Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
General Education Requirements
Select General Education Requirements		45-48
Major Requirements
Professional Studies Core
A. Complete the following:
EDM 310	Microcomputing Systems	3
EDU 400	Edu Except Child and Youth	3
EPY 351	Human Growth & Development	3
EDU 340	Fundamentals of Teaching - W (see footnote table below) 1	3
EDU 341	Middle Level Education - W (see footnote table below) 1	3
EDU 342	Secondary Field Experience (see footnote table below) 1	3
EDU 363	Tchg Adptve Cur Thru Beh/Clsrm (see footnote table below) 1	3
EDU 451	Content Area Literacy (see footnote table below) 1	3
EDU 453	Teaching Language Subjects (see footnote table below) 1	3
EDU 466	Internship-Language Arts (see footnote table below) 1	9
Teaching Field Core
Includes 12 hours from General Education Area II
A. Complete the following:
CA 100	Intro to Communication	3
CA 220	Writing Comm Media - W	3
EH 300	Intro to Literary Study	3
EH 371	Approaches to Eng Grammar - W	3
EH 401	Teaching Composition-W	3
B. Select six hours from the following: see footnote table below 2		6
EH 215	Brit Lit before 1785
or EH 216	Brit Lit after 1785
EH 225	Am Lit before 1865
or EH 226	Am Lit after 1865
EH 235	World Lit before 1650
or EH 236	World Lit after 1650
C. Select six hours from the following:
EH 400 - EH 499		6
D. Select one of the following:		3
EH 402	Rhetoric-Ancient and Modern-W
EH 421	Literary Criticism to 1900-W
EH 422	Lit Criticism Since 1900-W
Literature Prior to 1660
E. Select one of the following:		3
EH 314	Medieval Literature
EH 315	Chaucer
EH 321	Renaissance Literature
EH 342	Later 18th Century Lit - W
EH 461	Tudor and Stuart Drama
EH 465	Middle English Literature
EH 467	Milton
EH 470	Medieval Lit
EH 471	Renaissance Lit
EH 472	Shakespeare
British or American Literature from 1660-1900
F. Select one of the following:		3
EH 331	American Novel to 1900
EH 332	American Nonfiction Prose
EH 334	American Poetry to 1900
EH 340	Restoration Early 18th Lit
EH 342	Later 18th Century Lit - W
EH 343	18th Century British Novel
EH 351	British Romanticism
EH 352	Victorian Poetry
EH 353	Victorian Prose
EH 354	19th Century British Novel
EH 462	Restor-18th Century Drama - W
EH 474	Restoration Lit
EH 475	19th Century Lit
Literature after 1900
G. Select one of the following:		3
EH 360	Anglo-Am Poetry since 1900
EH 361	American Novel since 1900
EH 362	Am. Novel from 1900 to 1945
EH 363	American Novel since 1945
EH 364	Brit. Novel from 1900 to 1945
EH 365	British Novel since 1945
EH 366	Contemporary Fiction
EH 367	British Novel since 1900
EH 369	Modern Short Story
EH 380	Science Fiction
EH 463	Drama 1890 to Present
EH 468	Contemporary Black Fiction
EH 476	Studies in 20th Century Lit
EH 478	Film
EH 479	Mod/Postmodern Poetry
Minor Requirements
A minor is not required for this degree program		0
Total Hours		120-123

Footnote

¹

Required for admission to Candidacy as a prerequisite

²

One course in each area with a sequence included in Area II, B, D

General Education Requirements

Includes 12 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts courses from Area II that will satisfy requirements in the Teaching Field Core.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Area I – Written Composition
A. Complete the following:
EH 101	English Composition I	3
B. Complete the following:
EH 102	English Composition II	3
Area II – Humanities & Fine Arts
A. Complete the following:
CA 110	Public Speaking	3
B. Select one of the following: see footnote table below 1		3
EH 215	Brit Lit before 1785
EH 225	Am Lit before 1865
EH 235	World Lit before 1650
C. Complete the following:
DRA 110	Introduction to Theatre	3
D. Select one of the following: see footnote table below 1		3
EH 226	Am Lit after 1865
EH 226	Am Lit after 1865
EH 236	World Lit after 1650
Area III – Natural Sciences & Mathematics
A. Select 3-4 hours from the following:		3-4
MA 110	Finite Mathematics
MA 112	Precalculus Algebra
MA 113	Precalculus Trigonometry
MA 115	Precal Algebra-Trigonometry
MA 120	Calculus and Its Applications
MA 125	Calculus I
B. Select 8-10 hours from the following:		8-10
AN 121 & 121L	Biological Anthropology and Biological Anthropology Lab
BLY 101 & 101L	Life Science I and Life Science I Laboratory
or BLY 121 & 121L	General Biology I and General Biology I Lab
BLY 102 & 102L	Life Science II and Life Science II Lab
or BLY 122 & 122L	General Biology II and General Biology II Laboratory
CH 101 & 101L	Survey of Inorg and Org Chem and Survey Inorg-Org Chem Lab
CH 131 & 131L	General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab
CH 132 & 132L	General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab
GEO 101 & 101L	Environmental Geography and Environmental Geography Lab
GEO 102 & 102L	Earth and the Environment and Earth and the Environment Lab
GY 111 & 111L	Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab
GY 112 & 112L	Earth History and Earth History Lab
MAS 134 & 134L	Ocean Science and Ocean Science Lab
PH 101 & 101L	Introduction to Astronomy and Introduction to Astronomy Lab
PH 104 & 104L	Concepts of Physics and Concepts of Physics Laboratory
PH 114 & 114L	Physics with Algebra-Trig I and Alg-Trig Based Physics I Lab
PH 115 & 115L	Physics with Algebra -Trig II and Alg-Trig Based Physics II Lab
PH 201 & 201L	Calculus-Based Physics I and Calculus-Based Physics I Lab
PH 202 & 202L	Calculus-Based Physics II and Calculus-Based Physics II Lab
Area IV – History, Social & Behavioral Sciences see footnote table below 1
A. Select one of the following:		3
HY 101	HY of Western Civilization I
HY 102	HY of Western Civilization II
HY 121	World Civilization I
HY 122	World Civilization II
HY 135	US History to 1877
HY 136	US History since 1877
B. Select three of the following:		9
AN 100	Intro to Cultural Anthropology
AN 101	Intro Archaeology-Bio Anthro
ECO 215	Prin of Microeconomics
ECO 216	Prin of Macroeconomics
GEO 114	People, Places, Environment
GEO 115	World Regional Geography
GS 101	Intro to Gender Studies
HY 101	HY of Western Civilization I
HY 102	HY of Western Civilization II
HY 121	World Civilization I
HY 122	World Civilization II
HY 135	US History to 1877
HY 136	US History since 1877
PSC 130	Intro to US Government
PSY 250	Life Span Development
SY 109	Introductory Sociology
SY 112	Social Problems
Area V
A. Complete the following:
KIN 100	Concepts of Health and Fitness	3
B. Complete the following:
PE activity course		1
Total Hours		45-48

Footnote

¹

Students must complete a 6 credit hour sequence either in literature (Area II – EH 215 & EH 216 EH 225 & EH 226, or EH 235 & EH 236) or history (Area IV – HY 101 & HY 102 or HY 121 & HY 122 or HY 135 & HY 136)

Additional Information

E-portfolio and Assessment

Students enrolled in education classes are required to purchase a LiveText membership.

• https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/ceps/livetext.html

Teacher Candidacy – Secondary Education

This major contains a professional component (Candidacy) of upper level education courses (300-400 levels), grouped into three semesters (as shown on graduation plan), and are only available to students who have gained admission to Teacher Candidacy.

Admission Requirements for Teacher Candidacy

Courses and GPA

• Courses: CA 110, EH 101, EH 102, EDM 310, EDU 400, EPY 351, and 75% of Teaching Field (or no more than one semester of Teaching Field courses between methods and internship)>
• Hours: 60 credit hours of degree requirements completed
• Minimum Grade Point Averages: 2.5 Program, 2.5 Professional Studies, 2.5 Teaching Field, and 2.5 USA GPA (all GPAs found in degree audit). No grade below a “C” is accepted in Professional Studies.

ALSDE Background Check

• https://www.alabamaachieves.org/teacher-center/teacher-preparation/#Background_Clearance

Application, Liability Insurance, and Interview

• Completed and scheduled in the UCOM Advising Center during the semester prior to beginning Teacher Candidacy

Prerequisites and Certification/Graduation Requirements

Semester 1 of Teacher Candidacy: EDU 340 (Prerequisite Below)

• Admission to Teacher Candidacy

Semester 2 of Teacher Candidacy: Methods Block (Fall Only-15 Credit Hours) (Prerequisites Below)

• Successful Completion of EDU 340 with a Grade of C or better
• GPAs at Admission Requirements Levels

Semester 3 of Teacher Candidacy: Internship (Prerequisites Below)

• Praxis - Teaching Field Content Knowledge - Passing Score https://www.ets.org/praxis/al/al_teacher_ed/
• Successful Completion of Methods Block with Grades of C or better
• GPAs at Admission Requirement Levels
• Student Teaching Application

Certification/Graduation Requirements

• Successful Completion of Student Teaching
• GPAs at Admission Requirement Level
• Passing Score on edTPA
• Application for Certification and Graduation

Secondary students will be required to participate in an opening of school experience during the fall immediately preceding either their methods block classes or their student teaching. This experience will take place at the beginning of the public school year which is prior to the beginning of U.S.A. classes.

Note: Praxis tests requirements are subject to change as prescribed by the ALSDE. Prior to registering for any Praxis exam, please verify current requirements by going directly to the Alabama portion of the ETS Praxis website at http://ets.org/praxis/al.

Graduation Plan

(120 Total Hours)

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Hours
EH 101	English Composition I (CP)	3
DRA 110	Introduction to Theatre	3
MA 110	Finite Mathematics (or higher, Area III, A) 1	3
KIN 100	Concepts of Health and Fitness	3
Social Science	Area IV, B 1	3
	Hours	15
Spring
CA 110	Public Speaking (CP)	3
EH 102	English Composition II (CP)	3
CA 100	Intro to Communication	3
History	Area IV, A 1	3
Science and Lab	Area III, B 1	4
	Hours	16
Second Year
Fall
CA 220	Writing Comm Media - W	3
EH 215 or EH 216	Brit Lit before 1785 or Brit Lit after 1785	3
EH 225 or EH 226	Am Lit before 1865 or Am Lit after 1865	3
Science and Lab	Area III, B 1	4
Social Science Elective	Area IV, B 1	3
	Hours	16
Spring
EH 314	Medieval Literature 2	3
EH 371	Approaches to Eng Grammar - W	3
EH 235 or EH 236	World Lit before 1650 or World Lit after 1650	3
EH 300	Intro to Literary Study	3
PE 101-PE 157	PE activity course	1
Take Core Exams
	Hours	13
Third Year
Fall
EH 360	Anglo-Am Poetry since 1900 2	3
EH 331	American Novel to 1900 2	3
EH 401	Teaching Composition-W (Fall Semester Only)	3
EPY 351	Human Growth & Development (CP)	3
EDM 310	Microcomputing Systems (CP)	3
	Hours	15
Spring
EDU 340	Fundamentals of Teaching - W (Spring or Summer Only) 3	3
EH 400 - EH 499 Elective	Upper Level English Course	3
EH 400 - EH 499 Elective	Upper Level English Course	3
Social Science	Area IV, B 1	3
	Hours	12
Fourth Year
Fall
EDU 341	Middle Level Education - W (Fall Only) 3	3
EDU 342	Secondary Field Experience (Fall Only) 3	3
EDU 363	Tchg Adptve Cur Thru Beh/Clsrm (Fall Only) 3	3
EDU 451	Content Area Literacy (Fall Only) 3	3
EDU 453	Teaching Language Subjects (Fall Only) 3	3
	Hours	15
Spring
EDU 466	Internship-Language Arts 3	9
EH 216 - EH 236 Elective	Survey of British, American, or World Literature	3
	Hours	12
	Total Hours	114

¹

See General Education Requirements

²

First Course in list. Please refer to degree audit/course of study for list of other course options that would meet the requirement

³

Required for admission to Candidacy

Notes:

• (CP) Prerequisite for Candidacy
• (W) Courses that satisfy USA writing requirement (2 required)