English, Teaching Emphasis, BA

The major in English, with an emphasis in the Subject Matter Preparation Program (SMPP), has been approved by the Commission on Teaching Credentialing of the State of California as meeting the subject matter preparation requirements for a teaching credential. Students who successfully complete the major with a SMPP concentration are permitted to enroll in a credentialing program while waiving the CSET examinations required for high school teaching. It is important that those thinking of a teaching career consult both the coordinator of SMPP in the English department and the director of the Single Subject Credential Program in the School of Education to make sure that all the prerequisites for the credential are fulfilled.