English Education

Are you someone who wants to get even more out of your literature degree? Would you like to pass on your love of literature and your understanding of English to high school students? Then an English degree with a Secondary Teacher Certification is the program for you.

This degree offers a one-of-a-kind experience 鈥 one that explores the great works of literature while providing you the teaching skills and classroom experience necessary to make a positive impact in a classroom of your own.

English Education is for you if you consider yourself

Creative and Expressive

 

English Education Program

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Dr. Seretha Williams

What You'll Study

Coursework

With the English degree with Secondary Teaching Certification, you鈥檒l take classes in literature as well as teaching. You鈥檒l also have a semester of student teaching under the supervision of a master teacher to make sure you have the classroom experience you need to make be successful.

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Experience-based Education

Outside the Classroom

A full semester of student teaching provides important experience to make the transition from student to teacher a smooth one.

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Events like the annual African-American Read-In and the Sand Hills Writers Series draw public participation and outside guests.

Your Future

Career Options

Graduates with an English degree with Secondary Teacher Certification are qualified to teach English to high school students.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for high school teachers is $61,820 per year.

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A semester of student teaching under the mentorship of a master teacher makes sure students have the experience they need when they start out in the workforce.

Internships and dynamic extracurricular opportunities ensure students have a broad range of experiences.

Research by faculty and students contributes to the wider community of scholarship.

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