English Teaching Minor

New Student Admission Requirements

• Students must be enrolled in a secondary teaching major; the major cannot be English.

Transfer Student Admission Requirements

• Students must be enrolled in a secondary teaching major; the major cannot be English.

Minor Courses - 12 Credits Required

These courses are used to calculate the minor 3.00 GPA requirement.

• ENGL 260 - Introduction - English Studies Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 301 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 302 - Grammar and Writing Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 418 - Teach ELA for Middle School and High School Credit Hours: 3

English and American Literary Perspectives - 3 Credits Required

These courses are used to calculate the minor 3.00 GPA requirement.

• Choose 1 of 3

• LITR 311 - Early American Literature Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 312 - Modern American Literature Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 351 - Early British Literature Credit Hours: 3

Diverse Perspectives - 3 Credits Required

These courses are used to calculate the minor 3.00 GPA requirement.

• Choose 1 of 4

• LITR 202 - Black Literature Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 203 - Intro-African Literature Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 204 - Native American Literature Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 241 - Intro to World Short Fiction Credit Hours: 3

Electives - 6 Credits Required

These courses are used to calculate the minor 3.00 GPA requirement.

• Choose 2 of 12

• LITR 311 - Early American Literature Credit Hours: 3  (If Not Taken in the English and American Literary Perspectives Section)
• LITR 312 - Modern American Literature Credit Hours: 3  (If Not Taken in the English and American Literary Perspectives Section)
• LITR 323 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 327 - Young Adult Literature Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 351 - Early British Literature Credit Hours: 3  (If Not Taken in the English and American Literary Perspectives Section)
• LITR 352 - Modern British Literature Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 371 - Topics in Women's Literature Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 380 - History of Rhetoric - Style Credit Hours: 3
• LITR 380 - World Folk Literature Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 382 - Rhetorical Genre & Lit Studies Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 413 - Literacy Issues and Conflicts Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 415 - Theory and Prac of Rhet-Comp Credit Hours: 3

Secondary Education Major

One secondary education major is required; must not be the same as secondary education minor.

The following is a list of current secondary education major choices:

• Biology (BIED)
• Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology (BMMT)
• Chemistry (CHED)
• Geography (GEOG)
• History (HISE)
• Mathematics (MAED)
• Political Science (POSC)
• Social Studies (SSED)

Notes

• Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
• Ferris State University's University Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO) and Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) policies will not apply to this program due to programmatic requirements.
• Students who enroll in this minor will need to earn a grade of B or higher in ENGL 150 and ENGL 250 in their major.
• Credit Variance - Credits required may vary based on course placement, prerequisites, etc. If you have questions, contact your advisor.