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Intensive Courses

ETSU requires all students to take courses in their majors and across the curriculum that offer concentrated experience in oral communication,.

writing, and using information technology

Students who enter ETSU as freshman or with less than 60 transfer hours must take:

  • 2 oral communication-intensive courses, of which at least one must be in the major
  • 1 using information-intensive course in the major
  • 4 writing-intensive courses. At least 2 of these must be in the major; at least 2 must be at the 3000-4000 level.

Students who transfer to ETSU after earning an associate degree or 50 or more hours of transfer credit must take:

  • 1 oral communication-intensive course
  • 1 using information-intensive course
  • 2 writing-intensive courses

The reduced proficiency-intensive requirements also apply to readmission students with 60 or more hours, whose last term of enrollment at ETSU was prior to 1995.

Students must meet proficiency-intensive requirements through courses taken at ETSU.

List of Intensive Courses

Proficiency Intensive Information

East Tennessee State University
Box 70267
Johnson City, TN 37614-1700
423-439-1000
Office of the Registrar
PO Box 70561 | Johnson City, TN 37614
Tel: (423) 439-4230
Fax: (423) 439-6604
e-mail: registra@etsu.edu