BA: English, English Education Option 2020-2021
Four Year Academic Roadmap
Fall Freshman
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories English ENGL 120 or ENGL 220 or ENGL 250 ENGL 120 - American Literature I ENGL 220 - American Literature II ENGL 250 - British and European Lit 3 Select 1 Major & GE C2 General Education ENGL 102, 105, or 107 Written Communication 3 GE A3 or E General Education Student Choice Mathematics-Quantitative Reasoning 3 GE B4 General Education Student Choice Critical Thinking 3 GE A3 General Education Student Choice Oral Communication 3 GE A1 Total Units
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Milestones
- Attend at least one faculty office hour
- Visit the Writing and Multiliteracy Center
- Locate your degree planner & CARR
Spring Freshman
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories English ENGL 120 or ENGL 220 or ENGL 250 ENGL 120 - American Literature I ENGL 220 - American Literature II ENGL 250 - British and European Lit 3 Select 1 Major & GE C2 General Education Student Choice Select a language 3 GE C1 American Institutions POLS 150 American Political Institutions 3 University Requirement General Education Student Choice Social Perspectives 3 Sugg CHS 100 GE D General Education ENGL 105 or 107 Stretch Composition 3 GE A2 Total Units
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Milestones
- Complete required English and Math course
- Take Learning Online 101: https://www.csuci.edu/tli/onlinereadiness.htm
- Form a study group
Fall Sophomore
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories English ENGL 240 Literary Genres in Translation 3 Major & GE C2 American Institutions One of HIST 270, HIST 271, HIST 272, HIST 275, or HIST 350 HIST 270 - The United States To 1877 (3) HIST 271 - The United States Since 1877 (3) HIST 272 - Constitutional History of the U.S. (3) HIST 275 - The United States To 1900 (3) HIST 350 - Chicana/O History And Culture (Cross-listed as CHS 350) (3) 3 Select 1 University Requirement General Education Student Choice Physical Sciences or Biological Sciences 3 GE B1 or B2 General Education Student Choice Social Perspectives 3 Sugg PSY 150 GE D General Education Student Choice Physical Sciences or Biological Sciences Lab 3 Lab req for B1 or B2 GE B3 Total Units
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Milestones
- Join the English Club
- Meet your faculty advisor in English
- Attend the Campus Reading Celebration
Spring Sophomore
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories English ENGL 210 Themes and Theories in World Literature 3 Major C2 General Education Student Choice Life Sciences or Physical Sciences 3 Lab req for B2 or B1 GE B2 or B1 General Education Student Choice Social Perspectives 3 GE D General Education Student Choice Free Elective 3 Sugg: ENGL 160 or ENGL 260 General Education Student Choice Human Psychological and Physiological Perspectives 3 If not met by ENGL 102 or other course GE E Total Units
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Milestones
- Earn 60 units and Junior Standing
- Consider adding a minor
- Attend a reading on campus
Fall Junior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories English ENGL 360 Literary Theory 3 Major English ENGL 330 Interdisciplinary Writing 3 GE UDGE-C English ENGL 349 Perspectives on Multicultural Literature 3 Major English ENGL 315 Intro. to Language, Structure and Linguistics 3 Major Communication COMM 345 Media Literacy and Youth Culture 3 Major & GE UDGE-D Total Units
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Milestones
- Check in with the Advising Center
- Consider leadership in a campus club
Spring Junior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories English ENGL 325 or ENGL 326 or ENGL 327 ENGL 325 - Major Non-Western Authors ENGL 326 - Maj British & European Authors ENGL 327 - Major American Authors 3 Select 1 Major Elective Student Choice Student Choice 3 Sugg SPED 345, Prerequisite course for Credential Elective English ENGL 479 Field Experience in English Education 1 Major General Education Student Choice UDGE B 3 UDGE B English ENGL 475 Language in Social Context 3 Major English ENGL 477 Young Adult Literature 3 Major Total Units
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Milestones
- Visit the Career Center
- Talk to your faculty about credential or grad school options
- Consider an on-campus job, such as a peer mentor
- Attend a CSUCI Credential Program Information Session
Fall Senior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Major Elective Student Choice Upper Division Elective 3 Student Choice English ENGL 410 Shakespeare's Plays 3 Major English ENGL 474 Approaches to English Grammar 3 Major English ENGL 478 Writing as Reflective Practice 3 Major Elective Student Choice Student Choice 3 Sugg EDSS 415 or EDUC 412, Prerequisite courses for Credential Elective Total Units
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Milestones
- Go to an English portfolio information session
- Submit your Capstone portfolio
- Apply for graduation
- Apply for graduate school, if applicable
- Attend Capstone presentations
- Attend Grad Fair
Spring Senior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories English ENGL 499 Capstone Project/Senior Seminar 3 Major English ENGL 325 or ENGL 326 or ENGL 327 ENGL 325 - Major Non-Western Authors ENGL 326 - Maj British & European Authors ENGL 327 - Major American Authors 3 Select 1 Major Major Elective Student Choice Upper Division 3 Sugg EDSS 424 (5), Prerequisite for Credential Major Free Elective Student Choice Free Elective 3 Major Free Elective Student Choice Free Elective 3 Elective Total Units
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Milestones
- Visit the Job Fair
- Apply to credential programs
- Invest time in your Capstone project
- Attend Grad Fest
- Join your professional org. @ student rate