While pursuing a certificate in English students will demonstrate a familiarity with English and American literature and articulate the connections of a literary tradition across space/time.  They will also identify and employ principles of rhetoric and rhetorical analysis and demonstrate an understanding of the English language as a linguistic system in terms of its structure, usage, and/or development.

Student Learning Outcomes for the English Certificate

Students will:

•  Demonstrate a familiarity with English and American literature
•  Articulate the connections of a literary tradition across space/time
•  Identify and employ principles of rhetoric and rhetorical analysis
•  Demonstrate an understanding of the English language as a linguistic system in terms of its structure, usage, and/or development.

Curriculum

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
American Literature
ENG 3410	American Literature: Beginnings to 1865	3
or ENG 3420	American Literature: 1865 to Present
British Literature
ENG 3440	British Literature: Beginnings to Early 1700s	3
or ENG 3450	British Literature: Late 1700s to Present
Literary Traditions - Choose One
ENG 3000	Adolescent Literature	3
or ENG 3480	Late World Literature
or ENG 3550	Modern Fiction & the Tradition
or ENG 3570	Modern Drama & the Tradition
or ENG 4650	Shakespeare
or ENG 3800	Major Authors
or ENG 3860	Special Topics in Literature
Rhetoric and Expression - Choose One
ENG 2450	Art of the Personal Essay	3
or ENG 3050	English Grammar and Usage
or ENG 3500	Classical & Modern Rhetoric
Language and Grammar
ENG 3050	English Grammar and Usage	3
or ENG 3650	History of the English Language
Total Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Additional Recommendations - ENG prefix classes count toward 18cr Minor
ENG 2510	Practicum in Writing Consultation	3
ENG 4750	Literary Criticism	3
ED 2252	Best Practices in Engaging Adolescents in Literacy	3