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.

General Courses

• Literature - Select one course Credits: 3
• Humanities/Fine Arts - Select two courses Credits: 6
• Social/Behavioral Sciences - Select two courses Credits: 6
• Mathematics - Select one course Credits: 3
• Natural Science - Select two courses Credits: 8

• EDUC 1010 - College Success Credits: 1
• ENGL 1010 - Composition I Credits: 3
• ENGL 1020 - Composition II Credits: 3
• HIST 2010 - U.S. History I Credits: 3
• HIST 2020 - U.S. History II Credits: 3
• SPCH 1300 - Speech Communication Credits: 3

• or

• SPCH 2300 - Public Speaking Credits: 3

Emphasis Courses

• Foreign Language - Select two courses of same language Credits: 6

• MCOM 1030 - Introduction to Mass Communications Credits: 3

• or

• SPCH 1300 - Speech Communication Credits: 3

• or

• SPCH 2300 - Public Speaking Credits: 3
• SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate Credits: 3
• SPCH 2330 - Communication Theory Credits: 3
• SPCH 2340 - Advanced Public Speaking Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 60

Transfer Requirements

For Further Information

Dr. Xiaoping Wang 
Dean, Behavioral and Social Sciences Division
Telephone: 423.354.2552
xpwang@NortheastState.edu