LTN
English Major with a Concentration in Teacher Education
The Academic Advisors for this concentration are
Video introduction to this program
The LTN curriculum offers a basic study of English and American literature and the English language while preparing students for a career in secondary education. Satisfactory completion of the current LTN curriculum provides students with licensure to teach in North Carolina.
For students enrolling in Fall 2010 or later, the complete degree requirements for the LTN English major are here.
Students entering in Fall 2009 and before Fall 2010 are governed by 2009 curricular requirements. Students entering the program before Fall 2009 are governed by the 2003 curricular requirements.
Students may choose to satisfy the current (Fall 2010) curriculum instead of these earlier sets of requirements. Please see your advisor to discuss your options.
LTN MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
ENGLISH MAJOR CORE REQUIREMENTS (18 hours)
4. Film
5. Language and Writing (ENG 328)
6. Literacy in the U.S. (ENG 455)
TEACHER EDUCATION CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 hours)
1. Introduction to Literary Study (ENG 260)—3 hrs
2. Applied Criticism (ENG 400)—3 hrs
3. Author/Genre (select from this list, Group 200) –3 hrs
4. Senior Seminar in English (select from this list, Group 202)—3 hrs
5. Literature Elective (select from this list, Group 204)—3 hrs
6. English electives (select from this list, Group 206)—6 hrs
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (30 hours)
ECI 204 Introduction to Teaching 3 hrs
ED 311/312 Assessment 3 hrs
ECI 307 Teaching Writing 3 hrs
ELP 344 School and Society 3 hrs
EDP 304 Educational Psychology 3 hrs
ECI 450 Methods for Teach Eng 3 hrs
ECI 454 Student Teaching 12 hrs
RESTRICTIONS
- Students may take no more than five 200-level courses in the major.
- All courses satisfying Department Requirements, except ENG 350, must be taken for a letter grade.
- Students must earn at least a C- for courses to count towards their major.
- Although some courses are listed in more than one category, no course may satisfy more than one requirement. .
- the minium GPA to graduate is 2.0
- 30 of your last 45 hours must be taken at NC State
- The Associate Head will approve the following courses to satisfy a major requirement only when the content is appropriate to the requirement: ENG 394, ENG 420, ENG 460, ENG 491, ENG 539, FL 495.
For general questions, contact the Coordinator of the Program, Dr. Jason Miller jason_miller@ncsu.edu.
