Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees

Area of Emphasis: Foreign Languages
Required General Education Courses
Course Curriculum Area Credit
COM 100 or 103 Communication 3
ENGL 1010, 1020English Composition I, II 6
HIST History 6
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Must
include at least 1 Lit) 9
MATH 1010 Math for Liberal Arts (or higher) 3
Natural Sciences 8
Social/Behavioral Sciences 6
Recommended Area of Emphasis Courses
Foreign Language Choose 12 hours from: SPAN 1010,
SPAN 1020, SPAN 2010, SPAN 2020,
SPAN 290P* or
FREN 1010, FREN 1020, FREN 2010,
FREN 2020, FREN 290P* 12-14
GEOG 105 World Regional Geography 3
College Electives Any University-Parallel courses 2-4

Area of Emphasis: Geology
Required General Education Courses
Course Curriculum Area Credit
COM 100 or 103 Communication 3
ENGL 1010, 1020 English Composition I, II 6
HIST History 6
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Must
include at least 1 Lit) 9
MATH 1710 Pre-Calculus I (College Algebra) or
higher1 3
GEOL 1040, 1050 Physical Geology/Historical Geo. 8
GEOG 101 Physical Geography 3
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
Recommended Area of Emphasis Courses
BIOL 1110, 1120 General Biology I, II 8
CHEM 1110, 1120 General Chemistry I, II 8
College Elective2 3
1Check senior institution requirement.
2Recommended: ART 101, BIOL 1040, CHEM 2010,
MATH 1720, and/or MATH 1910.

Area of Emphasis: Geography
Required General Education Courses
Course Curriculum Area Credit
COM 100 or 103 Communication 3
ENGL 1010, 1020English Composition I, II 6
HIST History (HIST 1110 & 1120 or any
two of 2010, 2020 or 2030) 6
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Must
include at least 1 Lit) 9
MATH 1010 Math for Liberal Arts (or higher) 3
Natural Sciences1 8
HED 120 Introduction to Wellness 3
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
Recommended Area of Emphasis Courses
GEOG 101 Physical Geography 3
GEOG 105 World Regional Geography 3
GEOG 108 Cultural Geography 3
HIST 1110 World Civilization from Primitive Culture
to 1650 3
HIST 1120 World Civilization from 1650 to Present3
POL 110 or Introduction to Political Science or
POL 200 American Government and Politics 3
College Elective Any University-Parallel course 1
1Students intending to transfer to MTSU or APSU should
take GEOL 1040, 1050 as the Natural Science.

Area of Emphasis: Health and Physical Education
Required General Education Courses
Course Curriculum Area Credit
COM 100 or 103 Communication 3
ENGL 1010, 1020 English Composition I, II 6
HIST History (1110&1120 or any 2 of
2010,2020 or 2030) 6
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Must
include at least one Lit) 9
MATH 1010 Math for Liberal Arts (or higher) 3
Natural Sciences 8
HED 120 Introduction to Wellness 3
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
Recommended Area of Emphasis Courses
EDU 101 Introduction to Education 3
EDU 102 Human Growth and Development 3
HED 100 Personal Health 3
HED 110 Community Health 3
HED 200 First Aid and Safety/CPR 3
PHED 240 Introduction to Physical Education
and Activities 3
PHED Physical Education Activity course 1