Program Offerings Course Requirements for ESL major
Courses required for various majors provide a sound background and training in such traditional courses as Shakespeare, Renaissance literature, Romantic Era, 19th century American literature, and Chaucer and the English language, giving students substantial historical understanding.
- Five courses in English at the 100-300 level
- Three additional credits in English
- Credits in Anthropology, Sociology and Speech Communication
- Six credits chosen from English, Psychology, Sociology, Speech Communication/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Four courses in English as a Second Language
- Demonstration of English language proficiency by annual testing of English language skills
- Completion of the Second Language Competency
Course Requirements for ESL Endorsement for Teaching
- Two courses in English at the 200 level
- One course in Speech Communication
- One year of a single foreign language
- Five courses in Education at the 200-300 level
- Three courses of English as a Second Language at the 300-400 level
- Completion of one of the majors: Special Education, Elementary Education
- An additional teaching major or endorsement
Graduate Work
Graduates from the Doane College English Department have attended graduate school at such institutions as:
- Yale Divinity
- Harvard University
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Southeast Missouri State University
- University of California-Santa Barbara
- University of Missouri- Columbia
- Emory University
- The Ohio State University
Secondary Education Course Requirements
Teachers are certified for secondary schools when completing a teaching major or endorsement in one of the following areas: art, biology, business principles, chemistry, English, English/language arts, French, German, history, mathematics, music, natural science, physical science, political science, social science, Spanish, speech communication and theatre, and theatre and drama.
Additional requirements include:
- Complete seven courses in Education at the 200-400 level
- Complete the special methods requirement in each of the teaching majors
- Complete the cognate in Information Science and Technology
- Attain a 3.00 GPA in education courses, 2.80 GPA in teaching major, and 2.80 cumulative GPA
- Receive the recommendation of the Teacher Education Committee
- Complete 12 graduate credits in the summer immediately following graduation and prior to certification.
A second teaching major or endorsement is required when majoring in the following: Biology, Business Principles, Chemistry, English, French, German, History, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Spanish, Speech Communication, and Theatre.
A computer science teaching endorsement or coaching endorsement may be added to the teaching majors. See the requirements listed under Information Science and Technology.