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
• CHEM 1110 - ♦General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 1120 - ♦General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 1830 - ♦Calculus for Business Credit Hours: 3

• or higher

Emphasis Courses

• General Electives - Credits: 3

• Choose Two of the Following Three Sequences:

• BIOL 1110 - ♦General Biology I (Majors) Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 1120 - ♦General Biology II (Majors) Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 2010 - ♦Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 2020 - ♦Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 2010 - ♦Non-Calculus Based Physics I Credit Hours: 4
• PHYS 2020 - ♦Non-Calculus Based Physics II Credit Hours: 4

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 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 2012

For Further Information

Dr. Carolyn McCracken
Dean, Science
Telephone: 423.354.2509
cgmccracken@NortheastState.edu