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.

Typical Program of Study

Fall

• EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
• ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3^*
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Mathematics - Select one approved course Credits: 3

Spring

• ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: 3
• Behavioral/Social Science - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• History - Select one approved course Credits: 3^*
• Electives - Credits: 3
• PHIL 2200 - ♦Introduction to World Religions Credits: 3

Fall

• Foreign Language (One-Year Sequence in a Single Foreign Language) - Credits: 3
• Literature - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Natural Science - Select one approved course Credits: 4
• Communication - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• PHIL 2430 - ♦Philosophy of Religion Credits: 3 ^**

Spring

• Behavioral/Social Science - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Foreign Language (One-Year Sequence in a Single Foreign Language) - Credits: 3
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts - Select one approved course Credits: 3
• Natural Science - Select one approved course Credits: 4
• Electives - Credits: 1

Total Credit Hours: 60

Additional Information

^*Students who intend to transfer to University of Tennessee at Knoxville should take three (3) credit hours of a non-U.S. History course. Students who intend to transfer to Austin Peay State University, Tennessee Technological University, and Tennessee State University should take American History. University of Tennessee at Martin does not accept TN History. Students who have taken US History in high school are recommended to take World History or Western Civilization.

^**PHIL 2430 can be taken as a TN eCampus course.

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 Humanities division