The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Two Year Plan: English (BA), Pre-MAE Secondary/English Education
The following plan is possible on the presumption that an incoming student has an Associate of Arts (AA) degree and has completed the equivalent to STAT 190 (Basic Statistics) prior to enrolling at Truman State University.
FALL - Semester 1
- ENG 216: New Majors Seminar (1 cr)
- “Common Experiences” course (3 cr)
- ENG 209: WE/Dialogues w/ Literature (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/Junior Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 cr) (or Spring Semester 2)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
SPRING - Semester 2
- ENG 416: Young Adult Literature (4 cr)
- LING 238: Introduction to Linguistics (3 cr)
- ED 388: Exploratory Field Experiences (1 cr)
- ED 389: WE/Foundations of Education (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/Junior Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 cr) (or Fall Semester 1)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
FALL - Semester 3
- “Geographical & Historical Contexts” course: ENG 226: World Literatures: Topics OR ENG 246: British Literatures: Topics OR ENG 266: American Literatures: Topics (3 cr)
- “Electives” course (1-4 cr)
- CRWT 204: WE/Creative Writing (3 cr)
- LING 250: English Linguistics for the Classroom (3 cr)
- Intermediate Foreign Language I (3 cr)
SPRING - Semester 4
- “Geographical & Historical Contexts” course: ENG 226: World Literatures: Topics OR ENG 246: British Literatures: Topics OR ENG 266: American Literatures: Topics (3 cr)
- “Diverse Perspectives” course (4 cr)
- ED 393: Clinical Experiences in Teaching (3 cr)
- ED 394: Experiences in Classroom Teaching (1 cr) (must be taken with same professor as ED 393)
- Intermediate Foreign Language II (3 cr)
FALL - Semester 5
- One "Writing Workshop" for pre-MAE certification: CRWT 407: WE/Writing Workshop: Fiction (4 cr) OR CRWT 408: WE/Writing Workshop: Poetry (4 cr) OR CRWT 409: WE/Writing Workshop: Nonfiction (4 cr) OR CRWT 411: WE/Writing Workshop: Screenwriting (4 cr)
- “Genres, Forms, & Audiences” course (3-4)
ENG 498: WE/Senior English Capstone (taken fall or spring of senior year)
- ED 593: Psychological Foundations of Education
NOTES:
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- The ENG (BA) is extremely flexible; the plan above is intended to illustrate a typical distribution of courses from various areas of the program.
- If pursuing MAE in English, ED 388/389, ED 393/394, and ED 593 should be taken in order; 388/389 should be taken in same semester; and 393/394 must be taken with same professor in same semester
- Students interested in the MAE should check ED catalog pages for certification requirements (ex., ENG 190 and STAT 190 is required for secondary English certification)
- Only grades of “C” and above are accepted toward the English degree.
- Up to 8 combined credits of practical application courses may count toward the BA English major. These courses included ENG 327 and CRWT/ENG/LING 451 & 452.
- Coursework for the English major is divided into the following:
- Part I: Common Experiences - three courses, 8 credit hours;
- Part II: Guided Exploration - three courses, one from each of three areas, 9-12 credit hours;
- Part III: Electives - additional 14-17 hours of approved coursework to total a minimum of 34 credits, a minimum of 20 credits must be at the 300-level or above.
- Ofstad Visiting Scholar courses may count toward the degree program — details will be included in open course lists
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.