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
• MATH 1530 - ♦Probability and Statistics (Non-Calculus Based) Credit Hours: 3

Emphasis Courses

• SOCI 1010 - ♦Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 1020 - ♦Social Problems Credit Hours: 3
• Sociology Elective - Credits: 3 *
• General Electives - Credits: 10

* Universities will determine whether the sociology elective course counts toward requirements of the sociology major or as elective credit applied to the requirements of the baccalaureate degree.

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

Dr. Xiaoping Wang 
Dean, Behavioral and Social Sciences
Telephone: (423) 354-2552
xpwang@northeaststate.edu