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Dec 10, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
English, Secondary English Teacher Licensure Concentration, B.A.
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English
615-898-2595
Ron Kates, program coordinator
Ron.Kates@mtsu.edu
A major in English consists of 36 hours of which no more than six (6) may be lower-division hours.
- English major core: Majors will take the following: ENGL 3000 , ENGL 3010 , ENGL 3020 , ENGL 3030 , and ENGL 4999 .
- When taught by an English faculty member, WGST, JHS, and certain interdisciplinary Honors seminars (UH 3500 ) may be substituted with approval of advisor. No non-departmental lower division courses will be accepted.
- A maximum of six (6) hours of lower-division literature coursework (not counting the True Blue Core requirements) may be taken toward the major. These hours will be appropriately assigned by the student’s departmental advisor. No more than 3 hours (one course) may be taken to satisfy the core course requirement.
- Majors are expected to consult a member of the English faculty each semester regarding the selection and arrangement of courses.
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Degree Requirements
| True Blue Core (TBC) | 41 hours | | Major Requirements | 36 hours* | | Major Core | (12 hours) | | Concentration Courses | (24 hours) | | Foreign Language | 6 hours | | Secondary Education Minor | 30 hours | | Electives | 1-4 hours | | TOTAL | 120 hours | *This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements for the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours may increase. True Blue Core (41 hours)
True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category. The following courses required by the program meet True Blue Core requirements: Major Requirements (36 hours)
Concentration Requirements (24 hours)
Linguistics and Grammar (choose one)
Writing and Language (choose one)
European Literature in Translation (choose one)
Multicultural Literature (choose one)
Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)
- Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.
Secondary Education Minor (30 hours)
Curriculum: English, Secondary English Teacher Licensure
All students pursuing a major in English must complete the True Blue Core requirements and the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students may not begin upper-division English studies until they have completed ENGL 1010 , ENGL 1020 , and ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030 . Typically, students will begin upper-division English studies in the second semester of their sophomore year with ENGL 3000 and one other English course. Students wishing to earn teaching licensure within four years must begin their foreign language requirements during the first semester of the freshman year, especially if they have deficiencies (that is, if they need to take FL 1010 and 1020 before the required 2010 and 2020). Students should also apply for admission to the licensure program no later than the beginning of their sophomore year in order to be on track to take YOED 2500 during the second semester of their sophomore year. The Academic Maps provide examples of a recommended plan of studies for students who wish to complete their academic requirements within a four-year period. However, there is no single way to complete the program. The department is generally flexible about the order in which courses are taken so long as prerequisites are met. Each English major has an assigned academic advisor. Consulting with this advisor regularly will help the student to individualize the program to his or her own needs and interests. Freshman Fall
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (WC)
- Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
- Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
- Foreign Language (NWC) 3 credit hours
- History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
Freshman Spring
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Info Lit)
- Non-Written Communication/Elective 3 credit hours
- Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
- History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
- Foreign Language 3 credit hours
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*NOTE: Program requirements may be taken in any order except for core courses and ENGL 4500. |
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