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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) BA

A major in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) consists of a minimum of 45 semester hours.

Major Requirements

Students will take 33 hours in core courses, which include:

BLMC 200Introduction to the TESOL Profession

3
BLMC 220Communities and Societies

3
BLMC 280Linguistics and English Grammar

3
BLMC 300Assessment of First and Second Language

3
BLMC 310TESOL Methods/Management

3
BLMC 325Language Acquisition

3
BLMC 430Introduction to Sociolinguistics

3
BLMC 480Practicum/Field Work in TESOL

3
BLMC 495Senior TESOL Capstone Project

3
EDUC 219Phonics and Foundations of Literacy

3
THEA 150Acting I

3

The remaining 12 hours will be selected from the following:

ANTH 210Cultural Anthropology

3
BLMC 240Introduction to International Studies

3
BLMC 245Experiences in TESOL

1 to 3
BLMC 330International Living/Study/Internship

1 to 12
BLMC 340Current Issues in International Studies

3
COMM 218Intercultural Communication

3
EDUC 134Introduction to Special Education

3
EDUC 265Theories of Growth and Development

3
EDUC 310Technology Integration: Instructional Strategies

3
HIST 152Global History, 1780 to the Present

3
HIST 302Studies in the Non-Western World

3
HIST 331American Foreign Policy

3
JAPN 350Introduction to Japanese Society

3
RELI 200Hindu and Buddhist Traditions

3
RELI 201Daoist and Confucian Traditions

3
RELI 220The Islamic Tradition

3
RELI 215Regional and Ancestral Religious Traditions

3
SOCI 250Culture in America

3
Effective as of 6/23/2025