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
• Foreign Language - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3

Spring

• Communication - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• ECON 2200 - ♦Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: 3
• Foreign Language - One course of same language Credits: 3
• MATH 1530 - ♦Introductory Statistics Credits: 3 *

Fall

• General Elective - Credits: 3
• Humanities/Fine Arts - 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

• General Elective - Credits: 4
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Humanities/Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Natural Sciences - Select one approved course Credits: 4

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 the University of Tennessee, Knoxville should complete MATH 2050 , Calculus-based Probability and Statistics.

** MATH 1830 , Applied Calculus or equivalent is required at East Tennessee State University and University of Tennessee, Knoxville for the Economics B.A. degree. MATH 1830 is not required at the University of Memphis for the Economics B.A. degree.

Additional Information Regarding Foreign Language

Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree at universities include demonstrated competence 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

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