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English with Teacher Certification - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

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Lamar University's Bachelor of Arts in English with a teaching certification is for students wanting to teach English and/or literature in grades 7-12. This degree plan is similar to the B.A. in English program except that education coursework is introduced in the student's third and fourth year to prepare them to be a professional educator.

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______ ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 ______
Creative Arts 3 ______ History 3 ______
History 3 ______ MATH 1333 Contemporary Mathematics II 3 ______
Social and Behavioral Science 3 ______ Life/Physical Science 3 ______
Life/Physical Science 3 ______ Component Area 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
Language, Philosophy, Culture 3 ______ POLS 2302 Intro/American Government II 3 ______
POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______ ENGL 3326 Advanced Expository Writing 3 ______
DSDE/SPAN/FREN Beginning I 3 ______ EDUC 2310 Introduction to Teacher Education 3 ______
PHIL 1370
or PHIL 2306
Philosophy of Knowledge
or Ethics
 3 ______ DSDE/SPAN/FREN Beginning 2 3 ______
Academic Elective 3 ______ Academic Elective 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
EDUC 3300 Human Development and Learning 3 ______ British/World/American Literature 3 ______
Advanced ENGL Elective 3 ______ DSDE/SPAN/FREN Intermediate 2 3 ______
DSDE/SPAN/FREN Intermediate 1 3 ______ Advanced ENGL Elective 3 ______
British/World/American Literature 3 ______ Academic Elective 3 ______
Advanced Elective 3 ______ READ 3326 Content Area Reading 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
EDUC 3380 Secondary Curriculum and Methodology 3 ______ EDUC 4620 Clinical Teaching 6 ______
EDUC 4380 Secondary Methodology and Classroom Mgmt 3 ______ Advanced ENGL Elective 6 ______
Advanced ENGL Elective 6 ______ ENGL/PHIL/HIST Advanced Elective 3 ______
British/World/American Literature 3 ______ ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______