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

• EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
• ENGL 1010 - ♦Composition I Credits: 3
• Foreign Language (One year sequence in a single foreign language) - Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• MATH 1530 - ♦Probability and Statistics (Non-Calculus Based) Credits: 3

Spring

• ENGL 1020 - ♦Composition II Credits: 3
• Foreign Language (One year sequence in a single foreign language) - Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Natural Sciences - Select one approved course Credits: 4
• SOCI 1010 - ♦Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3

Fall

• Behavioral/Social Science - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Literature - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Natural Science - Select one approved course Credits: 4
• SOCI 1020 - ♦Social Problems Credits: 3

Spring

• Behavioral/Social Science - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• General Electives - Credits: 1
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Sociology Elective - Credits: 3 *
• SPCH 1010 - ♦Fundamentals of Speech Communication Credits: 3

• or other approved speech/communication course

Total Credit Hours: 60

Additional Information

* Universities will determine whether the sociology elective course counts toward the requirements of the sociology major or as elective credit applied to the requirements of the baccalaureate degree.

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
Telephone: 423.354.2552
xpwang@NortheastState.edu