The 3+2 Secondary and K-12 Licensure Program allows students to complete a B.A. in their academic major with an emphasis in Secondary and K-12 Licensure and a Master of Arts in Education in five years. Students apply to the program by December of their junior year. MUS majors interested in the program need to set up an individualized plan with their MUS and EDUC advisors. To be accepted into the 3+2 Program, each student must:
- Provide letters of recommendation from at least one Education Department faculty member and one faculty member from the student's major
- Prove content, as defined by the Colorado Department of Education
- Be accepted into Western's Teacher Licensure Program
- Successfully complete EDUC 340 (by Spring of junior year)
- Be on track to complete all coursework required within the academic major
Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, students will be designated as "MAED candidates with provisional acceptance." Upon completion of the final undergraduate credits for the Western B.A., students will be designated as "MAED degree-seeking students." Students who have completed all other requirements of the 3+2 Secondary and K-12 Licensure Degree Program and all Western undergraduate requirements, yet choose to leave the MAED program before Year Five, will still have completed the BA in Secondary and K-12 Licensure, have earned 120 credits necessary for a Western undergraduate degree, and be eligible to apply for initial teacher licensure .
Program Requirements
Students interested in pursuing this comprehensive program should consult with the Teacher Education Program advisor in addition to the advisor in their major as soon as possible.
English majors and minors must complete the required course ENG 250 Critical Approaches to Literature with a minimum grade of “C” before registering for upper-division courses in English.
In addition, the student must fulfill the requirements of the Secondary Licensure 3+2 Program (see description under Education), and the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 216 | Dramatic Literature and Script Analysis | 3 |
| COM 241 | Media Writing | 3 |
| ENG 161 | Introduction to Creative Writing (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| ENG 220 | Grammar and the English Language | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Critical Approaches to Literature | 3 |
| ENG 358 | Global Literatures: Studies in: The Underworld | 3 |
| ENG 370 | Myth and Culture | 3 |
| ENG 371 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| ENG 493 | Senior Seminar I: Studies in: Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Scriptwriting | ||
| Creative Writing: Fiction | ||
| Creative Writing: Poetry | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Borderlands: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| Women and Literature | ||
| Literary Culture of the American West | ||
| Environmental Literature (GT-AH2) | ||
| Ancient World Literature (GT-AH2) | ||
| Literature and Ethnicity: Studies in: | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| British Literature: Medieval and Renaissance Texts | ||
| British Literature: Milton through the Romantics | ||
| British Literature: The Victorians to the Present Day | ||
| Major British Authors: | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| American Literature Early to Civil War | ||
| American Literature-Civil War to Present | ||
| Major American Authors: | ||
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Elective | General Elective course | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Math course GE | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Science GE | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Science GE | 3 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 000 | Education Gateway Course | 0 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| ENG 161 | Introduction to Creative Writing (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Critical Approaches to Literature | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Science GE | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Science GE | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| COM 241 | Media Writing | 3 |
| ENG 220 | Grammar and the English Language | 3 |
| Elective | English Elective | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Science GE | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| COM 216 | Dramatic Literature and Script Analysis | 3 |
| Elective | English Elective course | 3 |
| ENG 358 | Global Literatures: Studies in: The Underworld | 3 |
| ENG 371 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| ENG 384 or ENG 385 |
American Literature Early to Civil War or American Literature-Civil War to Present |
3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| Elective | English Elective course | 6 |
| Elective | General Elective course | 6 |
| ENG 370 | Myth and Culture | 3 |
| ENG 493 | Senior Seminar I: Studies in: Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 340 | Application of Pedagogy and Practice | 3 |
| ENG 385 or ENG 384 |
American Literature-Civil War to Present or American Literature Early to Civil War |
3 |
| Elective | General Elective course | 3 |
| Elective | English Elective course | 6 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Science GE | 3 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 403 | INSTRTN&ASMT IN CONTENT AREA | 3 |
| EDUC 405 | Data-driven Instructional Practices | 3 |
| EDUC 604 | Learning Environments | 3 |
| EDUC 606 | Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 607 | Rethinking Learning in the 21st Century | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 629 | Inclusion and English Learners | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 121 | |