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Language Arts Major - Elementary
PLEASE NOTE: Requirements for the Language Arts major and minor are currently under State review.
Language Arts Major - Elementary
Certification/Endorsement Code: BX
Michigan Subject Areas Test Code: 090
Programs: Elementary – Major
At least 18 credits of the Language Arts major must be taken at Aquinas College.
- A grade C or higher is required for all courses required for Teacher Certification.
Language Arts Elementary courses (36 credit hours)
- CN101 Introduction to Communication (3) SS1/SS2
- EH115 Understanding and Appreciating Literature (3) AT
- EH205 Advanced Composition (3) AP, WI or EH265 Writing Center Theory & Practice (3) AP, WI
- EH230 Modern Grammar (3)
- EN322/EN622 Emergent Literacy (3)
- EN/EH382/EN682 Teaching Children’s Literature (3)
- EN/EH388/588 Young Adult Literature (3)
- EN/EH400/EN500 Teaching Writing (3) WI
- EN443/EN543 Literacy for Diverse Learners (3)
- EN454/EN554 Content Area Literacy (3)
- EN463 Reading Practicum (3)
- EN476/EN576 Second Language Acquisition & Teaching (3)