Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees

Area of Emphasis: Human Services: Early Childhood Development
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 1 Lit) 9
MATH 1010 Math for Liberal Arts (or higher) 3
Natural Sciences 8
HED 120 Introduction to Wellness 3
PSY 101 General Psychology 3
Recommended Area of Emphasis Courses
EDU 103 Principles of Childhood Education 3
HSC 100D* Introduction to Social Services 3
HSC 110* Documentation 2
HSC 115* Motivation 2
HSC 120* Human Behavior 2
PSY 231 Child Psychology 3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 3
College Elective Any University-Parallel Course 1

Area of Emphasis: Liberal Arts
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 1010 Math for Liberal Arts (or higher) 3
Natural Sciences 8
Social/Behavioral Sciences 6
Recommended Area of Emphasis Courses
Choose at least one course from four of the five following
categories, to total 19 hours:
Communication COM 100, 103, 106, 110, 250; ENGL 230
and Language FREN 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020; SPAN
1010, 1020, 2010, 2020
Humanities and/or ART 1030, 101,102,141,142; ENGL 1030,
Fine Arts 2010, 2020, 2110, 2120, 2310, 2320;
HUM 1030, 275, 290; MUS 1030;
THEA 1030; PHIL 1030, 110, 120, 210,
260, 261, 262, 270
Mathematics MATH 1530
Natural Sciences ASTR 1030; BIOL 1030, 1040; CHEM
1030 GEOL 1030, PSCI 1030, PHYS1030
Social/Behavioral ECO, GEOG, HIST, POL, PSY, SOC, SOS
Sciences 1 9

Area of Emphasis: Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice
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 1 Lit) 9
MATH 1010 Math for Liberal Arts (or higher) 3
Natural Sciences 8
HED 120 Introduction to Wellness 3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 3
Recommended Area of Emphasis Courses
POL 200 American Government and Politics 3
POL 210 State and Local Government in the
United States 3
PST 10001 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
PST 10151 Survey of Correctional Institutions 3
PSY 101 General Psychology 3
SOC 102 Social Problems 3
College Elective Any University-Parallel course 1
1Courses offered at VSCC through Nashville State Technical
Community College

Area of Emphasis: Mathematics
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 1910 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4
Natural Sciences 8
Social/Behavioral Sciences 6
Recommended Area of Emphasis Courses
MATH 1920 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4
MATH 2110 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III 4
MATH 2120 Differential Equations 3
PHYS 2110, 2120 Calculus-Based Physics I, II 8