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.

Learning Support

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

Fall

• ECON 2200 - ♦Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
• EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
• ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: 3
• ENGR 1210 - ♦Introduction to Engineering Credits: 1
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• MATH 1710 - ♦Pre-Calculus Algebra Credits: 3 *

Spring

• CHEM 1110 - ♦General Chemistry I Credits: 4
• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: 3
• MATH 1720 - ♦Pre-Calculus Trigonometry Credits: 3
• PSYC 1030 - ♦Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3

Fall

• ENGR 1110 - ♦Engineering Graphics Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• MATH 1910 - ♦Calculus I Credits: 4
• PHYS 2010 - ♦Non-Calculus Physics I Credits: 4

Spring

• ENGR 1120 - ♦Engineering Programming Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Literature - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• PHYS 2020 - ♦Non-Calculus Physics II Credits: 4
• COMM 2025 - ♦Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 62

* Students who are not prepared for MATH 1710 will also need MATH 1100  based on placement testing.

Additional Recommended Courses

The program outlined above meets minimum graduation requirements for Northeast State. However, some or all of the following courses are also required by most engineering programs at the four-year level and in some articulation agreements. The student should consult the catalog of his/her intended transfer institution and see an advisor to formulate an optimal program of study.

• ECON 2100 - ♦Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 Credits: 3
• ELEC 1110 - DC Fundamentals Credits: 4 Credits: 4
• MATT 1110 - Machine Tool Operations I Credits: 4 Credits: 4
• MATT 1120 - Machine Tool Operations II Credits: 4 Credits: 4

Transfer Requirements

The university parallel Associate of Science degree program with emphasis in Industrial Technology is designed for transfer to Tennessee Technological University and may be accepted by other regional colleges and universities which offer a bachelor’s degree program in Industrial Technology. The program of study may be altered to fit the degree requirements at a particular transfer institution. A faculty advisor in the pre-engineering program can assist with appropriate course selection.

For Further Information

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