2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

Integration Connection – complete one of the following: 3EN 4600 Travels (INCO)EN 4700 Psychology and Literature (INCO)LL 2000 Introduction to Language and Linguistics(QRCO) 3Technology in the Discipline Connection – complete one ofthe following: 3EN 3090 Technical Communication (TECO)EN 3670 Journalism (TECO)EN 3870 Literature in the Information Age (TECO)General Education:EN 1200 Composition 3IS 1111 The First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3MA Mathematics Foundations 3CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6PPDI Past and Present Directions 6SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6–8SSDI Self and Society Directions 6WECO Wellness Connection 3Foreign Language (GACO) 8Electives 18–16Total 122Recommended Course SequenceCheck all course descriptions for prerequisites before planningcourse schedule. Courses required for the Option are shown inboldface. Course sequence is suggested but not required.Year OneCreditsEN 1200 Composition 3IS 1111 The First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3MA Mathematics Foundations 3EN 2500 Studies in English (WRCO) 3Years One and TwoCreditsIntroductory Courses – complete two courses 6EN 2250 Identity and Difference in American Literature(DICO) 3EN 2700 Creative Writing 3EN English elective [not ENDI] 3CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6PPDI Past and Present Directions 6SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6–8SSDI Self and Society Directions 6Foreign Language (GACO) 8elective 3–1Years Three and FourCreditsEN 3690 Critical Theory 3Currents – complete four courses, including one each ofAmerican, British and Global 12Advanced Studies in Literature – complete five courses 15Advanced Study in Writing – complete one course 3Integration Connection – complete one course 3LL 2000 Introduction to Language and Linguistics(QRCO) 3Technology in the Discipline Connection – complete onecourse 3WECO Wellness Connection 3electives 15Total 122Teacher Certification (5–12) OptionThis program is certified at both the state and national levelby the New Hampshire Department of Education and theNational Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education(NCATE). Graduates who complete this Teacher CertificationOption are eligible for 5–12 teacher certification in the state ofNew Hampshire. Because of New Hampshire’s membershipin the Interstate Certification Contract, Plymouth graduatesare eligible to earn a certificate or license in another Contractstate upon application to that state’s department of education.For further information, please see the Teacher Education andClinical Experiences section. A minimum cumulative gradepoint average of 2.70 is required to student teach.Degree RequirementsCreditsCourses required for the Option are shown in boldface.EN 2250 Identity and Difference in Americanliterature (DICO) 3EN 2500 Studies in English (WRCO) 3EN 2560 Introduction to English Teaching 3EN 2700 Creative Writing 3EN 3510 Currents in Global Literature (GACO) 3EN 3610 Currents in British Literature I 3EN 3620 Currents in British Literature II 3EN 3690 Critical Theory 3EN 3710 Currents in American Literature I 3EN 3720 Currents in American Literature II 3EN 4310 Teaching Writing in the Secondary School 3EN 4320 English Student Teaching Seminar 1EN 4420 English Student Teaching 5–12 11EN 4550 Teaching Literature in the Secondary School 3Introductory Courses – complete two of the following: 6EN 1750 Popular FictionEN 2120 Ancient LiteratureEN 2350 Decades in LiteratureEN 2370 Contemporary American LiteratureEN 2380 Contemporary British LiteratureEN 2400 Public SpeakingEN 2450 Prize WinnersEN 2610 Introduction to FilmEnglishPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 133