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.

Learning Support

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

Fall

• EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
• ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I* Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• MATH 1530 - ♦Introductory Statistics Credits: 3
• PSYC 1030 - ♦Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3

Spring

• Behavioral/Social Science - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Communication - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• MATH 1710 - ♦Pre-Calculus Algebra Credits: 3

• or higher

Fall

• BIOL 1110 - ♦General Biology I Credits: 4
• Foreign Language (One year sequence in a single foreign language) - Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3 **
• Literature - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Psychology Elective - Select one approved course from below Credits: 3 *

Spring

• Behavioral/Social Science - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• BIOL 1120 - ♦General Biology II Credits: 4
• Foreign Language (One year sequence in a single foreign language) - Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3 **
• Psychology Elective - Select one approved course from below Credits: 3 *

Total Credit Hours: 62

Additional Information

* Choose two of the following:

• PSYC 2110 - ♦Psychology of Adjustment
    Credits: 3
• PSYC 2120 - ♦Social Psychology
    Credits: 3
• PSYC 2130 - ♦Lifespan Development Psychology
    Credits: 3

Transfer Requirements

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

** Students transferring to University of Tennessee, Knoxville should take HIST 2310 and 2320.

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 2012

For Further Information

Dr. Xiaoping Wang
Dean, Behavioral and Social Sciences Division
Telephone: 423.354.2552
xpwang@NortheastState.edu