Bachelor of Science [B.S] [English - Secondary Education Option] From Appalachian State University

North Carolina needs teachers. Students in Appalachian’s English, Secondary Education (BS) program receive excellent preparation to be an English teacher through the university’s Department of English and renowned Reich College of Education.

This NCATE-accredited program produces the most English, Secondary Education graduates in the state. It also has an excellent placement record. It is designed for students who want to teach high school English, although majors often go on to graduate school or other professional schools in areas such as law or medicine. Some also become professors of education.

The training is rigorous, preparing future teachers who are broad in their thinking, well informed about theory and practice, and concerned about diversity, community and their ongoing professional growth. Graduates also experience success and flexibility in careers as diverse as writing, publishing, journalism, broadcasting and marketing, as well as educational administration, law, business, library and information science, health care, politics and more.