General Education Core Courses
American Sign Language
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| ASL 1002 |
Fingerspelling |
2 hours |
| ASL 1010 |
Foundations of Deafness |
3 hours |
| ASL 1110 |
American Sign Language I |
3 hours |
| ASL 1120 |
American Sign Language II |
3 hours |
| ASL 1130 |
American Sign Language III |
3 hours |
| ASL 2300 |
American Sign Language IV |
3 hours |
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Art (Studio)
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| ART 1121 |
Drawing I |
3 hours |
| ART 1122 |
Drawing II |
3 hours |
| ART 1132 |
Design |
3 hours |
| ART 2221 |
Painting I |
3 hours |
| ART 2131 |
Art History Survey I |
3 hours |
| ART 2132 |
Art History Survey II |
3 hours |
| ART 2222 |
Painting II |
3 hours |
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Biology
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| BIOL 2230 |
Microbiology |
4 hours |
| CHEM 1110 |
General Chemistry I |
4 hours |
| CHEM 1120 |
General Chemisry II |
4 hours |
| |
Extra hour from General Education Math |
0-1 hour* |
| |
Science Electives (choose from below) |
6-7 hours |
| CHEM 2010 |
Organic Chemistry I |
4 hours |
| CHEM 2020 |
Organic Chemistry II |
4 hours |
| BIOL 2230 |
Microbiology |
4 hours |
| *If the mathematics course for general education is four hours, the extra hour is included in the Area of Emphasis. |
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Biotechnology
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| BIOT 1010 |
Biotechnology Applications |
3 hours |
| BIOT 2020 |
Genetic Analysis / Manipulation |
4 hours |
| BIOT 2050 |
Industry & Applied Microbiol |
4 hours |
| BIOT 2060 |
Protein Bioseparations |
4 hours |
| BIOT 2070 |
Cell Culturing |
4 hours |
| BIOL 1110 |
General Biology I |
4 hours |
| BIOL 1120 |
General Biology II |
4 hours |
| BIOL 2230 |
Microbiology |
4 hours |
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Business and Information Systems
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| ACCT 1104 |
Principles of Accounting I |
3 hours |
| ACCT 1105 |
Principles of Accounting II |
3 hours |
| AIS 1181 |
Business Software Applications |
3 hours |
| BUS 2315 |
Business Statistics |
3 hours |
| ECON 1111 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 hours |
| ECON 1121 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 hours |
| MATH 1830 |
Concepts of Calculus |
3 hours |
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Chemistry
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| PHYS 2010 |
Calculus Based Physics I |
4 hours |
| PHYS 2020 |
Calculus Based Physics II |
4 hours |
| CHEM 2010 |
Organic Chemistry I |
4 hours |
| CHEM 2020 |
Organic Chemistry II |
4 hours |
| |
Extra hour from General Education Math |
1 hour |
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Child Development & Family Relationships
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| ECED 1010 |
Intro to Early Childhood Educ |
2 hours |
| ECED 2010 |
Safe, Healthy, Learning Env |
3 hours |
| ECED 2015 |
Early Childhood Curriculum |
3 hours |
| ECED 2020 |
Infant, Toddler, Child Dev |
3 hours |
| ECED 2030 |
Infant and Toddler Care |
3 hours |
| ECED 2040 |
Fam Dynamics and Comm Involve |
3 hours |
| ECED 2060 |
Dev of Exceptional Children |
3 hours |
| ECED 2070 |
Development Assessment |
3 hours |
| ECED 2090 |
Creative Development |
3 hours |
| ECED 2120 |
Admin of Child Care Centers |
3 hours |
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Communication Studies
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| SPCH 1112 |
Fundamentals of Speech Comm |
3 hours |
| THEA 1030 |
Intro to Theater |
3 hours |
| SPCH 2111 |
Interpersonal Communications |
3 hours |
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Computer Science
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| CS 1170 |
Computer Science I |
3 hours |
| CS 2170 |
Computer Science II |
3 hours |
| MATH 1910 |
Calculus & Analytical Geom I |
4 hours |
| CIS 1010 |
Intro Information Technology |
3 hours |
CIS 2270
or
CIS 2320 |
Java Application Development
or
Intro to C# |
3 hours |
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Construction Management
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| CIT 1220 |
Materials/Methods Construction |
3 hours |
| CIT 1230 |
Testing of Materials |
2 hours |
| CIT 2110 |
Structural Mechanics |
3 hours |
| CIT 2131 |
Surveying I |
4 hours |
| CIT 2400 |
Structural Design |
3 hours |
| MATH1910 |
Calculus & Analytic Geom I |
4 hours |
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Criminal Justice
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| PST 1000 |
Intro to Criminal Justice |
3 hours |
| PST 1010 |
Criminal Law & Procedure |
3 hours |
| PST 2010 |
Criminal Investigation |
3 hours |
| PSCI 1030 |
Survey of Physical Science |
3 hours |
| PSYC 1111 |
Intro to Psychology |
3 hours |
| PST 1005 |
Intro to Criminology |
3 hours |
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Early Childhood Education
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| ECED 1010 |
Introduction to Early Childhood Educ |
2 hours |
| ECED 2015 |
Early Childhood Curriculum |
3 hours |
| ECED 2020 |
Infant, Toddler, Child Dev |
3 hours |
| ECED 2030 |
Infant and Toddler Care |
3 hours |
| ECED 2040 |
Fam Dynamics and Comm Involve |
3 hours |
| ECED 2060 |
Dev of Exceptional Children |
3 hours |
| ECED 2070 |
Development Assessment |
3 hours |
| ECED 2090 |
Creative Development |
3 hours |
| ECED 2120 |
Admin of Child Care Centers |
3 hours |
| PHED |
Physical Education Activity Course |
1 hour |
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Elementary Education
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| EDUC 2010 |
Foundations of Education |
3 hours |
| EDUC 2110 |
Educational Psychology |
3 hours |
| ECED 2120 |
Intro to Special Education |
3 hours |
| MATH 1410 |
Math for Elem Teachers I |
3 hours |
| MATH 1420 |
Math for Elem Teachers II |
3 hours |
| GEOL 1110 |
Earth Science |
4 hours |
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English
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| ENGL 2030 |
Themes is Literature & Culture |
3 hours |
| ENGL 2110 |
Survey of American Lit I |
3 hours |
| ENGL 2120 |
Survey of American Lit II |
3 hours |
| ENGL 2210 |
Survey of British Lit I |
3 hours |
| ENGL 2220 |
Survey of British Lit II |
3 hours |
| ENGL 2310 |
Survey of World Lit I |
3 hours |
| ENGL 2320 |
Survey of World Lit II |
3 hours |
| ENGL 2133 |
Ethnic Lit: the United States |
3 hours |
| ENGL 2140 |
Introduction to Cinema |
3 hours |
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French
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| FREN 1010 |
French I |
3 hours |
| FREN 1020 |
French II |
3 hours |
| FREN 2010 |
French III |
3 hours |
| FREN 2020 |
French IV |
3 hours |
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General Studies
This area of emphasis articulates with the Bachelors of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University level through the Regents Online Degree Program (RODP). Go to www. rodp.org
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Geography
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| GEOG 1010 |
World Regional Geography I |
3 hours |
| GEOG 1020 |
World Regional Geography II |
3 hours |
| HIST 1110 |
World Civilization I |
3 hours |
| HIST 1120 |
World Civilization II |
3 hours |
| POLI 1111 |
Intro to Political Science |
3 hours |
| SOCI 1111 |
Intro to Sociology |
3 hours |
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Health Information Management
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| ACCT 1104 |
Principles of Accounting I |
3 hours |
| ECON 1121 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 hours |
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History
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| HIST 1110 |
World Civilization I |
3 hours |
| HIST 1120 |
World Civilization II |
3 hours |
| HIST 2030 |
Tennessee History |
3 hours |
| POLI 1111 |
Intro to Political Science |
3 hours |
| GEOG 1010 |
World Regional Geography I |
3 hours |
| GEOG 1020 |
World Regional Geography II |
3 hours |
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Horticulture
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| HORT 1010 |
Intro to Horticulture |
3 hours |
| HORT 1110 |
Landscape Plant Materials I |
3 hours |
| HORT 1150 |
Soil and Fertilizers |
3 hours |
| HORT 1120 |
Landscape Design |
3 hours |
| HORT 1310 |
Horticulture Pesticides |
3 hours |
| BIOL 2211 |
General Botany |
4 hours |
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Mathematics
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| MATH 1920 |
Calculus and Analytic Geom II |
4 hours |
| MATH 2110 |
Calculus and Analytic Geom III |
4 hours |
| The following course definitely transfers to some universities and may transfer to some other universities. It is strongly recommended that students verify tranferability with the receiving university. |
| MATH 2120 |
Differential Equations |
3 hours |
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Medical Technology
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| BIOL 1110 |
General Biology I |
4 hours |
| BIOL 1120 |
General Biology II |
4 hours |
| CHEM 1110 |
General Chemistry I |
4 hours |
| CHEM 1120 |
General Chemistry II |
4 hours |
| MATH 1720 |
Trigonometry |
3 hours |
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Music
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| MUS 1010 |
Materials of Music |
3 hours |
| MUS 1014 |
Class Voice |
1 hour |
| MUS 1020 |
Freshman Music Theory I |
3 hours |
| MUS 1025 |
Freshman Aural Skills I |
1 hour |
| MUS 1021 |
Freshman Music Theory II |
3 hours |
| MUS 1026 |
Freshman Aural Skills II |
1 hour |
| MUS 1040 |
Class Guitar I |
1 hour |
| MUS 1307 |
Campus Choir |
1 hour |
| MUS 2020 |
Sophomore Music Theory I |
3 hours |
| MUS 2021 |
Sophomore Music Theory II |
3 hours |
| MUS 2025 |
Sophomore Aural Skills I |
1 hour |
| MUS 2026 |
Sophomore Aural Skills II |
1 hour |
| MUS 2111 |
Hist of Popular Music for Mus Majors |
3 hours |
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Philosophy
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| PHIL 1030 |
Introduction to Philosophy |
3 hours |
| PHIL 1000 |
Critical Thinking |
3 hours |
| PHIL 1111 |
Introduction to Ethics |
3 hours |
| PHIL 2300 |
Ethics in Medicine |
3 hours |
| PHIL 2021 |
Philosophy in Movies |
3 hours |
| PHIL 2200 |
World Religions |
3 hours |
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Physical Education
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| PHED 1010 |
Intro to Health & Wellness |
3 hours |
| PHED 2130 |
Intro to Physical Education |
3 hours |
| PHED 2310 |
Community Health |
3 hours |
| BIOL 1215 |
Principles of Nutrition |
3 hours |
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Physics
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| MATH 1920 |
Calculus & Analytic Geom II |
4 hours |
| MATH 2110 |
Calculus & Analytic Geom III |
4 hours |
| MATH 2120 |
Differential Equations |
3 hours |
| CHEM 1110 |
General Chemistry I |
4 hours |
| * It is recommended that students take MATH 1910, Calculus & Analytic Geom I as their math requirement. |
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Political Science
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| POLI 1111 |
Intro to Political Science |
3 hours |
| POLI 2010 |
American National Government |
3 hours |
| HIST 1110 |
World Civilization I |
3 hours |
| HIST 1120 |
World Civilization II |
3 hours |
| HIST 2030 |
Tennessee History |
3 hours |
| GEOG 1010 |
World Regional Geography I |
3 hours |
| GEOG 1020 |
World Regional Geography II |
3 hours |
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Pre-Engineering
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| ENGR 1000 |
Intro to Engr Technology |
3 hours |
| CAD 1200 |
Computer-Aided Drafting I |
3 hours |
| ENGR 2100 |
Statics |
3 hours |
| ENGR 2200 |
Dynamics |
3 hours |
| MATH 1920 |
Calculus and Analytical Geom II |
4 hours |
| MATH 2110 |
Calculus and Analytical Geom III |
4 hours |
| CHEM 1110 |
General Chemistry I |
4 hours |
| CHEM 1120 |
General Chemistry II |
4 hours |
| CIT 1220 |
Materials/Methods Construction |
4 hours |
| CIT 1230 |
Testing of Materials |
2 hours |
| Courses should be selected by the student in consultation with advisors at the college or university that they wish to transfer to. |
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Pre-Law
Association of American Law Schools do not recommend a specific pre-law curriculum.
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Pre-Nursing
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| PSYC 1111 |
Intro to Psychology |
3 hours |
| PSCY 2111 |
Psy of Human Growth & Dev |
3 hours |
| BIOL 2010 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
4 hours |
| BIOL 2020 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology II |
4 hours |
| BIOL 2230 |
Microbiology |
4 hours |
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Psychology
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| PSYC 1111 |
Intro to Psychology |
3 hours |
| PSCY 1115 |
Psychology of Adjustment |
3 hours |
| PSCY 2111 |
Psy of Human Growth & Dev |
3 hours |
| PSYC 2112 |
Social Psychology |
3 hours |
| PSCY 2120 |
Child & Adolescent Development |
3 hours |
| PSCY 2125 |
Abnormal Psychology |
3 hours |
| * For additional recommended courses, please see your advisor. |
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Secondary Education
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| EDUC 2010 |
Foundations of Education |
3 hours |
| EDUC 2110 |
Educational Psychology |
3 hours |
| EDUC 2120 |
Intro to Special Education |
3 hours |
| PSYC 2111 |
Psy of Human Growth & Dev |
3 hours |
| PSYC 1111 |
Intro to Psychology |
3 hours |
| SOCI 1111 |
Intro to Sociology |
3 hours |
| Choose specific courses in major teaching area. Consult the catalog of the transfer college. |
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Social Work
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| SOCS 1010 |
Intro to Social Work |
3 hours |
| SOCS 1020 |
Human Behavior in Social Environ |
3 hours |
| SOCS 2055 |
Soc Work Interviewing Skills |
3 hours |
| SOCI 1112 |
Social Problems |
3 hours |
| SOCI 2112 |
Marriage and Family |
3 hours |
| ECON 1111 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 hours |
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Sociology
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| SOCI 1111 |
Intro to Sociology |
3 hours |
| SOCI 1112 |
Social Problems |
3 hours |
| SOCI 1120 |
Intro to Cultural Anthropology |
3 hours |
| SOCI 2112 |
Marriage and Family |
3 hours |
| SOCI 2113 |
Social Psychology |
3 hours |
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Spanish
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| SPAN 1010 |
Beginning Spanish I |
3 hours |
| SPAN 1020 |
Beginning Spanish II |
3 hours |
| SPAN 2010 |
Intermediate Spanish III |
3 hours |
| SPAN 2020 |
Intermediate Spanish IV |
3 hours |
| SPAN 2025 |
Conversational Spanish |
2 hours |
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Special Education
In addition to the General Education Core, these courses are recommended:
| EDUC 2010 |
Foundations of Education |
3 hours |
| ECED 2110 |
Educational Psychology |
3 hours |
| GEOL 1110 |
Earth Science |
4 hours |
| MATH 1410 |
Math for Elem Education I |
3 hours |
| MATH 1420 |
Math for Elem Education II |
3 hours |
EDUC 2120
|
Intro to Special Education
|
3 hours
|
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