English
The student minoring in English must complete a minimum of 18 hours in English courses, exclusive of
the composition sequence, including nine hours of upper-division courses and three additional hours of
studies in the English language.

French
The student minoring in French must complete a minimum of 18 hours in French, exclusive of
FREN-111/112.

Linguistics
The student minoring in linguistics must complete a minimum of 18 hours which includes the following
courses: LING-380, LING-381, LING-480, LING-481, LING-302 and either ANTH-310 or COMM-354.

Spanish
The student minoring in Spanish must complete a minimum of 18 hours in Spanish, exclusive of SPAN-
111/112.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
The student minoring in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages must complete a minimum of 18 hours, including the following courses: ENGL-302; ENGL-380; ENGL-381; ENGL-480;COMM-354 or LING-201; and LING-482.

Foreign language students with elementary licensure or other students without a year of college-level foreign language who are seeking endorsement by the State of Tennessee will also need to take the first year (six hours) of any foreign language.

 A TESOL certificate is available upon completion of the TESOL minor.

Writing
The student minoring in writing must complete a minimum of 18 hours which includes ENGL-309,
ENGL-479, and one introductory creative writing course (ENGL-360, 361, 362 or 363).Nine hours will be selected from electives, including COMM-310, COMM-312, COMM-314, and any 300-level or 400-level English course designated “writing intensive”.