Secondary Education - English Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.T.

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Students who follow this emphasis will complete necessary core courses required by Tennessee public universities. They will be ready to move into upper division education courses at senior institutions.

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

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPT-USEE

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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 Elective Credits: 9 ^{(1) (5.) (7)}
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
Social Sciences Electives Credits: 3 ^(5.)
History Electives Credits: 6 ^{(2) (5.)}
Natural Science Electives Credits: 8 ^(5.)
Mathematics Elective Credits: 3 ^(5.)

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

EDUC 2000 - Introduction to Education Credits: 3
EDUC 2220 - Introduction to the Exceptional Learner/Special Education Credits: 3
Foreign Language Sequence I and II Credits: 6⁽⁹⁾
English Electives Credits: 6⁽⁸⁾
ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3

Total: 62 Semester Hours

Footnotes:

⁽¹⁾Students who plan to transfer to the UoM must complete at least one fine arts class under the Humanities and Fine Arts general education requirement

⁽²⁾ Students should confer with their advisor or a representative of the university to which they intend to transfer to determine the recommended history courses.

⁽³⁾ Students who intend to transfer to UTK, UTC, TSU, or ETSU secondary education program should follow the English AA/AS TTP and not the AST TTP. ETSU, and TSU recommend that students take education courses after transfer.

⁽⁴⁾ Students who intend to transfer to MTSU should be advised that Introduction to Special Education will transfer to MTSU as an elective.

^(5.) For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^(6.) Students should consult the catalog of their transfer institution for guidance in selecting elective hours.

⁽⁷⁾ One course must be in literature.

⁽⁸⁾ Any General Education English Literature course excluding ENGL 2030.

⁽⁹⁾ Foreign language sequence in a single language.

Students earning an AST degree must meet the following additional degree requirements: Attainment of a 2.75 cumulative grade point average (GPA)

ACT Composite score of 21 (or SAT score of 1080) or higher or successful completion of approved standardized examination (Praxis Core) for admission to the university’s College of Education Satisfactory ratings on an index of suitability for the teaching profession (disposition forms)

Students transferring to a public university in Tennessee may need to meet additional requirements to gain admittance to the university.