A special program is available that leads to the Bachelor of Arts and candidacy for licensure by the State of Ohio to teach Integrated Language Arts in grades 7-12 (Adolescents to Young Adults). The teaching credential is valid in Ohio and honored in many other states. The program consists of a more prescriptive form of the normal English major and a series of education courses that includes student teaching in a local school. (See the program description for Teacher Licensure in the University Bulletin.) Consult Denise K. Davis at denise.k.davis@case.edu for details about this program.

The subject area requirements for teacher licensure (33 credit hours) are as follows:

ENGL 204	Introduction to Journalism	3
ENGL 300	English Literature to 1800	3
ENGL 302	English Literature Since 1800	3
ENGL 308	American Literature	3
ENGL 310	History of the English Language	3
ENGL 324	Shakespeare: Histories and Tragedies	3
or ENGL 325	Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances
ENGL 368	Topics in Film	3
ENGL 380	Departmental Seminar	3
One of the following:		3
ENGL 301	Linguistic Analysis
or ENGL 379	Topics in Language Studies
or COSI 313	Language Development
Two of the following:		6
ENGL 270	Introduction to Gender Studies
ENGL 363H	African-American Literature
ENGL 365E	The Immigrant Experience
ENGL 365N	Topics in African-American Literature
ENGL 365Q	Post-Colonial Literature
Recommended electives:
ENGL 203	Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 213	Introduction to Fiction Writing
ENGL 214	Introduction to Poetry Writing
ENGL 303	Intermediate Writing Workshop: Fiction
ENGL 304	Intermediate Writing Workshop: Poetry
ENGL 392	Classroom Teaching