Secondary Education - English (A.S.T.) TTP

GENERAL EDUCATION (41 credit hours)

Communications (9 credit hours)

• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 credit hours)

At least one course (three credit hours) must be in Literature.

• Three of the following:

• ART 1035 - Introduction to Art 3 sem hrs cr
• ART 2000 - Art History Survey I 3 sem hrs cr
• ART 2020 - Art History Survey II 3 sem hrs cr
• MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music 3 sem hrs cr
• THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2045 - Introduction to Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2310 - Early World Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2320 - Modern World Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature 3 sem hrs cr

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

• PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology 3 sem hrs cr

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  And one of the following:

• ANTH 1100 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 sem hrs cr
• COMM 1010 - Introduction to Mass Communications 3 sem hrs cr
• ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography 3 sem hrs cr
• HPE 2340 - Wellness Perspectives and Lifestyles 3 sem hrs cr
• POLS 1030 - American Government 3 sem hrs cr
• POLS 2025 - State and Local Government 3 sem hrs cr
• SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3 sem hrs cr
• SOCI 1040 - Social Problems 3 sem hrs cr

History (6 credit hours)

See “Area of Emphasis Notes for Transferring Students” below for more information on specific history requirements at four-year universities.

• Two of the following: 

• HIST 2010 - Early United States History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2020 - Modern United States History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2310 - Early World History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2320 - Modern World History 3 sem hrs cr

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

• MATH 1010 - Math for General Studies 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 sem hrs cr (required for UTC transfers)
• MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1710 - Precalculus Algebra 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 sem hrs cr

Natural Science (8 credit hours)

BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology  cannot be paired with BIOL 1110  or BIOL 1120  to meet the General Education science requirement. 

Additionally, CHEM 1010 - Introduction to Chemistry  cannot be paired with CHEM 1110   or CHEM 1120   to meet the General Education science requirement. 

(Unless otherwise noted, a sequence is not required.)  

• Two of the following:

• ASTR 1010 - Solar System Astronomy 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 1510 - Environmental Science I 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 1010 - Introduction to Chemistry 4 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 sem hrs cr
• GEOL 1030 - Survey of Geology 4 sem hrs cr
• PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus Physics I 4 sem hrs cr
• PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus Physics II 4 sem hrs cr
• PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 4 sem hrs cr
• PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II 4 sem hrs cr
• PSCI 1030 - Survey of Physical Science 4 sem hrs cr

AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS (19 credit hours)

• Be sure to read “Area of Emphasis Notes for Transferring Students” below.

   

  • Foreign Language Sequence (one year in a single language) 6 sem hrs cr
  • General Elective 1 sem hr cr
• EDUC 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 sem hrs cr

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  One of the following:

• EDU 2100 - Exceptional Child Development 3 sem hrs cr
• EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology 3 sem hrs cr

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  And choose two of the following Literature courses:

• ENGL 2110 - Early American Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2120 - Modern American Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2220 - Modern British Literature 3 sem hrs cr

AREA OF EMPHASIS Notes for Transferring Students

• Students should check with their advisor or a representative of the university to which they intend to transfer to determine the recommended history courses. Students who intend to transfer to UTK should take six credit hours of a non-U.S. history sequence to fulfill the history requirements. UTC requires that one of the history courses be U.S. history.
• Students who intend to transfer to UTC should take MATH 1530 . 

• Students who intend to transfer to MTSU, TSU, ETSU, or UTK in secondary education should follow the English A.A./A.S. TTP and not the A.S.T. TTP. ETSU and UTK recommend, and MTSU requires, that students take education courses after transfer.

• Students should confer with a representative of the university to which they intend to transfer to determine the recommended literature course. A sequence is recommended.

• Students who intend to take the PRAXIS exam should take MATH 1420  to prepare.

Semester Hours Credit: 60*

*All secondary education English majors who are required to take Learning Support must also complete MSCC 1300 - First-Year Experience .

Recommended Full-Time Schedule (Fall or Spring Start)

The following is a recommended full-time schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites, and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

GPS (Graduation Planning System), along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the GPS audit, which is accessible through MyMotlow.

Semester One (16 credit hours)

• EDUC 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr
• Mathematics 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Two (14 credit hours)

• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
• PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology 3 sem hrs cr
• Elective 1 sem hr cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Three (15 credit hours)

• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr
• EDU 2100 - Exceptional Child Development 3 sem hrs cr
• Foreign Language Sequence 3 sem hrs cr
• Literature (Gen Ed requirement) 3 sem hrs cr
• History 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Four (15 credit hours)

• ENGL 2110  OR ENGL 2120  OR ENGL 2220  (choose two) 6 sem hrs cr
• Foreign Language Sequence 3 sem hrs cr
• History 3 sem hrs cr
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 sem hrs cr

Recommended Part-Time Schedule (Fall and Spring Start)

The following is a recommended part-time schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites, and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

GPS (Graduation Planning System), along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the GPS audit, which is accessible through MyMotlow.

Semester One (10 credit hours)

• EDUC 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Two (7 credit hours)

• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
• PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology 3 sem hrs cr
• Elective 1 sem hr cr

Semester Three (9 credit hours)

• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr
• Mathematics 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Four (10 credit hours)

• Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr
• Literature (Gen Ed) 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Five (9 credit hours)

• EDU 2100 - Exceptional Child Development 3 sem hrs cr
• Foreign Language Sequence - 3 sem hrs cr
• History - 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Six (9 credit hours)

• ENGL 2110  OR ENGL 2120  OR ENGL 2220   (choose one) 3 sem hrs cr
• Foreign Language Sequence 3 sem hrs cr
• History 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Seven (6 credit hours)

• ENGL 2110   OR ENGL 2120   OR ENGL 2220    (choose one) 3 sem hrs cr
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 sem hrs cr