Adolescence Education: English - Multi-Award B.A./M.A Degree Sample Degree Map

The B.A./M.A. in English Adolescence Education multi-award program allows you to earn both your B.A. and M.A. in English Adolescence Education in 5 years, rather than the 6 years required for traditional B.A. and M.A. programs. This program offers a solid content background in English, a wide range of courses focused on teaching secondary English, over 100 hours of field experiences in secondary schools, and a graduate-level student teaching experience. This multi-award degree will also save you time and money, including a year of graduate tuition and other related expenses. The program leads to initial 7-12 certification and eligibility for professional certification (after meeting New York State requirements for classroom teaching experience following completion of the program). Upon graduation from this clinically-rich combined B.A./M.A., you will be fully prepared to teach in the secondary schools.

The State University of New York at Fredonia is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four-year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major, the Fredonia Foundations (FF), and other supporting courses. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. If you are committed to completing your degree in four years, we encourage you to consider signing up for the Fredonia in 4 program. For complete information about this degree program, please consult the university catalog at www.fredonia.edu/catalog

Sample Degree Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
ENGL 100 Craft of Writing 3
ENGL 106 Introduction to Literary Studies 3
ENGL 296 American Identities (Lit & Identities) 3
ENED 250 Literacy & Technology 3
FF Course 3
 
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Credits
ENED 101 Intro to Eng Adol Ed (Field Experience) 1
ENGL 204 Survey of British Literature 3
ENGL 213 Texts and Contexts 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
ENGL 206 Survey of American Literature 3
ENED 355 Adolescent Literature (Genres) 3
EDU 250 Intro to the Exceptional Learner 3
EDU 251 Practicum in Inclusive Ed II 1
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course Credits
ENED 201 Engaged Teaching 1
ENGL 211 World Poetry (World Lit) 3
EDU 224 Adolescent Development 3
ENGL or WRTG Elective 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 16

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
WRTG 367 Advanced Composition 3
ENED 357 Literacy, Language, Learning Theory 3
EDU 349 Educational Psychology 3
ENGL or WRTG Elective 3
General Elective 3
 
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Credits
ENED 301 Reflective Teaching (Field Experience) 1
ENED 356 Teaching Writing in Secondary Schools 3
ENGL 373 Grammar for Everyone 3
EDU 303 SAVE/DASA/Fire & Arson 1
EDU 304 Safe Schools & Healthy Students 1
General Elective 3
TOTAL 12

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
ENGL 341 Harlem Renaissance (Literary History II) 3
ENED 413 Teaching Shakespeare 3
ENED 555 Topics in Teaching Writing 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Credits
ENED 530 Topics in Teaching Language 3
ENED 535 Topics in Teaching Diversity 3
ENGL/ENED Graduate Elective 3
General Elective 3
 
TOTAL 12

Fifth Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
ENED 560 Seminar for Teaching of English 3
ENED 561 Methods for English Education (Field Experience) 3
ENGL/ENED Graduate Elective 3
ENGL xxx Graduate Literature Elective 3
TOTAL 12

Spring Semester

Course Credits
ENED 697 Student Teaching in the Secondary School: High School 6
ENED 698 Student Teaching in the Secondary School: Middle School 6
ENED 452 Inquiries in Student Teaching 3
TOTAL 15

GRAND TOTAL: 144

This Sample Degree Map is based on the requirements published in the University Catalog.

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