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

• ECON 2100 - ♦Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
• ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: 3
• INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: 3
• MATH 1530 - ♦Introductory Statistics Credits: 3 *

Spring

• ECON 2200 - ♦Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: 3
• Humanities/Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• MATH 1630 - ♦Finite Mathematics Credits: 3 **
• Natural Sciences - Select one approved course Credits: 4

Fall

• ACCT 1010 - ♦Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Literature - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• MATH 1830 - ♦Applied Calculus Credits: 3 ***
• Natural Sciences - Select one approved course Credits: 4

Spring

• ACCT 1020 - ♦Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
• Communication - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Guided Elective - Credits: 1
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Humanities/Fine Arts - Select one approved course 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 plan to transfer to UT Knoxville, College of Business, must complete MATH 2050, Calculus-Based Probability and Statistics. UT Knoxville accepts MATH 2080 from Northeast State in place of UT MATH 2050.

** Students transferring to APSU, ETSU, MTSU, TSU, or UT Knoxville should take MATH 1630, Finite Mathematics. Students transferring to TTU, University of Memphis, UT Chattanooga, or UT Martin should take a MATH 1710, Pre-Calculus Algebra. 

*** Applied Calculus or equivalent is required at ETSU, UT Knoxville, University of Memphis, UT Chattanooga, Tennessee State University, and Tennessee Tech University only. Applied Calculus or equivalent is NOT required at UT Martin, APSU, or MTSU.

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 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

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