SECONDARY ENGLISH EDUCATION (ESEC) w/ ENGLISH
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content
with option to earn an M.A. in Education, Curriculum & Instruction
Wyoming Teacher Education Program
Effective: Fall 2017
Name: Evaluated by:
W# Matric. Date Date:
Previous Academic Work:
Institution(s):
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
All Professional Ed courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. Please
note that grades of C- or lower will not meet this requirement.
Education course work completed more than 10 years ago from any institution will not
be accepted toward this program.
Phase Prerequisites
Summer Semester
Current Wyoming Substitute Teaching Permit
2.75 minimum UW Total Institution GPA
2.5 minimum major content GPA (see page 2)
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B.A. B.S. M.A. M.S.
Subject(s):
GPA (minimum req. graduating GPA is 2.75):
Degree(s):
Total graduate hours earned toward M.A. in C&I: 12
Other
Date Accepted
All Professional Education & Major Content Courses must be completed
with grade C or better. Please note that grades of C- or lower will not
satisfy this requirement.
Minimum 2.50 content GPA required.
Minimum 2.75 UW Total Institution GPA must be maintained
throughout the entire teacher certification program.
All content course work must be completed prior to spring semester.
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content
with an option to earn a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction is
by application. Admission is not guaranteed.
Student must apply through UW Admissions for the Graduate
Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content, and be accepted prior to
the first day of summer courses.
Secondary Education Code: CERT TSC
Elementary Education Code: CERT TES
The student's status will be as a Graduate Certificate student and
graduate tuition will be charged for all course credits beginning with
acceptance in the program.
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Content students who
choose to pursue the Master of Arts in C&I must apply directly to the
UW C&I graduate program. Application instructions and deadlines can
be found on the UW C&I website.
Admission to graduate study is not guaranteed.
Master's candidates have six calendar years to complete their degrees
from the beginning of the first course taken and listed on the Program
of Study.
Date(s) Earned:
EDSE 4500 Residency in Teaching (11)
EDCI 5990: Internship (4)
Application for Graduate Certificate Program Filed & Accepted
EDEX 2484: Intro to Special Education (3)
EDST 4000: Fnds Ed for Diverse Society (3)
EDCI 5550: The Art & Science of Teaching (4)
EDSE 4270: English Ed Methods II (4)
EDCI 5250: Adv Topics in Pedagogy (3)
EDST 3550: Educational Assessment (2)
EDCI 5560: Seminar in Assessment (1)
EDST 2450: Fnds Development & Learning (3)
ITEC 2360: Teaching w/Technology (3)
ENGLISH MAJOR CONTENT
Minimum 2.5 GPA required in major content. All major content courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher .
Please note that grades of C- or lower will not satisfy this requirement.
Choose 9 credits, 3 credits must be upper division
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ENGL 2425: Literature in English I (3)
ENGL 3200: Medieval Literature (3)
HISTORICAL PERIOD CLASSES
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GATEWAY to the ENGLISH MAJOR
This requirement is waived for students with an A.A. or A.S. degree
ENGL 2435: Literature in English III, 1865-Present (3)
ENGL 3600: 20th Century & Contemporary Literature (3)
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ENGL 2430: Literature in English II, 1750-1865 (3)
ENGL 3400: 18th Century Literature (3)
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6 credits total examining diversity-related issues, 2000-level or above
EXPANDING THE CANON
FOUNDATION OF LANGUAGE
EDCI 4761: Linguistics, Sociolinguistics & Social Literacies for Teachers (3)
EDCI 4762: Essential Sociolinguistics for ESL (3)
ANTH 2000: Intro to Linguistic Anthropology (3)
ENGL 4780: History of the English Language (3)
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3 credits in History of the English Language or Sociolinguistics
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English Studies Methods Course, 3 credits
ENGLISH STUDIES METHODS
9 credits from the list of Rhetoric/Composition/Professional Writing by English & approved
other department courses
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ELECTIVES
CAPSTONE COURSE
Senior Seminar in English
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12 credit hours (minimum) in a single world language, including ASL
WORLD LANGUAGE
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Young Adult Literature
Offered only in spring & summer semesters
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A minimum of 21 credits in the English major must be upper
division credits.
Petitions & Notes (USP, UW Exception Requests, College of
Education Exception Requests)
Praxis Subject Exam Option:
#5039 - English Language Arts: Content and Analysis
Qualifying Score: 168
as of 12/2017
Choose one:
ENGL 2025: Introduction to English Studies (3)
ENGL 3500: 19th Century Literature (3)
ENGL 3300: Shakespeare/Renaissance Literature (3)
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ENGL 3010: App to Rhet, Comp Ped & Prof Writing (3)
ENGL 4999: Senior Seminar (3)
EDCI 4120: Literature for Young Adults (3)