English Teaching (Minor)

Licensure: This program meets the educational requirements designed to lead to an occupationally required professional license or certificate in the state of Utah. Students pursuing occupations requiring a license or certificate in a state other than Utah should contact the appropriate BYU academic advisement center as well as the licensing agency in the state where they intend to work to seek information and guidance regarding licensure and certification requirements.

This minor is designed to prepare students to teach in public schools. A teaching minor may only be received by students graduating with a teaching major. In order to graduate with this minor, students are required to complete Utah State Office of Education licensing requirements. For questions about these requirements, contact the Education Advisement Center, 350 MCKB, 801-422-3426.

For students accepted into the major after December 16, 2019, grades below C in any required coursework in a teaching major or teaching minor will not be accepted. Teacher candidates must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher once admitted into the program and to qualify for student teaching. For additional details on admission and retention requirements for teaching majors and teaching minors, see Educator Preparation Program Requirements in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Requirement 1 — Complete 1 Course

Prerequisite course:

course - Ways of Reading 3.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 8 Courses

course - Shakespeare 3.0

course - British Literary History 2 3.0

course - American Literary History 3.0

course - Tchg Grammar & Usage 3.0

course - Tchg English in Secndry Schls 3.0

course - Teaching Literature & Reading 3.0

course - Young Adult Literature 3.0

course - Tchg Composition in Sec Schl 3.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 1 of 3 Courses

ENGL 337R topic must be Short Story, Studies in Nonfiction; Fiction, or Studies in Poetry.

course - Studies in American Literature 3.0

course - Studies in Lit Form and Genre 3.0

course - American Literature after 1800 3.0

Requirement 4 — Complete 1 Course

course - Sec Minor Student Teaching 4.0