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 1020 - ♦Introduction to Animal Science Credits: 4
• 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 ^*

Spring

• AGRI 1030 - ♦Introduction to Plant Science Credits: 4
• BIOL 1120 - ♦General Biology II Credits: 4
• ECON 2100 - ♦Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3

• or

• ECON 2200 - ♦Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: 3

Fall

• Behavioral/Social Science - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• CHEM 1110 - ♦General Chemistry I Credits: 4 ^****
• 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

• CHEM 1120 - ♦General Chemistry II Credits: 4
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3 ^**
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Communication - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Agriculture Electives - Credits: 3-4 ^***

Total Credit Hours: 62-63

Additional Information

* Students transferring to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will be required to take MATH 1830 Applied Calculus.

** Students who intend to transfer to UTK should take 3 credit hours of a non-U.S. History course. Students who intend to transfer to TTU, and TSU should take U.S. History. UTM does not accept TN History.

*** Students who intend to transfer to UTK are not required to take soil science and may benefit from an additional animal science course when available.

**** 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 .

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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