• Take GEC and CAR Requirements: Aim for 2.75 or higher GPA. Besides the suggested ENG 211 and ENG 212 to meet these, a nonwestern literature class is recommended and encouraged (10th grade English teaching is World Literature). HEA 201 meets GEC requirement, and it is required for state licensure.

• Take ENG 211, 212, and 251

• Spring semester of second year: If possible, take ENG 321W and/or ELC 381.

• Declare major with Director of Undergraduate Studies, Scott Romine, 117 McIver.

• Toward end of 60 hours, sign up for and take PPST/PRAXIS I, and apply to the Teachers Academy with the Director of English Education. Applications, requirements, and criteria are available through the Director of English Education, Dr. Walter Beale, in 20F McIver.

• To prepare for your PRAXIS I exams (reading, writing, and math), use the “Tests at a Glance” on the ETS website and/or use the Praxis I preparation software in the Teaching Resources Center in 249 Ferguson (334-4035).

• If you are working to raise your GPA or if you need to retake the PRAXIS I, understand that you must be accepted by the Teachers Academy no later than 1 June at the end of your junior year in order to take CUI 551 & to be eligible to student teach.

Applications, requirements , and criteria are available through the Director of English Education, Walter Beale, McIver 20F.

Third Year of Four-Year Program (Junior)

Fall Semester
• Take ELC 381: The Institution of Education, if student has not done so

• Take ENG 321W: Linguistics for Teachers, if student has not done so

• Take 300-level literature courses and/or 303W


Spring Semester
• Take ENG 322W: The Teaching of Writing

• Take CUI 545: Diverse Learners

• Take CUI 450: Educational Psychology

• Take 300-level literature courses and/or 303W

• January of third year, apply for student teaching at Teachers Academy (321 Curry).

Fourth Year of Four-Year Program (Senior)

Fall Semester
• Take ENG 322W: The Teaching of Writing, if student has not done so

• Take ENG 303W: Approaches to the Study of Literature, if student has not done so

•Take CUI 535:Literacy in the Content Areas (CUI 470 is now for K-12 programs, not secondary)

• Take CUI 551: English methods course

• Take 300-level literature courses


Spring Semester
• Take CUI 465 student teaching (12 hours)

• During fourth year, sign up for and take PRAXIS II licensure exam.

• During fall of fourth year, attend technology portfolio workshops and Praxis II preparation workshop

• January of fourth year, apply for graduation.

• During spring semester, present advanced technology skills portfolio for assessment.

• During May, conduct program exit interview with the Director of English Education or a Member of the English Education Committee, and apply through the Teachers Academy for Teaching License (321 Curry).

For more information, see the English Education website or the Director of English Education, Walter Beale, Office 20F McIver.  Phone 256-0386. Email whbeale@uncg.edu