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.

Fall

• COMM 1010 - ♦Introduction to Mass Communication Credits: 3
• EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
• ENGL 1010 - ♦Composition I Credits: 3
• Foreign Language - Select one course Credits: 3
• Mathematics - Select one approved course Credits: 3

Spring

• COMM 1020 - ♦Media Writing Credits: 3
• ENGL 1020 - ♦Composition II Credits: 3
• Foreign Language - One course of same language Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Humanities/Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3

Fall

• Behavioral/Social Sciences - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Literature - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Mass Communication Elective - Select one approved course Credits: 3 *
• Natural Sciences - Select one approved course Credits: 4

Spring

• Behavioral/Social Sciences - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Humanities/Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Mass Communication Elective - Select one approved course Credits: 3 *
• Natural Sciences - Select one approved course Credits: 4
• SPCH 1010 - ♦Fundamentals of Speech Communication Credits: 3

• or other approved speech/communication course

Total Credit Hours: 62

* Practicum courses are excluded as acceptable electives.

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