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Adolescence Education: English (7-12) (Dual Major) [AEN_ENG]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

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Program
Award
Adolescence Education: English (7-12) (Dual Major) [AEN_ENG]
Catalog edition
2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Return to: Academic Programs The Adolescence Education: English (AEN) leads to New York state certification to teach English in grades 7-12 and a BA in English. The bachelor of arts requires proficiency in a foreign language. Student Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to: Demonstrate different strategies of interpretation, applying critical and theoretical terms, concepts, and methods in relation to a variety of textual forms and other media. Engage with the work of other critics and writers, collecting, evaluating, and citing such sources effectively. Construct a sustained and persuasive interpretive or analytical scholarly argument. Demonstrate knowledge of English language arts subject matter content that includes literature and multimedia texts as well as knowledge of the nature of adolescents as readers. Demonstrate knowledge of English language arts subject matter content that specifically includes language and writing as well as knowledge of adolescents as language users. Plan instruction and design assessments for reading and the study of literature to promote learning for all students. Plan instruction and design assessments for composing texts (i.e. oral, written, and visual) to promote learning for all students. Plan, implement, assess, and reflect on research-based instruction that increases motivation and active student engagement, builds sustained learning of English language arts, and responds to diverse students’ context-based needs. Demonstrate knowledge of how theories and research about social justice, diversity, equity, student identities, and schools as institutions can enhance students’ opportunities to learn in English Language Arts. Be prepared to interact knowledgeably with students, families, and colleagues based on social needs and institutional roles, engage in leadership and/or collaborative roles in English Language Arts professional learning communities, and actively develop as professional educators. Develop the ability to read young adult literature for its emotional content and produce reading strategies that assist their future students in discerning and responding to the affective dimension of a text.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_509e4a69
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

0 items

    A. Required Content Courses: 24-25 credit hours

    11 items
    1. ENG 290
      Introduction to Literary Study (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ENG 302
      Research Methods in Literary Study (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ENG 374
      Literature for Adolescence (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. ENG 380
      Literary and Cultural Theory (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ENG 407
      Study of English Language (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. ENG 433
      Shakespeare (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. PWR 210
      Digital Writing with Data (4 cr. hr.) or
      Not resolved to a course
    8. PWR 375
      Digital Storytelling (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. PWR 212
      Writing Fiction (3 cr. hr.) or
      Not resolved to a course
    10. PWR 213
      Writing Poetry (3 cr. hr.) or
      Not resolved to a course
    11. PWR 315
      Writing Creative Non-Fiction (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    ENG Distribution Areas: 18 credit hours

    0 items

      British Literature Electives

      13 items
      1. ENG 355
        Major Figures in British Literature to 1780 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ENG 356
        Major Figures in British Literature 1780-Present (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENG 431
        Arthurian Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ENG 432
        Topics in Medieval Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ENG 436
        Medieval England: There and Back Again (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. ENG 438
        Seventeenth-Century Poetry and Prose (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. ENG 440
        Eighteenth-Century British Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. ENG 441
        The Age of Sensibility (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. ENG 442
        Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. ENG 445
        The Romantic Age (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. ENG 455
        The English Novel to 1900 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. ENG 470
        Modern British Poetry (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      13. ENG 471
        The Modern English Novel (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      American Literature Electives

      12 items
      1. ENG 325
        American Literature Before 1900 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ENG 326
        American Literature Since 1900 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENG 352
        Early African-American Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ENG 417
        American Literature 1820-1865 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ENG 418
        American Literature 1865-1914 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. ENG 419
        American Literature 1914-1945 (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. ENG 421
        Topics in African American Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. ENG 422
        American Women Writers (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. ENG 423
        Post-1945 American Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. ENG 425
        African-American Women Writers (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. ENG 428
        Topics in American Indian Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. ENG 475
        American Multicultural Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Global and Multicultural Literature Electives

      7 items
      1. ENG 352
        Early African-American Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ENG 411
        World Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENG 421
        Topics in African American Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ENG 422
        American Women Writers (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ENG 425
        African-American Women Writers (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. ENG 428
        Topics in American Indian Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. ENG 475
        American Multicultural Literature (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      B. Required Professional Courses: 43 credit hours

      18 items
      1. Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (CARR) workshop (no credit)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) workshop (no credit)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) workshop (no credit)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. AED 308
        Grammar and the Writing Process (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. AED 341
        Introduction to English Language Arts (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. AED 376
        Student Teaching in English in the Middle School (6 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. AED 377
        Student Teaching in English in the High School (6 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. AED 378
        Student Teaching Colloquia (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. AED 408
        Teaching Writing in Secondary Schools (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. AED 415
        Participant-Observer Experience (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. AED 441
        Methods of Teaching Literature and Critical Literacy (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. EDU 471
        Foundations of Modern Education (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      13. ESL 402
        Teaching English as a Second Language in the Content Area (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      14. ESL 406
        Educating English Language Learners (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      15. HLH 199
        Critical School Health Issues (2 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      16. PSY 101
        Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      17. PSY 232
        Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      18. SPE 275
        Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Classrooms (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      C. AEN Coding Policy

      5 items
      1. All but six or seven of the required ENG/PWR courses
        Not resolved to a course
      2. All but one or two GE courses
        Not resolved to a course
      3. The world language requirement
        Not resolved to a course
      4. PSY 101
        and PSY 232
        Not resolved to a course
      5. HLH 199
        Not resolved to a course

      D 100 Hours Early/Pre-Student Teaching Fieldwork Policy

      3 items
      1. AED 341
        Introduction to English Language Arts (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. AED 408
        Teaching Writing in Secondary Schools (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. AED 415
        Participant-Observer Experience (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      E. Student Teaching Policy

      2 items
      1. All but three required ENG/PWR courses.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. PSY 101; PSY 232; HLH 199; AED 308, 408, 341, 415, 441 and the three workshops listed in section B.
        Not resolved to a course

      F. Departmental Policy on Retaking Required Courses

      0 items

        Example of the B.A. in Adolescences Education: English (7-12) and English over four years

        0 items

          First Year Fall

          3 items
          1. CPN 100
            As published: “Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)”
          2. COR 101
            The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. World language (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          First Year Spring

          4 items
          1. CPN 101
            Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. ENG 290
            Introduction to Literary Study (3 cr. hr.) (GEHU)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. PSY 101
            Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.) (GESS)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. World language (3 cr. hr.) GE course (4 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          Second Year Fall

          4 items
          1. ENG 380
            Literary and Cultural Theory (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. ENG 374
            Literature for Adolescence (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. PWR 212
            Writing Fiction (3 cr. hr.) (GEAR)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. World language (3 cr. hr.) ENG 200-level elective (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          Second Year Spring

          4 items
          1. ENG 302
            Research Methods in Literary Study (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. PWR 210
            Digital Writing with Data (4 cr. hr.) (GEST; Career Paths)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. HLH 199
            Critical School Health Issues (2 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. World language (3 cr. hr.) ENG 300/400 level elective (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          Third Year Fall

          5 items
          1. AED 308
            Grammar and the Writing Process (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. AED 341
            Introduction to English Language Arts (3 cr. hr.) (30 observation hours)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. ENG 407
            Study of English Language (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. ENG 433
            Shakespeare (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          5. PSY 232
            Adolescent Psychology (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          Third Year Spring

          6 items
          1. AED 408
            Teaching Writing in Secondary Schools (3 cr. hr.) (30 observation hours)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. AED 415
            Participant-Observer Experience (1 cr. hr.) (40 observation hours)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. AED 441
            Methods of Teaching Literature and Critical Literacy (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          4. ESL 402
            Teaching English as a Second Language in the Content Area (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          5. SPE 275
            Teaching Students with Disabilities in Adolescence Classrooms (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          6. ENG course at the 400-level to fulfill the American Literature distribution requirement (3 cr. hr.) Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting workshop (CARR) Safe Schools Against Violence in Education workshop (SAVE) Dignity for All Students Act workshop (DASA)
            Not resolved to a course

          Fourth Year Fall

          2 items
          1. EDU 471
            Foundations of Modern Education (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. ENG 400
            level course to fulfill British Literature distribution requirement (3 cr. hr.) ENG 300/400 level course to fulfill Multicultural/Global Literature distribution requirement (3 cr. hr.) ENG 300/400 level course to fulfill ENG major requirement (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course

          Fourth Year Spring

          3 items
          1. AED 376
            Student Teaching in English in the Middle School (6 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          2. AED 377
            Student Teaching in English in the High School (6 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          3. AED 378
            Student Teaching Colloquia (1 cr. hr.)
            Not resolved to a course
          Source. State University of New York at Cortland, catalog 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.cortland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=51&poid=9150&returnto=7255. Captured page pages/0254.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.