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. Additional courses may be required to overcome deficiencies in English, mathematics, and reading.

General Courses

• EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
• 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

• MATH 1910 - ♦Calculus I Credits: 4

• Students who are not prepared for calculus will also need some or all of the following courses based on placement testing: MATH 1100, MATH 1710, and MATH 1720.

• PHYS 2110 - ♦Calculus-Based Physics I Credits: 4
• PHYS 2120 - ♦Calculus-Based Physics II Credits: 4
• Behavioral/Social Sciences - Select two approved courses Credits: 6
• History - Select two approved courses Credits: 6
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select two approved courses Credits: 6
• Literature - Select one approved course Credits: 3

Emphasis Courses

• MATH 1920 - ♦Calculus II Credits: 4
• MATH 2110 - ♦Calculus III Credits: 4
• MATH 2010 - ♦Linear Algebra Credits: 3

• or MATH 2050 - Calculus Based Probability and Statistics - Credits: 3

  (UT Knoxville accepts Northeast State’s MATH 2080 as an equivalent course for STAT 201 - Introduction to Statistics)

• MATH 2120 - ♦Differential Equations Credits: 3
• CHEM 1110 - ♦General Chemistry I Credits: 4
• ENGR 2110 - ♦Engineering Statics Credits: 3
• ENGR 2330 - ♦Engineering Dynamics Credits: 3

Total Required Credit Hours: 69

Additional Information

Students are strongly encouraged to complete a course in Mechanics of Materials, also known as Strength of Materials, before transferring to a university.

Courses in engineering technology do not fulfill any of the requirements for the Area of Emphasis in Civil Engineering.

Although it is possible to complete the B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering in four semesters after earning the associate’s degree, students typically need five or six semesters to complete requirements.

Transfer Requirements

Tennessee Transfer Path to UT/TBR four year universities in compliance with Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010.

For Further Information

Malissa Trent
Dean, Mathematics
Telephone: 423.354.2521
mbtrent@NortheastState.edu