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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 2110 Calculus Based Physics I 4 hours
PHYS 2120 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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