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
• BIOL 1110 - ♦General Biology I (Majors) Credits: 4
• BIOL 1120 - ♦General Biology II (Majors) Credits: 4
• MATH 1910 - ♦Calculus I Credits: 4

Emphasis Courses

• +  MATH 1920 - ♦Calculus II Credits: 4

• or

• MATH 1530 - ♦Probability and Statistics (Non-Calculus Based) Credits: 3
• CHEM 1110 - ♦General Chemistry I Credits: 4
• CHEM 1120 - ♦General Chemistry II Credits: 4
• ++  CHEM 2010 - ♦Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
• ++  CHEM 2020 - ♦Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4

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  +: At UT Knoxville, the math course must be Calculus II.

  ++: At UT Knoxville, this sequence must be Organic Chemistry I and either a course in cell biology with laboratory or genetics with laboratory.

Total Credit Hours: 61-62

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