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
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• PHED 2200 - ♦Introduction to Exercise Science Credits: 3

Spring

• Communication - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• MATH 1530 - ♦Introductory Statistics Credits: 3
• Natural Science - Select one approved course Credits: 4

Fall

• BIOL 2010 - ♦Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4
• EDUC 2300 - ♦Introduction to Education Credits: 3
• General Electives - Credits: 3 *
• Literature - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• PHED 2335 - ♦Individual and Team Sports Credits: 3

Spring

• General Electives - Credits: 1
• HLTH 2030 - ♦First Aid and Emergency Care Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• PSYC 1030 - ♦Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
• SOCW 2010 - ♦Fitness, Wellness and Society Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 60

Transfer Requirements

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

* Students who intend to transfer to Tennessee Technological University should take EDUC 2010 and an additional 4 credit hour Natural Science course with lab that completes a Natural Science General Education sequence instead of unspecified electives.

Additional Information Regarding Foreign Language

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science Degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found in 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