English Grades 7-12

This program provides the academic course content necessary for certification as a teacher at the adolescence level in the field of English.  There are four concentrations in the English 7-12  Bachelor of Arts degree program. They are Literature, Writing, Linguistics, and Dramatic Literature.

Students wishing to be recommended by the College for initial certification must successfully their academic major (English) as well as the adolescence education sequence of courses. The sequence must be started by the beginning of the sophomore year.

For admission and continuation in the English 7-12 Bachelor of Arts and all Adolescence Education courses, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Students wishing to be recommended by the College for certification must complete the education sequence.  To finish the sequence in two years it is recommended that students begin coursework at the beginning of their junior year.

General Criteria for Entry into the Education Sequences

Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above to enroll in introductory (foundations) education courses (EDS 201, EDS 202). Students whose GPAs are below 3.0 but above 2.9 may appeal for special permission to enroll in an introductory foundations course. All students apply for admission to an educational sequence while enrolled in one of the 200-level foundation courses listed above. Students who are denied admission to an educational sequence may appeal the decision. Instructions for the appeal processes, including deadlines, are available in the School of Education office located in Building 3S, Room 208.

Criteria for Continuing in the Educational Sequences

Students must earn a C+ or above in each education class. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 throughout the program.

NYS Certification Requirement

EDP 220 is a requirement for NYS Certification and may also be used to satisfy the social science general education requirement. Students are encouraged to take this course before graduation.

Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirement

Most education courses are non-liberal arts and sciences.

English Department Policy on Independent Study

Students must have completed a minimum of 24 credits in the major with a minimum GPA of 3.0 to register for an Independent Study. Students may take no more than 8 credits of Independent Studies in the major. Applications for Independent Studies must be completed and submitted to the department chair by 5:00 pm on Friday at the end of the first full week of the semester in which the student is to complete the study. No Independent Studies may be offered during the winter and summer sessions.

Double Counting Policy - English Adolescence Education

Undergraduate students majoring in English who are interested in applying to the CSI Adolescence English Education MSEd program are eligible to take up to 14 credits of graduate-level courses in English and Education: up to 8 in English; and up to six in Education (EDD). Credits earned in English may be substituted for undergraduate (300-level) course requirements in English; credits earned in Education will be registered as electives toward the undergraduate degree. The Education courses students may take include EDP 660 Teaching Students with Special Needs; EDD 610 Adolescence Development & Learning; or EDD 602 Studies in Urban Education. Completed credits from both English and Education courses will satisfy course requirements in the Adolescence English Education MSEd program upon admission.

Criteria:  

1. Current enrollment in the bachelor’s degree in English at the College of Staten Island and completion of three years of study with 75 or more earned credits.  

2. Cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, overall and in the major. 

3. Completion of at least one 300-level literature course with a grade of B or better (preferably including ENL 323: Coming of Age Narratives)

Approval will be determined jointly by the SOE Adolescence Education Program Coordinator and English Department MA Program Coordinator.