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English Education – AA Degree

English Education

Associate in Arts

This is a two-year associates degree program designed to meet the lower level (freshman and sophomore) course requirements of a four-year University for students majoring in English Education. Students enrolled in this program plan to transfer into a Teacher Education Program at a university to teach English secondary education.

Modes of Instruction
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Program Details

000AA 0086

View Program Guide for Associate in Arts in English Education.

FIRST YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ORI 100 A, B, or CCollege Fundamentals 1
ENG 101English Composition I3
LIT 280Introduction to Literature3
MAT 113 or 120IAI Math Elective3
PSY 132General Psychology3
EDC 200Introduction to Education3
Total16

FIRST YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

ENG 102English Composition II3
LIT 281Introduction to Mythology3
Social ScienceSocial Science Elective3
EDC 202 or 208Human Growth, Development, and Learning or Introduction to Special Education3
COM 115Speech3
Total15

SECOND YEAR – FALL SEMESTER

ENG 103Creative Writing3
EDC 203Schooling in a Diverse Society3
LIT 210 or Fine ArtsBritish Literature or Fine Arts Elective3
Foreign LanguageForeign Language Elective4
Physical SciencePhysical Science Elective3
Total16

SECOND YEAR – SPRING SEMESTER

Life ScienceLife Science Elective4
HTH 110Health Education2
Social ScienceSocial Science Elective3
LIT 230 or Fine Arts*American Literature or Fine Arts Elective3
Foreign LanguageForeign Language Elective4
Total16
* Students must take one Fine Arts Elective and LIT 210 or 230.

Total Hours for Degree63

The English Education – AA Program is a minimum of 63 credit hours. Please use our Tuition and Fees page to calculate your approximate cost.

*Students will be responsible for additional classroom materials and tools. Students can order textbooks online from the .

Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ Logan offers a seamless transfer to the next step in your educational journey for many of our programs. Our academic programs prepare you for what you will need to transfer to a four-year college or university. When you have selected the college where you would like to transfer, it is important to review their specific admission and course requirements. Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ Logan College has many articulation agreements with various colleges.

To view articulation agreements for English Education, see our Transfer Planning – Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ (jalc.edu) page.

  1. Composition Skills: students can produce clear, well-structured, effective essays for various purposes and audiences.
  2. Language Skills: students can generate text demonstrating proficiency in grammar, syntax, style, and rhetoric.
  3. Analytical Skills: students can form well-reasoned interpretations and responses to complex texts and issues.

Education Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Learning Environment: Students will demonstrate foundational knowledge of how to create safe, healthy, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate learning environments that support diverse learners by applying an asset-based mindset and recognizing systems of inequity.
  2. Instruction: Students will apply educational theories and standards to design equitable, culturally responsive, and technology-integrated instructional strategies that scaffold learning from students’ prior knowledge and affirm their identities.
  3. Instructional Assessment: Students will identify and evaluate ethical, accessible, and developmentally appropriate assessment practices that minimize bias, reflect learner diversity, and inform instructional decision-making.
  4. Collaboration and Communication: Students will develop introductory skills in collaborating with families, colleagues, and community partners to enhance educational opportunities and advocate for equity and inclusion.
  5. Professional Expectations and Growth: Students will critically reflect on personal biases, ethical responsibilities, and professional goals to support their growth as culturally responsive educators who engage in continuous learning and advocacy.

English Faculty Contacts

Matt Garrison

Department Chair and Professor of English

Matt Garrison

Email: matt.garrison@jalc.edu
Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8387
Office: B215


Nikki Borrenpohl

Professor of English

Email: nikki.borrenpohl@jalc.edu
Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8024
Office: G219C


Robyn Stevens

Professor of English

Robyn Stephens

Email: robyn.stevens@jalc.edu
Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8395
Office: E248


Dr. Erin Sagaskie

Instructor of Education

Erin Sagaskie

Email: erin.sagaskie@jalc.edu
Phone: (618) 985-2828 Ext. 8421
Office: E246