General Education Requirements

Note: All courses must be from the  Approved Courses for General Education  courses for each category listed in the General Education section of this catalog. Additional courses may be required to overcome deficiencies in English, mathematics, and reading.

General Courses

• ENGL 1010 - ♦Composition I Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 1020 - ♦Composition II Credit Hours: 3
• SPCH 1010 - ♦Fundamentals of Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3

• or other approved speech/communication course

• Humanities and/or Fine Arts (at least one course in literature) Credits: 9
• ECON 2010 - ♦Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• ECON 2020 - ♦Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• History - Select two approved general education history courses Credits: 6
• Natural Sciences - Select two approved general education natural science courses Credits: 8
• MATH 1630 - ♦Finite Mathematics Credit Hours: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements

• ACCT 1010 - ♦Principles of Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
• ACCT 1020 - ♦Principles of Accounting II Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 1530 - ♦Probability and Statistics (Non-Calculus Based) Credit Hours: 3 *
• MATH 1830 - ♦Calculus for Business Credit Hours: 3
• INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credit Hours: 3
• Electives (Guided) - Credits: 4

Suggested Electives: MATH 1100 (if needed) or MATH 2080. See advisor for additional information.

* Students who plan to transfer to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville must complete MATH 2050, Calculus-based Probability and Statistics. (UT Knoxville accepts Northeast State’s MATH 2080 as an equivalent course.)

 

Total Credit Hours: 60

Transfer Requirements

Tennessee Transfer Path to UT/TBR four year universities in compliance with Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010.

Additional Information Regarding Foreign Language

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science Degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation websites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee System. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.

Effective Fall 2011

For Further Information

Malissa Trent 
Dean, Mathematics
Telephone: 423.354.2521
mbtrent@NortheastState.edu