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Lee University Catalog_2025-2026

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL.BA)

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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Religion Core

BIBL 110 - Message of the New Testament Credit Hours: 3
BIBL 111 - Message of the Old Testament Credit Hours: 3
THEO 230 - Introduction to Theology Credit Hours: 3
THEO 231 - Introduction to Christian Ethics Credit Hours: 3
Christian Service (80 clock hours) *

^{_{*Christian Service is not a course; the hours are earned by a combination of class, group, and individual service-learning experiences.}}

Freshman/Sophomore Experience

LEEU 101 - Freshman Seminar: Gateway to University Success Credit Hours: 1 ^{(1st Fall)}
LEEU 202 - Benevolence Credit Hours: 1 ^{(2nd Fall)}

Acquiring Fundamental Academic Skills

ENGL 110 - Rhetoric and Research Credit Hours: 3
^{_{(Students may need to complete}}^{_{ENGL 106}}^{_{prior to}}^{_{ENGL 110}}^{_{due to placement results from ACT/RSAT scores)}}
MTHS 110 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 or higher-level math

Exploring the Humanities

HUMN 201 - Foundations of Western Culture Credit Hours: 3
Two of the following (6): HUMN 202 , HUMN 301 , HUMN 302 , HIST 221 , HIST 222 , ENGL 221 , ENGL 222

One of the following (3): ARTS 201 , MUHL 211 , PHIL 241 , THEA 201

Understanding Contemporary Society

One of the following (3): HIST 212 , PLSC 250

Two of the following (6): PSYC 200 , SOCI 200 , ECON 200

Respecting the Natural World

LAB SCIENCE: Choose one (1) course along with the corresponding lab: BIOS 110 , BIOS 112 , BIOS 114 , CHYS 131 , GSCI 121 , GSCI 122 , ASTR 111

Seeking a Global Perspective

GNST 200 - Global Perspectives Seminar (1)
Cross Cultural Experience (1-3): GNST 250 , GNST 251 , GNST 252 , GNST 253
Intermediate (or higher) level Foreign Language (6)

Specialty Area

TESL 200 - Introduction to TESOL Credit Hours: 3
LING 302 - The English Language Credit Hours: 3
LING 380 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
LING 382 - CELL Seminar Credit Hours: 1
(May be repeated as general elective credit)
LING 385 - Linguistics for Teaching English as a Second Language Credit Hours: 3
TESL 400 - Second Language Acquisition Credit Hours: 3
TESL 405 - Teaching Grammar to English Language Learners Credit Hours: 3
TESL 410 - ESL Curriculum Design and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
LING 481 - History of the English Language Credit Hours: 3
LING 482 - Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Credit Hours: 3
LING 495 - World Languages and Faith: A Capstone Seminar Credit Hours: 3

TESOL Electives

Choose two from the following (6 hrs):

ANTH 310 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 385 - Linguistic Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
COMM 354 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3
ICSP 352 - Contemporary World Religions Credit Hours: 3
ICSP 370 - Globalization and Culture Credit Hours: 3
LING 381 - Language Acquisition and Development Credit Hours: 3
LING 415 - Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition Credit Hours: 3
LING 420 - Phonetics and Phonology Credit Hours: 3
LING 425 - Cognitive Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
LING 490 - Special Topics in Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 410 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 420 - The Urban Community Credit Hours: 3
TESL 490 - Teaching English as a Foreign Language Credit Hours: 3
(Part of TESOL Cross-Cultural Trip)

SUBTOTAL (37 hours)

GENERAL ELECTIVES OR MINOR

SUBTOTAL (30 hours)

ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT

GNST-400: Academic Assessment (0) hrs

Total Hours in Program: 120

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