Students who wish to pursue P-12 teacher certification in English must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students also are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook. In addition to the courses listed below, ENGL 471 is the required teaching methods course for this program. Prerequisites for admission to the Program and current requirements may be obtained in the English Department or at montclair.edu/chss/english.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Program Handbook for more information.
Program Requirements
Requirements for the graduate portion of this dual degree program can be found here.
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| I. General Education Requirements | ||
| A. New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature - Fulfilled by ENGL 110, ENGL 111, ENGL 113 or ENGL 114 in the major. | 0 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Fulfilled by ENFL 208 in the major. | 0 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences - Fulfilled by ENGL 116 or ENGL 117 in the major. | 0 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | 3 | |
| H. Mathematics | 3 | |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives - Fulfilled by EDFD 200 in the Teacher Education sequence. | 0 | |
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies - Fulfilled by SASE 210 in the Teacher Education sequence. | 0 | |
| II. World Languages and Cultures Requirement | ||
| A. World Languages | 3-6 | |
| B. World Cultures | 0 | |
| Fulfilled by ENGL 237, 238, 274, 294, 366 or ENGL 367 in the major. | ||
| III. Major Requirements | ||
| A. Required Courses | ||
| ENFL 208 | Introduction to the Film | 3 |
| ENGL 110 | Introduction to Literature: The Analytic Essay | 3 |
| or ENGL 111 | Introduction to Literature: The Short Story | |
| or ENGL 113 | Introduction to Literature: Bestsellers and Popular Fiction | |
| or ENGL 114 | Introduction to Literature: Utopian and Dystopian Fiction | |
| ENGL 116 | World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme | 3 |
| or ENGL 117 | World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge | |
| ENGL 237 | Black Women Writers: US | 3 |
| or ENGL 238 | Black Writers in the United States: A Survey | |
| or ENGL 274 | Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration | |
| ENGL 284 | The English Language | 3 |
| or ENGL 384 | The Grammars of English | |
| or LNGN 220 | Structure of American English | |
| or LNGN 230 | Language in Society | |
| or LNGN 284 | History of the English Language | |
| ENGL 300 | Critical Approaches to English | 3 |
| ENGL 305 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 353 | Shakespeare: Comedies-Histories | 3 |
| or ENGL 354 | Shakespeare: Tragedies-Romances | |
| ENWR 371 | Teaching Writing in the Public Schools | 3 |
| or ENWR 385 | Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing | |
| B. Electives | 9 | |
| Complete 9 credits from the following range of courses: ENFL 200-499; ENGL 110-499 (except ENGL 471); ENLT 300-499; ENWR 200-499; LNGN 220, 230, 284; JOUR 216. | ||
| C. Graduate Courses | ||
| These courses will also count toward the graduate portion of this dual degree program. | ||
| ENGL 514 | Seminar in Literary Research | 3 |
| ENLT 514 | Theoretical Approaches to Literature | 3 |
| 3 credits from ENGL 500-697; ENLT 500-699. | 3 | |
| IV. Teacher Education Requirements | 37 | |
| See requirements below. | ||
| V. Free Electives | 8-5 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Teacher Ed Program Requirements (P-12)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Ed Pre-Requisite Requirements | ||
| EDFD 200 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| or PSYC 200 | Educational Psychology | |
| or FSHD 216 | Adolescent Development | |
| SASE 210 | Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling | 3 |
| Professional Sequence | ||
| Professional Sequence Courses | ||
| SASE 320 | Curriculum Design for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| SASE 321 | Assessment Practices for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| SASE 322 | Language and Learning in Content Area Teaching | 3 |
| Methods Course(s) | ||
| Select a Teaching Methods course or courses according to major: | 3-7 | |
| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education II: P-12 (Visual Arts major.) | ||
| Dance Methods (Dance major.) | ||
| Teaching English (secondary) (English major.) | ||
| Teaching French in P-12: Practice (French major.) | ||
| The Teaching of Health and Teaching of Secondary Physical Education (Physical Education major.) | ||
| The Teaching of Italian in Elementary and Secondary Schools (Italian major.) | ||
| Methods of Teaching Latin (Latin major.) | ||
| Methods and Material of TESL (Linguistics major.) | ||
| Teaching of Mathematics (Mathematics major.) | ||
| Music Classroom Methods I and Music Classroom Methods II (Music major.) | ||
| The Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools (Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Science, or Physics majors.) | ||
| Methods of Teaching Social Studies | ||
| Teaching Spanish in K-12 | ||
| Theatre Teaching Methods | ||
| Professional Year Courses | ||
| SASE 450 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
| SASE 451 | Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 452 | Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 453 | Clinical Practice II | 9 |
| Total Credits | 36-40 | |