The following lists the required courses for all English Education Majors. Please note: in addition to the core courses, majors are required to fulfill the requirements of one of the three Breadth and Perspective Patterns. The University Catalog lists the same information that you find here, but organized in a different (and, some have said, more convoluted) form. Also, if you plan to attend Chico State's Credential program, you'll need a few extra classes.

English Education majors report that taking a balance of classes within English's various disciplinary strands during any given semester is helpful. For instance, a good first semester might include English 340 and 356 (literary studies), English 375 (language/linguistics), and English 335 (writing).

14 Core Courses: 42 Units.
 Prerequisites listed after course title
Pre-2005-06 course numbering in parentheses

• English 340 (100): Approaches to Literature
• English 325 (109): Creative Writing for Majors (required of students entering college Fall 2003 or later)
• English 333 (110): Advanced Composition for Future Teachers (ENGL 001; ENGL 124 recommended)
• English 332 (112): Introduction to Literacy Studies (required of students entering college Fall 2003 or later)
• English 371 (121): Principles of Language
• English 375 (124): Introduction to English Grammar
• English 356 (156A): Survey of British Literature I
• English 358 (157A): Survey of American Literature I
• English 335 (175): Rhetoric and Writing (ENGL 001)
• English 441 (210): Shakespeare--Writing Proficiency Course (ENGL 100, ENGL 156A)
• English 467 (297C): Multicultural Literature
• British Literature Elective--Choose one of the following:
• English 445 (205): Early British Literature (ENGL 100, ENGL 156A)
• English 442 (215): Milton and His Age (ENGL 100, ENGL 156A)
• English 446 (216): British Renaissance Literature (ENGL 100, ENGL 156A)
• English 447 (217): Seventeenth-Century Literature (ENGL 100, ENGL 156A)
• English 448 (218): Age of Enlightenment (ENGL 100, ENGL 156A)
• English 449 (219A): Romantic Period (ENGL 100, ENGL 156A)
• English 450 (219B): Victorian Period (ENGL 100, ENGL 156A)
• American Literature Elective--Choose one of the following:
• English 457 (256): The American Novel (ENGL 100, ENGL 157A)
• English 458 (257A): American Literature: 1620-1865 (ENGL 100, ENGL 157A)
• English 459 (257B): American Literature: 1865-1920 (ENGL 100, ENGL 157B)
• English 462 (265): Major American Authors (ENGL 100, ENGL 157A or 157B)
• Genre Studies Elective--Choose one of the following:
• English 451 (238): Modern Poetry
• English 452 (245): Development of British Drama  (ENGL 100, ENGL 156A)
• English 453 (248): Modern Drama
• English 455 (255A): The British Novel I (ENGL 100, ENGL 156A)
• English 456 (255B): The British Novel II (ENGL 100, ENGL 156A)

Judith Rodby
Credential Adviser
English Education
Department of English
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0830
530-898-5465
jrodby@csuchico.edu