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.

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
• Behavioral/Social Sciences - Credits: 6
• History - Credits: 6
• Natural Sciences - Credits: 8
• Mathematics - Credits: 3

Emphasis Courses

• Foreign Language - Select four courses of same language - Credits: 12
• General Elective - Credits: 1

• Select two from the following:

• ENGL 2110 - ♦American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 2120 - ♦American Literature II Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 2130 - ♦American Masterpieces Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 2210 - ♦English Literature I Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 2220 - ♦English Literature II Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 2330 - ♦World Literature Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 2410 - ♦Western World Literature I Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 2420 - ♦Western World Literature II Credit Hours: 3

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

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree at universities include demonstrated competency in foreign language at the intermediate level. Community college students are encouraged to attain intermediate-level competency in foreign language before transferring.

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

William Wilson 
Dean, Humanities Division
Telephone: 423.354.2541
wrwilson@NortheastState.edu