Secondary Education: English, B.S.

General Education

(see General Education for list of approved courses)

Rhetoric and Writing: (6 hours)

Two approved courses in rhetoric and writing

Fine Arts and Humanities: (12 hours)

Complete one approved course in each subcategory

Historical Understanding (3 hours)

Literature (3 hours)

ENGL 1130 - Western Humanities I *

Thought, Values and Beliefs (3 hours)

ENGL 1150 - Western Humanities II *

Visual and Performing Arts (3 hours)

Natural Sciences: (7-8 hours)

Two approved natural science courses, at least one including a laboratory component

Behavioral and Social Sciences: (6 hours)

PSY 1010 - Introduction to Psychology *
One additional approved social science course

Mathematics: (3 hours)

One approved mathematics course

Statistics: (3 hours)

One approved statistics course *

Non-Western Culture: (3 hours)

ANTH 1200 - Cultural Anthropology *

Program Requirements

ANTH 1200 - Cultural Anthropology #
ART 1110 - Introduction to Art # or
MUS 1110 - Introduction to Music #
PSY 1010 - Introduction to Psychology #
One approved statistics course #
Complete one year in one foreign language or equivalent through placement.
HIST 2010 - United States to 1865 or
HIST 2020 - United States since 1865 #

Additional Program Requirements

Professional Education Requirements

Additional Information and Notes

For admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP): Earn a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average, a 2.75 average on all courses taken at UTC, a 2.75 GPA in education courses with no grade lower than C, and a 2.75 in content area courses with no grade lower than C.

For graduation: 2.0 GPA in all required major and related courses (including specified General Education courses).

For graduation with licensure: 2.75 cumulative, 2.75 at UTC, 2.75 in education courses with no grade lower than C, and 2.75 in courses under Program Requirements with no grade lower than C.

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to complete 121 hours.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements for additional requirements.

*Also satisfies requirement in the major.

#Also satisfies general education requirement.

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