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

• AGRI 1010 - ♦Introduction to Agriculture Business Credits: 3
• BIOL 1110 - ♦General Biology I Credits: 4
• EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
• ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: 3
• MATH 1530 - ♦Introductory Statistics Credits: 3

• or

• MATH 1830 - ♦Applied Calculus Credits: 3

• or

• MATH 2050 - ♦Calculus-Based Probability and Statistics Credits: 3 *

Spring

• AGRI 1020 - ♦Introduction to Animal Science Credits: 4
• Communication - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• ECON 2100 - ♦Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3

Fall

• CHEM 1110 - ♦General Chemistry I Credits: 4 **
• ECON 2200 - ♦Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Literature - Select one approved course Credits: 3

Spring

• AGRI 1030 - ♦Introduction to Plant Science Credits: 4
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Agriculture Electives - Credits: 4
• Mathematics Elective - Credits: 3 ***

Total Credit Hours: 62

Additional Information

* Students who plan to transfer to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville must complete MATH 2050, Calculus-based Probability and Statistics for which MATH 1830 is a prerequisite. (UT Knoxville accepts Northeast State’s MATH 2080  as an equivalent course.)

** Students who are not prepared for CHEM 1110 will need some or all of the following based on placement test scores: MATH 1100  and/or MATH 1710  or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1000 .

*** For Mathematics Elective: MATH 1830 is the preferred MATH course and is required at UTK; however, students should refer to the institution to which they intend to transfer for the appropriate Mathematics elective. TTU will accept the following: MATH 1530, 1830, or 1910 . Students transferring to MTSU must complete MATH 1530 and one of the following: MATH 1010 , 1630 , 1710, 1830 , or 1910.

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 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

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