AYA Integrated Language Arts, BA
Bachelor of Arts in Education, Adolescent to Young Adult Integrated Language Arts (Grades 7-12) (530701BA)
More on the Adolescent to Young Adult Integrated Language Arts major
This program prepares secondary teacher candidates for licensure in Adolescent to Young Adult (AYA) - Integrated English Language Arts in the State of Ohio.
School of Education Admission Requirements For Those Persons Seeking State of Ohio Licensure
All students must complete the following requirements for admission:
- School of Education Application for Admission. Responses to the questions on the application will help School of Education advisors offer the most effective and efficient advisement. It will also help advisors know students as individuals with unique backgrounds and experiences. Applications are available online at: http://www.uakron.edu/education/academic-programs/how-to-apply.dot.
- Intercollege Transfer (Undergraduate students only). Those students enrolled in another college wishing to complete degree requirements in the School of Education should see their advisor to initiate an intercollege transfer to the School of Education. Those students may not access School of Education core courses prior to admission. Students planning to complete teacher education as part of their degree requirements in another college need not complete an ICT.
- Grade Point Average of 2.5 or better overall and 2.5 or better overall in prerequisite credit hours from specific courses identified by the School.
- Evidence of competency in reading comprehension and writing as demonstrated by one of the following:
- A composite ACT score of 21 or higher, or
- A composite SAT-R score of 1060 (Math and Verbal) or higher, or
- A grade of "B" or higher in a course that meets the University's General Education English Composition I requirement.
- Evidence of competency in mathematics as shown by one of the following:
- A composite ACT score of 21 or higher, or
- A composite SAT-R score of 1060 (Math and Verbal) or higher, or
- A grade of "B" or better in a minimum of 3 credits of mathematics that meets the University's General Education mathematics requirement.
- Signed Criminal Background Check Acknowledgment Form
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The following information has official approval of The LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (Stellic) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.
Requirements
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 36 | |
| Professional Education Requirements for Undergraduate Integrated Language Arts Students | 36-41 | |
| Content Requirements for Undergraduate Integrated Language Arts Students | 40-43 | |
| Additional Credits for Graduation * | 8-0 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation.
Recommended General Education Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major. | ||
| Students are not required to enroll in the specific courses listed below. However, to facilitate successful degree completion, the academic department strongly encourages completion of the following recommendations. | ||
| Academic Foundations | 12 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours | ||
Speaking: 3 credit hours | ||
Writing: 6 credit hours | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 22 | |
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours | ||
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours | ||
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours | ||
| Diversity | ||
Domestic Diversity | ||
Global Diversity | ||
| World Literatures | ||
| Integrated and Applied Learning | 2 | |
Select one class from one of the following subcategories: | ||
Complex Issues Facing Society | ||
Capstone | ||
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings. | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Professional Education Requirements for Undergraduate Integrated Language Arts Students 1
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Phase One: Learning about Learners | ||
| EDFN 200 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| EDFN 220 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDSE 100 | Orientation to the AYA/P-12 Multi-Age Programs | 0 |
| EDCI 308 | Instructional Design and Assessment | 6 |
| EDCI 440 | Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDIS 225 | Introduction to Exceptionalities | 3 |
| Phase Two: Learning about Teaching | ||
| EDSE 401 | Secondary English Language Arts Instructional Techniques | 3 |
| EDSE 411 | Clinical Teaching I - Secondary ELA | 3 |
| Phase Three: Learning to Apply the Principles of Teaching | ||
| EDSE 421 | Instructional Techniques in Secondary Education - II | 3 |
| EDSE 431 | Clinical Teaching II | 3 |
| EDSE 495 | Student Teaching: Secondary Education 2 | 6-11 |
| Total Hours | 36-41 | |
- 1
36 credit hours with a grade of C or better and a GPA of 2.5 or better.
- 2
All students must have the approval of the Student Teaching Committee, based upon approved application to student teaching, and passing OAE Content and Reading tests. Planned teaching experience in schools selected and supervised by the Office of Teacher Education and Licensure experiences. Corequisite EDSE 496 Student Teaching Colloquium in Secondary Education. To qualify for student teaching, students must have a 2.5 GPA overall, 2.5 in education classes, and 2.5 in the student’s major, in methods courses, core courses, and in their teaching field(s). Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 100 hours of field experience is also required before student teaching.
Content Requirements for Undergraduate Integrated Language Arts Students 1
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Literature | ||
| ENGL 301 | English Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 315 | Shakespeare: The Early Plays | 3 |
| or ENGL 316 | Shakespeare: The Mature Plays | |
| ENGL 341 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 362 | World Literatures | 3 |
| or ENGL 389 | Special Topics: Literature & Language | |
| EDSE 330 | Teaching Adolescent/Middle Level Literature | 3 |
| Complete one elective at the 300/400 level in each area: | ||
| Multicultural Literature | 3 | |
| Women’s Literature | 3 | |
| Literature | 3 | |
| Writing/Composition-Journalism | ||
| ENGL 300 | Critical Reading & Writing | 3 |
| EDML 351 | Modes of Writing for the Middle Grades | 3 |
| COMM 300 | Newswriting Across the Media | 3 |
| Language | ||
| ENGL 371 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| EDSE 335 | Language Learning in Secondary Schools | 1-4 |
| or EDSE 480 | Special Topics: Secondary Education | |
| Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Argumentation | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Communication Theory | ||
| Small Group Communication | ||
| Total Hours | 40-43 | |
- 1
42 credit hours with a GPA of 2.5 or better.
Recommended Sequence
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 111 | English Composition I | 3 |
| COMM 105 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic Requirement | 3 | |
| Natural Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Social Science Requirement (Domestic Diversity) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENGL 112 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Art Requirement | 3 | |
| Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
| Natural Science w/ Lab Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 2nd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| EDFN 200 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| EDFN 220 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| ENGL 300 | Critical Reading & Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 301 | English Literature I | 3 |
| EDSE 100 | Orientation to the AYA/P-12 Multi-Age Programs | 0 |
| EDIS 225 | Introduction to Exceptionalities | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| EDCI 223 | Urban Youth Mentoring | 3 |
| COMM 300 | Newswriting Across the Media | 3 |
| ENGL 341 | American Literature I | 3 |
| COMM 245 | Argumentation | 3 |
| Humanities Requirement (Global Diversity) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 3rd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| EDCI 308 | Instructional Design and Assessment | 6 |
| Literature Elective 300/400 Level | 3 | |
| ENGL 315 or ENGL 316 | Shakespeare: The Early Plays or Shakespeare: The Mature Plays | 3 |
| ENGL 362 | World Literatures | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| EDCI 440 | Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 |
| Women's Lit elective | 3 | |
| ENGL 371 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| EDSE 330 | Teaching Adolescent/Middle Level Literature | 3 |
| EDML 351 | Modes of Writing for the Middle Grades | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| EDSE 335 | Language Learning in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| 4th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| EDSE 401 | Secondary English Language Arts Instructional Techniques | 3 |
| EDSE 411 | Clinical Teaching I - Secondary ELA | 3 |
| Multicultural Lit Elective | 3 | |
| Language Arts Elective 300/400 Level | 3 | |
| Language Arts Elective 300/400 Level | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| EDSE 421 | Instructional Techniques in Secondary Education - II | 3 |
| EDSE 431 | Clinical Teaching II | 3 |
| EDSE 495 | Student Teaching: Secondary Education | 6 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |