Teaching English as a Second Language (B.S.) - Online
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Information Literacy 1 | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Math Elective | MATH 114 or higher | 3 |
| Critical Thinking 1 | ||
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview 2 | 4 |
| Critical Thinking Elective | 3 | |
| Civic & Global Engagement 1 | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Social & Scientific Inquiry 1 | ||
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Christianity & Contexts 1 | ||
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey 2 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 39-42 | |
- 1
Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skill requirements
- 2
Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 waived
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core | ||
| ENGL 350 | Advanced Expository Writing | 3 |
| GLST 220 | Intercultural Communication and Engagement | 3 |
| GLST 290 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| LING 301 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| LING 453 | World Languages | 3 |
| MLAN 301 | Instructional Design in Teaching Modern Languages | 3 |
| TESL 302 | Applied Linguistics | 3 |
| TESL 333 | Modern Grammar | 3 |
| TESL 373 | Applied Grammar | 3 |
| TESL 403 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| TESL 405 | Issues and Practices in TES/FL | 3 |
| TESL 419 | Methodology and Curriculum in Teaching Modern Languages | 3 |
| TESL 499 | TES/FL Internship | 1-6 |
| Language Elective 1,2,3 | 3 | |
| Language Elective 1,2,3 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 43-48 | |
- 1
Six total hours of foreign language coursework needed. Must be the same language.
- 2
Students may take ICE, CLEP, or other national recognized, standardized achievement tests as a waiver for the foreign language requirements; Students may also provide Oral Proficiency Interview scores in the intermediate range or above.
- 3
Foreign language courses taken at other institutions at the graduate level may qualify for a waiver of the 6 hour language requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose 33-36 credit hours of Free Electives | 33-36 | |
| Total Hours | 33-36 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- 120 Total hours
- 2.0 Overall grade point average
- 30 Hours must be upper-level courses (300-400 level)
- Grade of 'C' Minimum required for all upper-level courses in the major
- 25% Of major taken through Liberty University
- 30 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
- Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview | 4 |
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| GLST 220 | Intercultural Communication and Engagement | 3 |
| Language Elective 1,2,3 | 3 | |
| Hours | 13-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| Communications Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective 4 | 3 | |
| LING 301 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| Language Elective 1,2,3 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey | 4 |
| MATH Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective 4 | 3 | |
| ENGL 350 | Advanced Expository Writing | 3 |
| MLAN 301 | Instructional Design in Teaching Modern Languages | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Critical Thinking Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective 4 | 3 | |
| GLST 290 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| TESL 333 | Modern Grammar | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Information Literacy Elective 4 | 3 | |
| TESL 302 | Applied Linguistics | 3 |
| TESL 373 | Applied Grammar | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| TESL 403 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| TESL 405 | Issues and Practices in TES/FL | 3 |
| TESL 419 | Methodology and Curriculum in Teaching Modern Languages | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| LING 453 | World Languages | 3 |
| TESL 499 | TES/FL Internship | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120-123 | |
- 1
Six hours in foreign language need coursework in the same language.
- 2
Students may take ICE, CLEP, or other nationally recognized, standardized achievement tests as a waiver for the foreign language requirements; students may also provide Oral Proficiency Interview scores in the intermediate range or above.
- 3
Foreign language courses taken at other institutions at the graduate level may qualify for a waiver of the six hour language requirement.
- 4
Refer to the list of approved general education electives at www.liberty.edu/gened before enrolling foundational skills requirements.