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
• SWRK 2010 - ♦Introduction to Social Work Credits: 3

Spring

• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: 3
• Communication - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• POLS 1030 - ♦American Government Credits: 3
• PSYC 1030 - ♦Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3

Fall

• BIOL 1010 - ♦Introduction to Biology Credits: 4 *

• or

• 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
• Social Work Elective - Credits: 3

• or

• SOCI 1040 - ♦Social Problems Credits: 3

Spring

• BIOL 1020 - ♦Diversity of Life Credits: 4 *

• or

• BIOL 1120 - ♦General Biology II Credits: 4
• Economics Elective - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Foreign Language (One year sequence in a single foreign language) - Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• SOCI 1010 - ♦Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 62

Transfer Requirements

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

* Natural science must be taken in sequence.

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 2011

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