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 7-12 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 the Center for Career Development, 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
So, have we convinced you that University of Houston-Clear Lake's College of Human Science and Humanities is the next step in your pursuit of academic success? Learn what it takes to be admitted to help you reach your educational goals.
- How to Apply as a Freshman Student
- How to Apply as a Transfer Student
- How to Apply as an International Student
Degree Requirements
                                  Understanding the classes you need to take for your degree at University of Houston-Clear
                                    Lake is crucial to planning out your education. The buttons below will allow you to
                                    view the full degree requirements and give you an understanding of your academic experience.
                                    If you are currently attending a community college in Texas, click on the "Transfer
                                    Guide" button to view what classes can be taken at your local community college, and
                                    transferred to UHCL to complete your degree.
Literature, English Language Arts and Reading 7-12 Certification, B.A.Transfer Guide (PDF)
Cost Information
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Deadlines for Applying
- Freshman Deadlines
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                              FallPriority - July 15 
 Final - August 1
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                              SpringPriority - November 1 
 Final - December 1
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                              SummerPriority - March 1 
 Final (Summer Session I & II) - May 1
- Transfer Deadlines
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                              Summer 2025Priority - May 1
 Summer I Final - May 21
 Summer II Final - June 27
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                              Fall 2025Priority - August 1
 Final - August 11
 Returning UHCL Students - August 13
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                              Spring 2026Priority - December 1
 Final - January 5
 Returning UHCL Students - January 7
- International Deadlines
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                              FallFreshman Final Deadline - Apply by June 1 
 Transfer Final Deadline - Apply by July 15
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                              SpringFreshman Final Deadline - Apply by October 1 
 Transfer Final Deadline - Apply by December 15
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                              Summer*Freshman - Application Not Accepted for Summer Semester. 
 Transfer Final Deadline - Apply by May 1
*International freshmen applicants will not be accepted for Summer semester.
For more information regarding deferring your application, please visit Deferring International Admission.
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
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
Program Director and 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: SSCB 2109.03






