English Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.A.

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Students who acquire an Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in English may further their education at a four-year school as an English major, a liberal arts major, a pre-professional major or an education major. Students are encouraged to contact the transfer institution to inquire about the requirements of their proposed major so that they may plan their program of study at Dyersburg State Community College accordingly.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPA-UENG

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9^*
Social Sciences Electives Credits: 6^*
History Electives Credits: 6^{* **}
Natural Science Electives Credits: 8^*
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3
-OR- MATH 1710 - Precalculus Algebra Credits: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

English Electives Credits: 6^***
Foreign Language Sequence I, II, III & IV Credits: 12

Additional Degree Requirement:

ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3

Total: 62 Semester Hours

^*For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^**Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville are strongly encouraged to take non-U.S. history courses to fulfill the General Education history requirement.

^***The English electives (two courses) must be completed from the following: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2210 , ENGL 2220 , ENGL 2310 or ENGL 2320 .

Note: During the sophomore year, students planning to teach should meet the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) or ACT testing requirements for their transfer institution.