English/Language Arts Endorsement

The English/Language Arts endorsement is offered in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) on the WSU Vancouver campus and involves 42 hours of coursework. Students pursuing this endorsement have the option of working with CLA to also receive a Bachelor of Arts in English. The endorsement in English Language/Arts authorizes assignment in English, Drama, Journalism, and Speech. Applicants may request a transcript evaluation to assess whether courses taken at prior colleges may be considered equivalent courses to the WSU endorsement courses. Course offerings in the required core at Vancouver diverge somewhat from the Pullman offerings outlined below. Students should confer with a faculty advisor each semester to ensure the timely completion of endorsement coursework.

Required WSU Endorsement Classes

Engl 302 Introduction to English Studies
Engl 323 Approaches to Teaching English
Engl 324 Rhetoric & Composition for Teaching
Engl 325 Young Adult Literature
Engl 326 Applied Grammar for Teachers
12 hours of English or Humanities electives

One course from World Literature

Hum 101 Humanities in the Ancient World
Hum 103 Mythology
Hum 198 Humanities in the Ancient World: Honors
Hum 302 Humanities in the Middle Ages & Renaissance
Hum 303 Reason, Romanticism, and Revolution
Hum 304 Humanities in the Modern World
Hum 335 The Bible as Literature
Hum 350 Sacred Texts & Cultures of World Religions
Hum 410 Love in the Arts
Hum 450 Representations of the Holocaust

Three courses from Transnational Literature

Engl 370 The Making of "English:" Literature, Language & Culture
Engl 371 17th and 18th Century Transnational Literature
Engl 372 19th Century Literature of the British Empire & the Americas
Engl 373 20th & 21st Centurey Golbal Literature in English

One course from Shakespeare

Engl 205 Introduction to Shakespeare
Engl 305 Shakespeare to 1600
Engl 306 Shakespeare after 1600

Download the most current English/Language Arts endorsement checklist (PDF).