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

• BIOL or CHEM - Biology or Chemistry sequence Credits: 4 ^*
• EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
• ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: 3
• PSYC 2130 - ♦Lifespan Development Psychology Credits: 3
• PSYC 1030 - ♦Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3

• or

• SOCI 1010 - ♦Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3

Spring

• BIOL or CHEM - Biology or Chemistry sequence Credits: 4 ^*
• Fine Arts - select one approved course Credits: 3
• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: 3
• ECED 2340 - ♦Family Dynamics and Community Involvement Credits: 3
• MATH 1530 - ♦Introductory Statistics Credits: 3 ^**

• or higher

Fall

• Communication - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Behavioral/Social Science - Select one approved course Credits: 3 ^***
• HIST 2010 - ♦Early United States History Credits: 3 ^****
• Literature - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Electives - Credits: 3 ^*****

Spring

• ECED 2320 - ♦Infant, Toddler and Child Development Credits: 3
• HIST 2020 - ♦Modern United States History Credits: 3 ^****
• HLTH 2420 - ♦Principles of Nutrition Credits: 3
• Humanities - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Electives - Credits: 1

Total Credit Hours: 60

Additional Information

^* Students transferring to the University of Memphis should take a BIOL or CHEM sequence.

^** Students transferring to University of Tennessee at Chattanooga are required to take MATH 1710 . Students transferring to ETSU are required to take MATH 1530.

^*** Recommended courses are ECON 2100 : Principles of Macroeconomics or ECON 2200 : Principles of Microeconomics.

^**** Students who intend to transfer to University of Tennessee at Knoxville should take 6 credit hours of a non-U.S. History sequence to fulfill the History requirement.

^***** Students who intend to transfer to the University of Tennessee at Martin should take BIOL 2010  as an elective, otherwise, the elective should be at the 2000 level only.

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

For Further Information

Contact the Behavioral and Social Sciences division