English-secondary Education, AA

Program Requirements:

The following advisement plan is a recommended course of study. Academic programs offered at Jones College are designed to meet the educational needs and advancement of students who plan to transfer course credit to a university and complete a bachelor’s degree. As part of each academic program, students will take courses to meet the Jones College’s general education core requirements and electives as determined by the student and his/her faculty advisor. All academic programs are designed to lead to an Associate of Arts degree.

To streamline the transfer of credit from Jones College to any university in the State of Mississippi, Jones College participates in the articulation agreement between the Mississippi Community College Board and the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. For the purpose of ensuring transfer-ability within Mississippi, the Mississippi Articulation Transfer Tool (MATT) shall be used to advise and guide students in choosing the best courses to take as part of the requirements to graduate from Jones College with an Associate of Arts degree.

If there are questions, current students should contact their faculty adviser and potential students should contact Enrollment Services  .

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

• LLS 1153 - College Life Semester Credit Hours: 3
• MAT 1313 - College Algebra Semester Credit Hours: 3
• BIO 1114 - Principles of Biology I Semester Credit Hours: 4 **
• ENG 1113 - English Composition I Semester Credit Hours: 3
• MFL 1213 - Spanish I Semester Credit Hours: 3 *

Total Hours: 16

Spring Semester

• HIS 1113 - Western Civilization I Semester Credit Hours: 3 or another social science elective ***
• ENG 1123 - English Composition II Semester Credit Hours: 3
• PHY 2244 - Physical Science I Semester Credit Hours: 4 **
• PSY 1513 - General Psychology Semester Credit Hours: 3
• MFL 1223 - Spanish II Semester Credit Hours: 3 *

Total Hours: 16

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

• HIS 1113 - Western Civilization I Semester Credit Hours: 3 or another social science elective***
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I Semester Credit Hours: 3 ****
• MFL 2213 - Spanish III Semester Credit Hours: 3 or other humanities elective*
• ENG 2413 - Survey of World Literature Semester Credit Hours: 3 *****

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• ART 1113 - Art Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3

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• MUS 1113 - Music Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 15

Spring Semester

• PHI 2113 - Introduction to Philosophy Semester Credit Hours: 3 or social science or humanities elective
• GEO 1123 - Principles of Geography Semester Credit Hours: 3 or another social science or humanities elective
• ENG 2323 - British Literature I Semester Credit Hours: 3 *****
• MFL 2223 - Spanish IV Semester Credit Hours: 3 or other humanities elective *
• 3 Credit Hour Elective in Endorsement Area Semester Credit Hours:  3
• Elective of 1 or more credit hours Semester Credit Hours: 1

Total Hours: 16

Note(s):

*USM requires 4 semesters of foreign language. MSU, UM, DSU, and MVSU do not require foreign language. All other state universities require 6 hours.

**USM requires 2 lab sciences of the student’s choice. All other state universities require Principles of Bio I and Physical Science I.

***MSU is the only state university that requires Western Civilization I and II in progression.

****MSU and UM are the only two state universities that do NOT require speech.

*****USM requires 6 hours of literature. UM requires 12 hours. MSU requires 15 hours.