San Francisco State University

APPROVED SINGLE SUBJECT MATTER PROGRAM IN ENGLISH

CREATIVE WRITING EMPHASIS

The following program provides certification of Subject Matter Competency through the state approved subject matter program in English at SFSU. Other institutions may offer different approved programs to meet Subject Matter certification. If you find you are missing one or more of the requirements in this program, you may complete the specific courses or their equivalents at SFSU or elsewhere (with approval of English credential adviser at SFSU), OR take the specified examinations. (Go to credinfo@sfsu.edu).

CORE: 31 Units (All of the following courses must be upper division.)

*English Grammar (3) – Choose one of the following:

ENG 421: The Structure of English

ENG 657: Grammar and Rhetoric of the Sentence

*Applied Linguistics (3) Choose one of the following:

            ENG 425: Language in Context; ENG 651: Teaching Eng as a Foreign Language

ENG 426: Second Language Acquisition (co-requisite: introductory course in a  foreign language with non-English alphabet);           

            ENG 707: Current Issues in Composition: Literacy Challenges for Generation 1.5

*Advanced Composition (3)  ENG 419 Advanced Composition for Teachers

*Literature: Theory & Criticism (3)  ENG 480: Junior Seminar

*Literature: Shakespeare (3)

*Literature: 19^th Century (3)

*Literature: 20^th Century (3)

*Literature: Genre (3)

*Literature: Adolescent (3) ENG 655: Literature and the Adolescent Reader

*Speech Performance (3-4)  --Choose one of the following:

            SPCH 353: Speech for the Classroom Teacher

            SPCH 362: Introduction to Oral Interpretation

            SPCH 363: Oral Interpretation of the First Person Voice

            SPCH 351: Public Speaking and Debate

Creative Writing 301 Introduction (3u.)

One course in the above program, on advisement, must be in American Literature, and one course must have a multicultural component. (e.g., CW 520 or 550.)

Total: 47 units

The following course is also recommended to satisfy requirements for admission to the Secondary Education Department, Single Subject Credential Programs:

ENG 678 . Early Field Experience. Provides 45 hours in a school placement as a volunteer/observer, with a 2-hour weekly seminar. Satisfies the Early Field Experience requirement for your application. May be taken during the semester you apply to the program.  Classroom placements and S.F. District clearance are provided in the course: no need to apply to S.F. School Volunteers or any other programs. You will need an updated TB test.  

In addition, three required courses, usually scheduled for the 1^st semester of the credential program, may be taken prior to admission to the program:

ITEC 712. Use of Technology.

SED 720.  Reading in Secondary Schools.   

ADVISING:

You will need to obtain the signature of an English Credential Adviser on your Subject Matter Certification form, which you will find at the back of your application packet for the Single Subject Credential Program at SFSU.  You may call 338-7401 for an appointment, or drop in on Academic Advising Day at the beginning or end of any semester.  The instructor of the capstone course, 688, or the Field Experience seminar, 678, may also sign this form for you.  Bring a print-out of the program you are following. Enter in the left margin the courses from your transcript which you believe will satisfy the requirements. Bring unofficial copies of your transcripts from all post-secondary institutions. (Your adviser will not be able to obtain these from other sources on campus.)