English (B.A., B.S.) with Teacher Licensure

This program satisfies Tennessee guidelines for secondary school licensure.

	Credit Hours
General Education (see TBR Common Core )	41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement	1

Lower Division Major Requirements

ENGL 1100 - Technical and Report Writing Credit Hours: 3

Upper Division Major Requirements: 33 Credit Hours

ENGL 3010 - Studies in American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3020 - Studies in American Literature II Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3100 - Studies in British Literature I Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3130 - Studies in British Literature II Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3150 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3420 - The Adolescent Experience in Literature Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 4400 - Teaching English in Secondary School Credit Hours: 3
RDG 4890 - Teaching Reading in the Secondary Schools Credit Hours: 3

Select one from:

ENGL 3200 - Expository Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3500 - Advanced Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 3600 - Professional Writing and Editing Credit Hours: 3

Select two from:

LING 4010 - History of the English Language Credit Hours: 3
LING 4020 - History of American English Credit Hours: 3
LING 4030 - Introduction to Historical Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
LING 4040 - How Language Works Credit Hours: 3
LING 4050 - English Grammar and Usage Credit Hours: 3
LING 4060 - Survey of Early Germanic Languages Credit Hours: 3
LING 4600 - Special Topics in Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

Note

Students must have one (1) upper division literature elective approved by their advisor, and the Professional Education minor; one year of a foreign language at the college level.

Student Teaching is required for licensure.