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

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

• or

• MATH 1710 - ♦Pre-Calculus Algebra Credits: 3 ^**

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 Science - Select one approved course Credits: 4

Spring

• ACCT 1020 - ♦Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
• Guided Elective - Credits: 1^****
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Humanities/Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Natural Science - Select one approved course Credits: 4

Total Credit Hours: 60

Additional Information

Suggested Electives: MATH 1100  (if needed), MATH 2080 . See advisor for additional information. Additional courses may be required to overcome deficiencies in English, mathematics, and reading.

*Students who plan to transfer to UTK should take an Introduction to Ethics course as one of their humanities/fine arts courses or as an alternative guided elective.

**Students who are not prepared for MATH 1630 or MATH 1710 will also need MATH 1100 based on placement testing. Students transferring to Middle Tennessee State University or University of Tennessee at Knoxville should take MATH 1630. Students transferring to Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga or University of Tennessee at Martin should take MATH 1710. UofM requires MATH 1710 or MATH 1830. APSU requires MATH 1710 only. ETSU requires MATH 1530. TTU requires MATH 1130. Johnson University- MATH 1130 or MATH 1530.

***Students who plan to transfer to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville must complete MATH 2050  Calculus-based Probability and Statistics. UTK accepts Northeast State’s MATH 2080 in place of MATH 2050.

****Students who plan to transfer to UTK should take MGT 201 equivalent if available (BUSN 2330 or BUSN 1305, if BUSN 2330 not offered), as their guided elective.

*****Applied Calculus or equivalent is NOT required at UT Martin, MTSU, or TTU.  MATH 1830 is prerequisite to MATH 2050 for UTK requirement.

Students who plan to transfer to UTK will be required to demonstrate intermediate level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from UTK. Students may demonstrate intermediate level competence after transferring to UTK.

Students who plan to transfer to UTK will be required to complete ENGL 295 at UTK if they have not completed an equivalent course at their community college. Advisors are invited to contact the UTK Transfer Center to learn more about course equivalencies.
 

Transfer Requirements

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

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 of 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

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