BA in English (Concentration in Language Arts) High School Teaching License (9-12) in Romeoville United States | Lewis University

This program enhances your analytical, critical, rhetorical, creative, and communication abilities. As an English major, you'll gain deep literary knowledge, master digital and professional writing techniques, and refine your creative writing talents. Additionally, you'll discover how to inspire a love of reading and writing in future generations. At Lewis University, English majors cultivate enduring skills that extend far beyond academics into their professional lives. Whether pursuing careers in print/digital writing, editing, publishing, various professional writing fields, teaching, or supplementing another discipline, our English Studies program equips students with versatile workplace competencies. These highly adaptable graduates possess the critical, creative, and professional communication skills employers value. Students select one of three specialized concentrations to align with their career aspirations.
The Literature and Language concentration readies students for graduate programs in English or related fields like law, library science, management, public relations, and humanities administration—all demanding advanced verbal and analytical abilities.
Our department offers a state-approved English Language Arts program qualifying graduates to teach grades 9-12 in Illinois schools. This program, endorsed by the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board and Illinois State Board of Education, fulfills all English Language Arts major requirements. Students choosing Concentration One: English Language Arts must dual major in English and Secondary Education.