2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Teacher Education Licensure Program Language Arts Education — Integrated — Bachelor of Arts The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in integrated language arts education prepares students to teach language arts in public and Christian schools in grades seven–12. Students who complete this curriculum will be licensed by the state of Ohio and the Association of Christian Schools International. For additional information about teaching in other states, see the School of Education and Social Work section of this catalog. Specific information regarding admission to the Teacher Education program is located in the School of Education and Social Work section of this catalog under Teacher Education Program Admission Requirements and Teacher Education Program Retention and Completion Requirements. Course requirements involve 52 professional content semester hours in integrated language arts and 44 teacher education semester hours including: Language Arts Professional Content.......................................52 CWRT-2220 Introduction to Creative Writing.............................3 ENG-2070 Fundamentals of English Grammar.........................3 ENG-2230 Advanced Composition...........................................3 ENG-3060 History of the English Language.............................3 ENG-3070 English Grammar....................................................3 ENG-3180 Visual Rhetoric........................................................2 ENG-3200 Practicum in Writing Instruction...............................2 LIT-1990 First-Year Seminar......................................................3 LIT-2090 Literary Analysis.........................................................3 LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature to 1900.......................3 LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800............................3 LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present.......3 LIT-3100 Contemporary Young Adult Literature......................... 3 LIT-3350 Shakespeare..............................................................3 LIT-3400 Contemporary Studies in World Literature.................3 LIT-3440 Multiethnic American Literature..................................3 3XXX or 4XXX LIT, ENG, CWRT, or LING Electives.................6 Teacher Education ....................................................................44 Teacher Education Program Prerequisites.........................14 EDSP-2100 Exceptionalities and Behavior.........................2 EDUC-1000 The Education Profession...............................2 EDUC-2050 Teaching Diverse Learners.............................2 EDUC-2100 e-Learning for Educators................................3 EDUC-2300 Assessment and Differentiation......................2 EDUC-2500 Educational Psychology.................................3 Professional Program Requirements..................................30 EDSE-3000 Principles of Teaching AYA Learners..............4 EDSE-4450 Adolescent/Young Adult Field Experience......2 EDSP-4250 Communication, Collaboration and Inclusion.2 EDUC-3100 Philosophical Foundations of Education........3 EDUC-3200 Faith and Learning Alignment (4–12).............1 EDUC-4000 Reading and Writing in the Disciplines: AYA and Multi-Age.......................................3 LIT-4100 Studies in Integrated Language Arts....................3 Capstone: EDSE-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar: AYA............12 Language Arts Education Integrated Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements..........................................................0–4 Other General Education Requirements................................45–53 Language Arts Integrated Professional Content...........................52 Teacher Education Professional Requirements............................44 Total (minimum, not including proficiency)...........................141 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Language Arts Education — Integrated First Year: BTGE-1725 The Bible and the Gospel...............................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 EDUC-1000 The Education Profession..............................................2 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 ENG-2070 Fundamentals of English Grammar.................................3 GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology.....................................................3.5 GMTH-1010 Introduction to Mathematics...........................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 LIT-1990 First-Year Seminar...............................................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and Healthy Living..................................2 Social Science Elective/Global Awareness........................................3 Total.............................................................................................. 34.5 Second Year: BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 EDSP-2100 Exceptionalities and Behavior........................................2 EDUC-2050 Teaching Diverse Learners............................................2 EDUC-2100 e-Learning for Educators...............................................3 EDUC-2300 Assessment and Differentiation.....................................2 EDUC-2500 Education Psychology...................................................3 ENG-3070 English Grammar.............................................................3 ENG-3180 Visual Rhetoric.................................................................2 LIT-2090 Literary Analysis..................................................................3 LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature to 1900................................3 LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800.....................................3 LIT-3400 Contemporary Studies in World Literature..........................3 Total................................................................................................. 35 Third Year: BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 CWRT-2220 Introduction to Creative Writing......................................3 EDSE-3000 Principles of Teaching AYA Learners..............................4 EDUC-3200 Faith and Learning Alignment (4–12).............................1 ENG-2230 Advanced Composition....................................................3 ENG-3060 History of the English Language......................................3 LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present................3 LIT-3100 Contemporary Young Adult Literature..................................3 LIT-3350 Shakespeare.......................................................................3 LIT-3440 Multiethnic American Literature...........................................3 LIT-4100 Studies in Integrated Language Arts...................................3 History Elective..................................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 35 Fourth Year: BTGE-3765 Theology II.....................................................................3 EDSE-4450 Adolescent/Young Adult Field Experience......................2 EDSE-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar: AYA............................12 EDSP-4250 Communication, Collaboration, and Inclusion................2 EDUC-3100 Philosophical Foundations of Education........................3 EDUC-4000 Reading and Writing in Disciplines: AYA and Multi-Age.................................................................................3 ENG-3200 Practicum in Writing Instruction........................................2 3XXX or 4XXX CWRT, ENG, LIT, or LING Electives..........................6 Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5 Total.............................................................................................. 36.5 Page 60 2025–26 Undergraduate Academic Catalog School of Arts and Humanities English, Literature, and Modern Languages

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