure, Grades 6-12 (49 credits)


 

Students in Longwood’s English Education program complete the core courses for the English major, as well as a minimum of 49 additional credit hours in courses that allow students to meet Virginia’s State Licensure Requirements for English teachers in grades 6-12. In addition, students must be formally admitted to the Teacher Preparation Program and should therefore complete EDUC 245 and EDUC 260 and pass the Praxis I examination preferably during their freshman year. Before being admitted to student teaching, teacher candidates must complete all required education and major courses except ENGL 482, maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 both overall and in the major, pass the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) and Praxis II tests. Finally, students must complete student teaching in their last semester.

American LIterature Survey (3 credits)


Students will take one three-credit American literature survey course.

Young Adult Literature (3 credits)


Students will take one three-credit young adult literature course.

British Literature Survey (3 credits)


Students will take one three-credit British literature survey course.