Oct 17, 2019

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Elementary Education (Option 1): Language Arts Major

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Teacher candidates selecting the Language Arts Major will be required to join one of the following professional organizations:

• TALL Readers (SVSU Student Affiliate of Michigan Reading Association)
• Michigan Reading Association
• International Reading Association
• Michigan Association of Speech Communication
• Michigan Council of Teachers of English
• National Council of Teachers of English

✪ signifies General Education courses that also satisfy required courses in the Planned Program

Core (18 credits)

ENGL 201 - Introduction to Literary Studies 3 cr
✪ ENGL 205 - Studies in World Literature (GE1) 3 cr
X-listed with:
✪ MFL 205 - Studies in World Literature (GE1) 3 cr
ENGL 261 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 cr
ENGL 380 - Teaching the Art of Writing 3 cr
✪ COMM 105B - Public Speaking (GE9) 3 cr
✪ THEA 128A - Introduction to Theatre (GE2) 3 cr

Reading Texts (6 credits)

Select two courses from:
COMM 270 - Communication in Marketplace & Media 3 cr
ENGL 307 - Ethnic Literature in the U.S. 3 cr
ENGL 312 - Lit of Great Britain & the US 1660-1865 3 cr
ENGL 313 - Lit of Great Britain & US 1865-present 3 cr

Creating Texts (3 credits)

Select one course from:
COMM 315 - Persuasion & Attitude Change 3 cr
COMM 325 - Business & Professional Communication 3 cr
RPW 300 - Writing in the Professions 3 cr

Language/Linguistics (3 credits)

ENGL 370 - Language in Education 3 cr

Communication (3 credits)

Select one course from:
COMM 351 - Interpersonal Communication 3 cr
COMM 389 - Family Communication 3 cr

Performance of Texts (3 credits)

Select one course from:
COMM 220 - Introduction to Performance Studies 3 cr
THEA 220 - Introduction to Performance Studies 3 cr
COMM 435 - Communication in the Classroom 3 cr
THEA 465 - Creative Drama 3 cr

Planned Program for the Language Arts Major

Integrated Science (12-13 credits)

Life Science (4 credits)

✪ BIOL 111A - Principles of Experimental Biol: Biology (GE4) 4 cr

Physical Science (4-5 credits)

Five credits from:
✪ CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I Lecture (GE4) 4 cr
and
✪ CHEM 111L - General Chemistry I Lab (GE4) 1 cr
or
Four credits from:
✪ PHYS 107 - Our Physical World (GE4) 4 cr

Earth/Space Science (4 credits)

One course from:
✪ PHYS 106A - Earth & Space Science: Physical Geology (GE4) 4 cr
✪ PHYS 106B - Earth & Space Science: Meteorology (GE4) 4 cr
✪ PHYS 106C - Earth & Space Science: Astronomy (GE4) 4 cr

Mathematics (12 credits)

Core (8 credits)

Statistics (4 credits)

One course from:
✪ MATH 132A - Statistical Methods: General Statistics (GE3) 4 cr
✪ MATH 132B - Statistical Methods: Biostatistics (GE3) 4 cr

Social Studies (18 credits)

Economics (3 credits)

ECON 125 - Introduction to Economics (GE6) 3 cr

Geography (6 credits)

✪ GEOG 201 - World Cultural/Regional Geography (GE8) 3 cr
✪ GEOG 202! - North Amer Regional Geography (GE6) 3 cr

History (6 credits)

✪ HIST 100B - Hist Surv: U.S. to 1877 (GE5) 3 cr
HIST 241 - History of Michigan 3 cr

Political Science (3 credits)

✪ PS 123 - The American Political System (GE7) 3 cr

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