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

• 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 Credits: 3

• or other approved speech/communication course

• Humanities and/or Fine Arts (at least one course in literature) Credits: 9
• ECON 2010 - ♦Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• Behavioral/Social Science - Credits: 3
• History - Credits: 6
• Natural Sciences - Credits: 8
• MATH 1530 - ♦Probability and Statistics (Non-Calculus Based) Credits: 3

Emphasis Courses

• POLS 1030 - ♦American Government Credits: 3
• Political Science Elective - Credits: 3
• General Electives - Credits: 10

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

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