Literature B.A with Grades 7-12 English Language Arts and Reading Certification
Reading is Transformative
When children build their vocabulary, improve their writing skills, and become lifelong readers, their lives improve and their opportunities expand. You can be instrumental in that process with your Bachelor of Arts in Literature with English, Language Arts, and Reading EC-12 Certification from University of Houston-Clear Lake. Learn creative strategies to teach kids to become more proficient readers and writers, value reading, improve their grammar and appreciate the works of great authors through critical thinking and analysis, research and collaboration.
Lessons for the Next Generation
UHCL’s committed faculty in the College of Education and College of Human Sciences
and Humanities will provide you with a strong foundation, both academically and pedagogically,
along with extensive field experiences for prospective Literature teachers. You will
begin your student teaching once you have passed all of your required state teacher
certification exams,. Your professors maintain a close partnership with multiple school
districts, promoting UHCL students’ placement in those systems. Additionally, with
facilitation from Career Services, you’ll attend a job fair every semester. Most College
of Education graduates find a job placement immediately after graduation.
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Admission Requirements
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Degree Requirements
This degree has a specific set of courses you’ll need to complete before you can graduate
from University of Houston-Clear Lake. Learn more about the classes that will help
you complete the requirements of this degree.
Literature, English Language Arts and Reading 7-12 Certification, B.A.
Cost Information
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Deadlines for Applying
- Freshman Deadlines
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Fall
Priority - July 15
Final - August 1 -
Spring
Priority - November 1
Final - December 1 -
Summer
Priority - March 1
Final (Summer Session I & II) - May 1
- Transfer Deadlines
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Spring 2024Priority - December 1
Final - January 8
Returning UHCL Students - January 10 -
Summer 2024Priority - May 1
Summer I Final - May 22
Summer II Final - June 28 -
Fall 2024Priority - August 1
Final - August 12
Returning UHCL Students - August 14
- International Deadlines
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Fall
Final Deadline - April 1
Document Deadline - April 15
Early Deadline - February 4 (Computer Science, Computer Information System, Data Science)
Document Deadline - February 15 -
Spring
Final Deadline - October 1
Document Deadline - October 15
Early Deadline - August 1 (Computer Science, Computer Information System, Data Science)
Document Deadline - August 15 -
Summer*
Final Deadline - March 1
Document Deadline - March 15
Early Deadline - February 4 (Computer Science, Computer Information System, Data Science)
Document Deadline - February 15
For more information regarding deferring your application, please visit Deferring International Admission.
Students interested in qualifying for scholarships &/or applying for visas outside the U.S. should apply and submit the application documents/test scores by the priority deadline
*International freshmen applicants will not be accepted for Summer semester.
Locations
University of Houston-Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-283-7600
Literature B.A with Grades 7-12 English Language Arts and Reading Certification Faculty

Michael Clody
Associate Professor of Literature,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3390
Email: clodymc@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.16

Chloé Diepenbrock
Department Chair of Communication and Studio Arts and Associate Professor of Writing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3356
Email: Diepenbrock@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building 2109.04

Elizabeth Klett
Professor of Literature,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3445
Email: Klette@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 2529.09

Anne Marcoline
Associate Professor of Literature,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3448
Email: Marcoline@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1508.03

Jennifer Maritza McCauley
Assistant Professor of Literature and Creative Writing,
Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3372
Email: McCauley@uhcl.edu
Office: B2617.07