Requirements for B.A. English-Adolescence Education (120, secondary education)

Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their college catalog.

Candidates in English-Adolescence Education are required to earn at least a C+ in each required English course and in EDU 419, and to maintain an overall GPA of 2.75. In addition to the English courses listed below, English-Adolescence Education majors must also take the following courses, achieving an average of 2.5: EDU 224, EDU 250, EDU 251, EDU 349, EDU 430, and HLTH 300. Also, candidates in Adolescence Education programs are required to demonstrate competence in a foreign language. This requirement must be satisfied in one of the following four ways: (1) completion of course work at the 116 level or above at Fredonia; (2) transferring of two successful college semesters; (3) scoring at the 50th percentile or higher on the CLEP exam; (4) completion of three years of high school language with a passing Regents score (passing = 65). The College Core Curriculum foreign language requirement differs from the certification requirement and must be satisfied for degree conferral.

Acceptance into student teaching is contingent upon: (1) completion of all course work for the major before the student-teaching semester; (2) an overall minimum GPA of 2.75; and, (3) a satisfactory personal interview with English-Adolescence Education faculty. Candidates who will be ineligible to student teach will not be permitted to enroll in ENGL 450 or EDU 419.

Program Outline:

1. 24 credit hours from the following core courses:

1. Required Core:

Plus five courses as follows (15 credit hours):
Literary period course (3)
Major author course (3)
Three English Electives (9)
Students are encouraged to take no more than 6 elective credit hours at the 200-level.

2. Portfolio Completion

2. The following English Pedagogy courses (17 credit hours):
   
   Candidates in the English-Adolescence Education program may count the following courses as part of the 75 credit hours outside their major discipline: ENGL 250, ENGL 355, ENGL 356, ENGL 357, ENGL 450.

3. The following education and health courses (28 credit hours):

Note: New York State Regents’ revisions of programs in Adolescence Education may result in changes in the above requirements, and these changes may affect current as well as future English-Adolescence Education majors.