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The English Subject Matter option is designed for prospective secondary school English teachers and is a California Commission on Teacher Credentialing-approved subject matter program. Students receive a B.A. in English and a lifelong single-subject competency verification by completing the approved coursework with no grade below a 鈥淐,鈥� maintaining a GPA of 2.99 or better, and completing an online grammar diagnostic. In compliance with state requirements, students also must complete the Subject Matter Exit Interview, the English department鈥檚 exit evaluation of single-subject competence and 20 hours of daytime Early Field Experience in schools.

To be eligible for the credential program in the College of Education, students also must pass the CBEST and complete 45 hours of classroom observation at a school site. The 20 hours of Early Field Experience required for subject matter competency double counts for this credential program requirement. Upon completion of coursework adhering to the above requirements and successful completion of the English Subject Matter Exit Interview, students are eligible to enter a traditional credential program in the College of Education. For further information about the single-subject credential in English, consult the听.

The English Subject Matter option combines a 36-unit core with a specified emphasis of 12 units in one of seven Extended Study areas. Students should consult with the Subject Matter advisor before they achieve their junior standing to review their coursework and to choose an emphasis. Transfer students also should see the Subject Matter advisor as soon as possible for academic advising. Transfer students should review the lower division GE courses required for this option.

For further information, contact:

English Subject Matter Adviser
Email:听dorothy.g.clark@csun.edu
Phone: 818-677-7225

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree

In pursuing their major students are encouraged to follow one of our .

A) CORE PROGRAM (45 units)

Lower Division Required Courses (12 units)

Select one course from the following:

Upper Division Required Courses (33 units)

A. Take all seven of the following:

B. Shakespeare (3 units)

Select one听course from the following:

C. Literatures of Cultural Diversity (3 units)

Select one course from the following:

• ENGL 433 Women Authors (3)

D. Linguistics and Language Study (6 units)

Take the following:

Select one听course from the following:

• ENGL 400 History of the English Language (3)

Note: If a student鈥檚 Extended Study emphasis is Linguistics and Diversity, the student must choose either ENGL 302 or 405 for this category.
ENGL 400 may not be double counted here and in the Extended Study emphasis.

Verification of Early Field Experience:
Students must supply verification of completed Early Field Experience.

Verification of Successful Basic Syntax, Grammar and Written Usage Diagnostic:
Students must successfully complete exercises assessing their mechanics and written usage skills.

B) Extended Study (12 Units)

Students must choose one of the following Extended Study emphases for broad perspective and specific focus.

1. Literature
2. Creative Writing
3. Linguistics and Diversity
4. Literatures of Diversity
5. Rhetoric and Composition
6. Communications Studies
7. Theatre
8. Popular Culture

Students should see the English Subject Matter Adviser at the earliest opportunity regarding their choice of Extended Study program.

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1) Literature Extended Study

Students are required to complete both:

• The Core Program (42 units)
• Perspective and Focus in Literature (12 units)

Perspective and Focus in Literature (12 units)

Select 3 units from a British Age course and 3 units from an American Age course. Choose 6 units from the remaining three听categories: Major Authors, Genre courses and Elective courses. Students must choose to concentrate in a particular area or blend areas.

• Choose 1 course听(3 units)听from British Age Courses:听
  • 听English Literature of the Middle Ages
  • 听The English Renaissance
  • ENGL 452 The Early Seventeenth Century
  • 听The Age of Enlightenment
  • 听The Romantic Age
  • 听The Victorian Age
  • 听Modern British Literature
  • 听Contemporary British Literature
  • 听Major British Novelists I: 1700-1815
  • 听Major British Novelists II: 1815-1900
  • 听Major British Novelists III: 1900 to the Present
• Choose 1 course听(3 units)听from American Age Courses:听
  • 听American Literature: 1607-1860
  • 听American Literature: 1860-1912
  • 听American Literature: 1912-1945
  • 听Contemporary American Literature
  • 听Major American Novelists I: The Nineteenth Century
  • 听Major American Novelists II: The Twentieth Century
• Choose 2 courses (6 units) from:
  • Major Author Courses
    • 听Chaucer
    • 听Milton
    • 听(as appropriate) Major Author(s)
  • Genre Courses
    • ENGL 418 English Drama to 1642
    • 听English Drama 1660-1880
    • ENGL 423 The Greek and Roman Epic in Translation
    • ENGL 424 Drama of Greece and Rome
    • ENGL 426 Drama from 1660 to Ibsen
    • 听Drama from Ibsen to the Present
    • 听Children's Literature
    • ENGL 430 Literature for Adolescents
    • ENGL 463A Modern Poetry
    • 听Contemporary Poetry
  • Electives
    • * History of African-American Writing
    • 听Literature and Film
    • 听Studies in Popular Culture
    • * North American Indian Literature
    • 听The English Bible as Literature
    • ENGL 363 Studies in Poetry
    • * Gay Male Writers
    • * Lesbian Writers
    • 听Science Fiction
    • * Issues in Jewish-American Writing
    • ENGL 372 Eroticism in Literature
    • 听Experimental Courses in English
    • * Images of Women in Literature
    • ENGL 433* Women Authors
    • * 19th-Century Women Novelists
    • ENGL 480 Greek and Roman Literature in Translation
    • ENGL 483 European Literature: Modern Times
    • ENGL 485 Major Russian Writers
    • ENGL 486 Germanic Literature in Translation
    • * Latino/a Literatures of the Americas
    • ENGL 488 Major European Novelists I: Laclos to Zola
    • ENGL 489 Major European Novelists II: Proust to Camus
    • 听(excluding ENGL 495ESM) Senior Seminar in Literature
    • 听Experimental Courses in English
    • 听Independent Study

*Because a Literatures of Cultural Diversity course is part of the core requirements, students cannot double count that class. Students must take courses not included as part of the core requirement.

2) The Creative Writing Extended Study

Students are required to complete both:

• The Core Program (42 units)
• Perspective and Focus in Creative Writing (12 units)

Perspective and Focus (12 units)

• All students must take:
  • 听Creative Writing (3 units)
• Select 1 course (3 units) from:
  • 听Narrative Writing
  • 听Verse Writing
  • 听Playwriting
• Select 1 course (3 units) from:
  • 听Advanced Narrative Writing
  • 听Advanced Verse Writing
  • 听Advanced Dramatic Writing
  • 听Selected Topics in Creative Writing
• Select 1 course (3 units) from:
  • 听Theories of Poetry
  • 听Theories of Fiction

3) Linguistics and Diversity Extended Study

Students are required to complete both:

• The Core Program (42 units)
• Perspective and Focus in Linguistics and Diversity (12 units)

Perspective and Focus (12 Units)

All students selecting the Linguistics and Diversity Extended Study will take:

Students will then select one course from each of the following three categories:

• Category I (3 units)

  • ENGL 400 History of the English Language (3)**
  • LING 447 Bilingualism in the U.S. (3)

• Category II (3 units)

  • **

• Category III (3 units)

**If not selected for the Linguistics and Language Study topic in the Core Program.

Note: Because of the recent expansion of the Linguistics and Diversity Extended Study for the English Subject Matter Option, it is now very easy for students to听.

4) The Literatures of Diversity Extended Study

Students are required to complete both:

• The Core Program (42 units)
• Perspective and Focus in Diverse Literatures (12 units)

Perspective and Focus (12 Units)

• Students may either focus their 12 units by choosing from one of the subject categories listed below or combine courses adding up to 12 units from any of the subject categories listed below.
• Because a Literature of Cultural Diversity course is part of the core requirements, students cannot double count that class. Students must take courses not included as part of the core requirement.

Students may choose no more than one lower division course听from those listed:

• Asian American Literature

  • AAS 325A Asian American Creative Studies Workshop: Literary Arts (3)

• Pan African Studies

  • AFRS 345 African-American Autobiography (3)
  • AFRS 447 African-American Theater (3)

• Chicana/o Studies

  • CHS 132 Chicana/o Poetry (3)

• Armenian Literature

  • ARMN 315 Masterpieces of Armenian Literature (3)

• Jewish-American Literature

• Gay/Lesbian Literature

• Women鈥檚 Literature

  • ENGL 433 Women Authors (3)

• American Indian Literature

5) Rhetoric and Composition Extended Study

Students are required to complete both:

• The Core Program (42 units)
• Perspective and Focus (12 Units)

Students may choose four classes from the following list of courses. Please see the Subject Matter advisor for specific information concerning course sequencing.

6) The Communication Studies Extended Study

Students are required to complete both:

• The Core Program (42 units)
• Perspective and Focus in Communication Studies (12 units)

Perspective and Focus (12 Units)

Students should seek advisement from the Communication Studies advisor before choosing their coursework.

Select 12 units from the following courses:

• 听(work with middle school students on public speaking skills)

The Theatre Extended Study

Students are required to complete both:

• The Core Program (42 units)
• Perspective and Focus in Theatre (12 units)

Perspective and Focus (12 Units)

Please see the Subject Matter advisor in Theatre听for specific information concerning course sequencing and requirements for Production Participation, Independent Study and Internship in the Arts:

• TH 315 World Drama (3)

Popular Culture Extended Study

Perspective and Focus (12 Units)

Students must take the three core courses listed and can then choose one course from the list of electives.听听may be taken twice for credit: once as a core course and once as an elective, provided the topics are different.

Select one course from the following electives: