Teaching English in the Secondary Schools
Middle/Junior High and Senior High (TESS) Emphasis
Students
who complete an M.A. with a Major in English may be recommended by UNI
for Iowa postsecondary licensure by completing Professional Core B —
170:230;
170:250;
170:256; and
620:297.
Iowa teacher licensure also requires a human relations component which,
if not already completed, may be satisfied by
280:170.
Available on the non-thesis option only
Teacher Licensure is a prerequisite for completing the Program Approval
process for this emphasis. Also prerequisite is the following undergraduate
course work: one course in TESOL/Applied Linguistics; one course in advanced
writing; two courses in British literature; one course in American literature;
one course in modern or ethnic literature; one course in young adult literature;
one course in the teaching of writing; and
620:190.
No more than 3 hours of prerequisite courses can be applied to the
minimum hours required for this emphasis. Further deficiencies must be
made up in addition to the required courses listed below. Students who
have not taken all the prerequisite work should consult at once with the
English Graduate Coordinator in order to plan appropriate course work.
Required:
: 33 hours
*Students who have not completed
280:138 in English
are required to take
620:297 for 1 hour. A
student who has completed any of the required courses at the undergraduate
level may elect other departmental graduate level courses to complete
the required minimum total of 33 hours.
College of Education,
University of Northern Iowa
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