East Tennessee State University
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Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements*................................................................................................9 Credit Hours

Foreign Language................................................................................................................................................................................6

Non-U.S. History.................................................................................................................................................................................3

 

*The Mathematics requirement is fulfilled with the General Education Mathematics

 

English Major Requirements...............................................................................................................36 Credit Hours

ENGL    2130,2210,2220* (3 hours satisfies the humanities/literature requirement)............................................................9

OR

Honors Equivalent

ENGL    2330, 2430

ENGL    3000-level courses (3).........................................................................................................................................................9

ENGL    4000-level courses (2).........................................................................................................................................................6

ENGL    Electives (4 at 3000/4000 level).....................................................................................................................................12

 

*These hours may be substituted from ENGL 2320 or 2430 if desired.

 

Minor Requirements.....................................................................................................................18 - 27 Credit Hours

Electives........................................................................................................................................10 - 19 Credit Hours

Total Hours Required for Degree......................................................................................................120 Credit Hours

• Credit from the 3000 level must include a genre course and either a language course or literary criticism.

• Credit from the 4000 level must5 include at least 3 hours from ENGL 4700 (Chaucer), 4690 (Milton), or 4200 (Shakespeare).

• Students must elect to complete a 12-hour Writing emphasis or Language Emphasis in place of 12-hour elective requirement in English.

Departmental Honors - The department offers an Honor Program consisting of 18 credit hours of honors courses, including a senior thesis, which can become part of an English major or minor. Students may enter the Honors Program with a high school GPA of 3.2 and one of the following:  ACT score of 25, an equivalent SAT score, or an AP score of 4 in English.  Transfer and currently enrolled students must meet slightly different criteria. Please contact the program director, Prof. Marcia Songer at (423) 439-6675 or at songerm@etsu.edu for further information.

Teaching Majors - The major who seeks teacher certification must complete at least 36 hours, as specified below. Twenty-seven (27) credit hours, according to the following distribution:

ENGL    2130    American Literature

ENGL    2210    British Literature I

ENGL    2220    British Literature II

ENGL    2430    European Literature

                                          or

ENGL    2330    World Literature

ENGL    3100    Introduction to Linguistics

                                          or

ENGL    3200    History of the English Language

                                         or

ENGL    4120    Descriptive Linguistics

                                         or

ENGL    4130    Social and Psychological Aspects of Language

ENGL    4117    Grammar and Usage

ENGL    3130    Advanced Composition

                                         or

ENGL    4057    Writing: Theory and Teaching

ENGL    4077    Adolescent Literature

ENGL    4200    Shakespeare and His Age

Nine (9) hours of electives, to be taken from 3000- or 4000-level courses, including at least one (1) course in American Literature.

In addition to the 36-hour major, students seeking certification must complete three (3) credit hours of methods, counted as an education requirement, and three (3) credit hours of reading, as follows:

ENGL    4417    Teaching English In Secondary Schools

READ    3110    Teaching the Process of Reading

                                         or

READ    4027    Diagnostic and Remedial Procedures in Reading

Note:  See both the "General Education" and "Professional Education" requirements for Secondary and K-12 certification listed under the College of Education.

Suggested Course Sequence

A typical program of study, leading to a major in English (with foreign language requirement for B.A.), a minor in History (for example), and completion of the General Education Core = 120 total credit hours.