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 Credits: 3
• *ENGL 1020 - Composition II Credits: 3
• *SPCH 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Credits: 3

• or other approved speech/communication course

• Humanities and/or Fine Arts (at least one course in literature) Credits: 9
• Social/Behavioral Sciences - Credits: 6
• History - Credits: 6
• Natural Sciences - Credits: 8
• Mathematics - Credits: 3

Emphasis Courses

• *COMM 1010 - Introduction to Mass Communication Credits: 3
• *COMM 1020 - Media Writing Credits: 3 Credits: 3
• Foreign Language (one year sequence in single foreign language) - Credits: 6
• + Mass Communication Electives (two courses) - Credits: 6
• General Electives (outside Mass Communication) - Credits: 1

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  + Practicum courses are excluded as acceptable electives.

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

Dr. Xiaoping Wang 
Dean, Behavioral and Social Sciences Division
Telephone: 423.354.2552
xpwang@NortheastState.edu