English Language Arts Minor
Total Hours: 18
Completion of a teacher licensure minor does not guarantee that the individual will be granted an endorsement to teach in that field. Individuals must meet all requirements (including state tests) as set forth by the Illinois State Board of Education to be granted an endorsement in a second teaching field. NOTE: Additional subject specific secondary endorsements can only be added if you are completing or have completed a program leading to high school or K-12 licensure. Subject-specific secondary endorsements cannot be added to the Early Childhood, Elementary or Middle Level Certificates.
Two required courses (6 credits total):
ENG 2205
Introduction to Literary Studies. (3 credits)
ENG 4801
Integrating the English Language Arts. (3 credits)
One course (3 credits total) chosen from the following:
- Any 4000-level course in creative writing (note prerequisites). Credits: 3
ENG 2760
Introduction to Professional Writing. (3 credits)
ENG 3001
Advanced Composition. (3 credits)
ENG 3005
Technical Communication. (3 credits)
ENG 3008
Digital Writing and Multimodal Texts. (3 credits)
One course (3 credits total) chosen from the following:
ENG 2705G
African American and Africana Literatures. (3 credits)
ENG 2850
Postcolonial Literatures in English. (3 credits)
ENG 3604D
Special Topics in Multicultural Literatures. (3 credits)
ENG 3705
American Multicultural Literatures. (3 credits)
ENG 3907
Asian Literatures. (3 credits)
ENG 4750
Studies in African American Literature. (3 credits)
ENG 4850
Studies in Postcolonial and Third World Literatures. (3 credits)
One course (3 credits total) chosen from the following:
ENG 3406
Literature for Pre-Adolescents. (3 credits)
ENG 4903
Young Adult Literature. (3 credits)
One course (3 credits total) chosen from the following:
ENG 2504G
Film and Literature. (3 credits)
ENG 2950
Transatlantic Literary History: Culture, Literacies, and Technologies I. (3 credits)
ENG 2960
Transatlantic Literary History: Culture, Literacies, and Technologies II. (3 credits)
ENG 3009G
Myth and Culture. (3 credits)
or
ENG 3099G
Myth and Culture, Honors. (3 credits)
ENG 3604A
Special Topics in Literature and Language Before 1800. (3 credits)
ENG 3604B
Special Topics in Literature and Language After 1800. (3 credits)
ENG 3606
Modern Drama. (3 credits)
ENG 3700
American Literature: 1450 to 1800. (3 credits)
ENG 3701
American Literature: 1800 to Mid-19th Century. (3 credits)
ENG 3702
American Literature: Mid-19th Century to 1900. (3 credits)
ENG 3703
American Literature: 1900 to 1950. (3 credits)
ENG 3704
American Literature: 1950 to present. (3 credits)
ENG 3800
Medieval British Literature. (3 credits)
ENG 3802
Shakespeare. (3 credits)
or
ENG 3892
Shakespeare, Honors. (3 credits)
ENG 3803
Renaissance and Seventeenth-Century British Literature. (3 credits)
ENG 3805
Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature. (3 credits)
ENG 3806
British Romantic Literature. (3 credits)
ENG 3807
Victorian Literature. (3 credits)
ENG 3808
Modern British Literature. (3 credits)
ENG 3809
Contemporary British and Anglophone Literatures. (3 credits)
ENG 3903A
Women, Literature, and Language, Pre-1800. (3 credits)
ENG 3903B
Women, Literature, and Language, Post-1800. (3 credits)
ENG 4742
Studies in Genre. (3 credits)
ENG 4904
Studies in Film. (3 credits)
Note:
Per the Illinois State Board of Education, at least 12 of the credit hours completed toward a minor in teacher licensure must be upper-division course work (3000-level courses or higher). Students must receive a "C" or better in all courses counted toward the English minor and must maintain a minimum cumulative and major GPA of 2.75 in order to continue in the program.
Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
ENG 0990
English as a Second Language I.
ENG 0995
English as a Second Language II.
ENG 1000
Fundamentals of College Composition.
ENG 1001
College Composition I: Critical Reading & Source-Based Writing.
ENG 1002
College Composition II: Argument & Critical Inquiry.
ENG 1009
Stories Matter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
ENG 1091
College Composition I: Critical Reading & Source-Based Writing, Honors.
ENG 1092
College Composition II: Argument & Critical Inquiry, Honors.
ENG 1099
Stories Matter, Honors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
ENG 1105
English Major Forum.
ENG 2000
Introduction to Creative Writing.
ENG 2011
World/Multicultural Literatures.
ENG 2091
World/Multicultural Literatures, Honors.
ENG 2205
Introduction to Literary Studies.
ENG 2504
Film and Literature.
ENG 2601
Backgrounds of Western Literature.
ENG 2602
World Literature since the Renaissance.
ENG 2603
Greek and Roman Mythology.
ENG 2692
World Literature since the Renaissance, Honors.
ENG 2705
African American and Africana Literatures.
ENG 2706
Latin American and Latinx Literatures.
ENG 2760
Introduction to Professional Writing.
ENG 2850
Postcolonial Literatures in English.
ENG 2901
Structure of English.
ENG 2950
Transatlantic Literary History: Culture, Literacies, and Technologies I.
ENG 2960
Transatlantic Literary History: Culture, Literacies, and Technologies II.
ENG 3001
Advanced Composition.
ENG 3005
Technical Communication.
ENG 3008
Digital Writing and Multimodal Texts.
ENG 3009
Myth and Culture.
ENG 3010
Literary Masterworks.
ENG 3011
Literary Editing and Publishing.
ENG 3061
Intermediate Nonfiction Writing.
ENG 3062
Intermediate Poetry Writing.
ENG 3063
Intermediate Fiction Writing.
ENG 3064
Intermediate Dramatic Writing.
ENG 3090
Literary Masterworks, Honors.
ENG 3099
Myth and Culture, Honors.
ENG 3100
Cultural Foundations I.
ENG 3110
Cultural Foundations II.
ENG 3401
Methods of Teaching Composition in the Middle and Secondary School.
ENG 3402
Methods of Teaching Literature in the Middle and Secondary School.
ENG 3405
Children's Literature.
ENG 3406
Literature for Pre-Adolescents.
ENG 3600
The Bible as Literature.
ENG 3601
Studies in Major Writers After 1800.
ENG 3601
Studies in Major Writers Before 1800.
ENG 3604
Special Topics in Literature and Language After 1800.
ENG 3604
Special Topics in Literature and Language Before 1800.
ENG 3604
Special Topics in Literature and Language.
ENG 3604
Special Topics in Multicultural Literatures.
ENG 3606
Modern Drama.
ENG 3700
American Literature: 1450 to 1800.
ENG 3701
American Literature: 1800 to Mid-19th Century.
ENG 3702
American Literature: Mid-19th Century to 1900.
ENG 3703
American Literature: 1900 to 1950.
ENG 3704
American Literature: 1950 to present.
ENG 3705
American Multicultural Literatures.
ENG 3706
American Regional Literature.
ENG 3800
Medieval British Literature.
ENG 3801
Chaucer.
ENG 3802
Shakespeare.
ENG 3803
Renaissance and Seventeenth-Century British Literature.
ENG 3804
Milton.
ENG 3805
Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature.
ENG 3806
British Romantic Literature.
ENG 3807
Victorian Literature.
ENG 3808
Modern British Literature.
ENG 3809
Contemporary British and Anglophone Literatures.
ENG 3892
Shakespeare, Honors.
ENG 3901
Language and Linguistics.
ENG 3902
Second Language Acquisition and the Teaching of.
ENG 3903
Women, Literature, and Language, Post-1800.
ENG 3903
Women, Literature, and Language, Pre-1800.
ENG 3907
Asian Literatures.
ENG 3970
Study Abroad.
ENG 4060
English Studies Career Development.
ENG 4273
Applied Project in Professional Writing.
ENG 4275
Internship in Professional Writing.
ENG 4300
English Studies Capstone.
ENG 4390
English Studies Capstone, Honors.
ENG 4400
Independent Study.
ENG 4444
Honors Independent Study.
ENG 4644
Honors Thesis.
ENG 4742
Studies in Genre.
ENG 4750
Studies in African American Literature.
ENG 4760
Special Topics in Professional Writing.
ENG 4761
Advanced Nonfiction Writing.
ENG 4762
Advanced Poetry Writing.
ENG 4763
Advanced Fiction Writing.
ENG 4764
Advanced Dramatic Writing.
ENG 4765
Professional Editing.
ENG 4775
Studies in Literature, Culture, Theory.
ENG 4776
Research and Rhetoric in Professional Writing.
ENG 4801
Integrating the English Language Arts.
ENG 4850
Studies in Postcolonial and Third World Literatures.
ENG 4901
History of the English Language.
ENG 4903
Young Adult Literature.
ENG 4904
Studies in Film.
ENG 4905
Studies in Youth Literature.
ENG 4906
Issues in the Teaching of English.