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
• SOCI 1010 - ♦Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 1030 - ♦General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• History - Credits: 6
• MATH 1530 - ♦Probability and Statistics (Non-Calculus Based) Credit Hours: 3

• Natural Sciences:

• BIOL 1010 - ♦Introduction to Biology I Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 1020 - ♦Introduction to Biology II Credit Hours: 4

• or

• BIOL 1110 - ♦General Biology I (Majors) Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 1120 - ♦General Biology II (Majors) Credit Hours: 4

Emphasis Courses

• SWRK 2010 - ♦Introduction to Social Work Credit Hours: 3
• Social Work Elective - Credits: 3

• or

• SOCI 1020 - ♦Social Problems Credit Hours: 3
• Economics - Credits: 3
• POLS 1030 - ♦American Government Credit Hours: 3
• Electives - Credits: 7

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