Associate of Arts* and Associate of Science Degrees

Major: University Parallel

General Education Core

Courses That Fulfill Minimum Degree Requirements

The general education core curriculum is designed to assist the student in attaining the knowledge and outcomes represented by the General Education Goals of the College. The program of study listed below leads to the Associate of Science Degree. Students who desire to earn the Associate of Arts Degree must complete two semesters of the same college level foreign language. Foreign language taken at the high school level will not count toward the language requirement for the Associate of Arts.The u symbol denotes courses that fulfill minimum degree requirements for university parallel degrees.

Oral and Written Communications 9 hours

COM 100 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3

or COM 103 Public Speaking 3

uENGL 1010 English Composition I 3

uENGL 1020 English Composition II 3

Literature 6 Hours

Any two courses from the following list may be taken:

uENGL 2010 Introduction to Poetry and Drama 3

uENGL 2020 Introduction to Fiction 3

uENGL 2110 Survey of American Literature I 3

uENGL 2120 Survey of American Literature II 3

uENGL 2310 Survey of World Literature I 3

uENGL 2320 Survey of World Literature II 3

Computer Literacy 3 Hours

One of the following:

CIS 100 Microcomputer Literacy & Applications 3

EGR 230 FORTRAN for Engineers 3

Fine Arts 3 Hours

Any one of the following courses:

uART 1030 Introduction to Art 3

uENGL 1030 Introduction to Film 3

uHUM 1030 Introduction to Art and Music 3

uMUS 1030 Music Appreciation 3

uTHEA 10301 Introduction to Theater 3

1(except for Art and Elementary Education)

History 6 Hours

Choose 2 of the following courses:

uHIST 2010 Survey of American History I 3

uHIST 2020 Survey of American History II 3

uHIST 2030 Tennessee History 3

or both of the following:

uHIST 1110 World Civilization: Primitive to 1650 3

uHIST 1120 World Civilization: 1650 to Present 3

Mathematics 3 Hours

If a 5-hour math course is used to satisfy this requirement, the extra credit hours will count as elective credit toward graduation. Students should consult their advisor and the catalog of the institution to which they wish to transfer to determine the level of general education mathematics required.

uMATH 1010 Math for Liberal Arts 3

uMATH 1410 Structure of Mathematical Systems I 3

uMATH 1110 College Algebra 3

uMATH 1710 Pre-Calculus I (College Algebra) 3

uMATH 1910 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 5

Additional mathematics courses that fulfill minimum degree requirements may be found at the back of this catalog in the "Description of Courses" section.

Natural Science 8 Hours

A sequence specified in the curriculum guide or from the catalog of the institution to which the student wishes to transfer 1

uBIOL 1010, 1020 Introduction to Biology I, II 8

uBIOL 1110,1120 General Biology I, II 8

uBIOL 2010, 2020 Human Anatomy & Physiology I, II 8

uCHEM 1110,1120 General Chemistry I, II 8

uGEOL 1040, 1050 Physical Geology, Historical Geology 8

uPHYS 2010, 2020 Non-Calculus Based Physics, I, II 8

uPHYS 2110, 2120 Calculus-Based Physics I, II 8

or two of the following 4-hour courses1:

uASTR 1030 Astronomy 4

uBIOL 1030 Essentials of Biology 4

uBIOL 1040 Environmental Science 4

uCHEM 1030 Fundamentals of Chemistry 4

uGEOL 1030 Essentials of Geology 4

uPHYS 1030 Introductory Physics 4

uPSCI 1030 Introduction to Natural Science 4

Physical Education 2 Hours

uAny two 1-hour activity courses will satisfy this requirement.

PHED 1000 may be taken more than one time.

Social Sciences 3 hours

Any 3-hour Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Social Science, or Sociology course.

1Credit toward graduation cannot be received for both courses in any of the following pairs: (BIOL 1030, BIOL 1010); (BIOL 1030, BIOL 2010); (BIOL 1030, BIOL 1110); (BIOL 1010, BIOL 2010); (BIOL 1010, BIOL 1110); (BIOL 2010, BIOL 1110); (CHEM 1030, CHEM 1110); (GEOL 1030, GEOL 1040); (GEOL 1030, GEOL 1050); (MATH 1110, MATH 1710); (MATH 1830, MATH 1910); (PHYS 1030, PHYS 2010); (PHYS 1030, PHYS 2110); (PHYS 2010, PHYS 2110).

*Students wishing to graduate with an Associate of Arts Degree must have two semesters of the same college-level foreign language.