INFORMATION FOR RETURNING STUDENTS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION-ENGLISHEquivalencies. Returning students will still be governed by the program requirements in place when they entered. However, because of changes in the curriculum, they will have to make some substitutions, mainly in course numbers, as follows:
Equivalencies Seminar Requirement Opportunities
Requirements in Current Curriculum Equivalents in New Curriculum
ENG 160/Survey Am. Lit ENG 270/Survey Early Am. Lit. ENG 242/Shkspr: Early Wks
or ENG 243/Shkspr: Late WksENG 250/Shakespeare
or ENG 343/Adv.Shakespeare StudiesOne course in Brit. Lit. before 1800
chosen from the following:One course in Brit. Lit. before 1800
chosen from the following:
ENG 241/Eng. Renaissance
ENG 244/Major 18th C. Writers
ENG 341/Eng. Renaissance
ENG 344/18th C. Eng. LiteratureA second Brit. Lit. course chosen
from the following:A second Brit. Lit. course chosen
from the following:
ENG 245/Major Writers Romantic
ENG 246/Major Victorian Writers
ENG 247/Modern British Lit.
ENG 248/Studies in Eng. Novel
ENG 345/Romantic Era
ENG 346/Victorian Lit
ENG 347/Modern British Lit.
ENG 348/English Novel
ENG 249/British Texts and Contexts300-level literature seminar ENG 402/Senior Seminar in Literature All other requirements remain the same. For a list of content area requirements for Secondary Education-English majors who entered before fall, 1999, click here. If you have any questions, contact your advisor or the Humanities Dept. Chair.
Seminar Requirement. Please note that the capstone seminar for Secondary Education-English majors has been moved to the 400 level. The new 300-level literature courses are not seminars and do not satisfy the seminar requirement. As of September 1, 1999, you must take ENG 402 to satisfy the seminar requirement.
New Options and Opportunities for Returning Students. Although returning students are not required to take any courses beyond their current requirements, new options and opportunities are now available to them. Here are some suggestions:
- Students who will be sophomores in 1999-2000 and who did not take ENG 182/Introduction to the Literary Text or one of the special majors-only sections of ENG 100 in 1998-99 should consider taking ENG 181/Literary Analysis and Interpretation in fall, 1999, or spring, 2000, since it will provide valuable preparation for further study. Students who have had ENG 182 or a majors-only ENG 100 section should probably not take ENG 181, since it will be likely to cover some of the same ground.
- Students who have not yet taken a British literature course should take ENG 249/ British Texts and Contexts, since no other British literature course will be available to them without a prerequisite. They should take this course as soon as possible, so they will be able to enroll in British courses that interest them in later semesters.
- For similar reasons, students should satisfy their American survey requirement as soon as possible, preferably in the sophomore year.
- Returning juniors and seniors should consider enrolling in one or more 300-level courses each semester, even though they are not required to take these courses. The 300-level courses are designed for advanced students; they are smaller and more discussion-oriented; and they will be largely majors-only. They will also provide valuable preparation for ENG 402/ Senior Seminar in Literature, which should, of course, be left for the final semester whenever possible.
If you have any questions, contact Pat O’Donnell (ext. 7419) or Dan Gunn (ext. 7422).
Equivalencies Seminar Requirement Opportunities
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