General Studies Area of Emphasis (A.A.) (Track 2)

GENERAL EDUCATION (41 credit hours)

Communications (9 credit hours)

• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I
• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II
• SPCH 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech

Humanities/or Fine Arts (9 credit hours)

•  THREE OF THE FOLLOWING: 

• At least one course must be in Literature

• ARTA 1030 - Art Appreciation
• ARTH 2010 - Survey of Art History I
• ARTH 2020 - Survey of Art History II
• MUSA 1030 - Music Appreciation
• THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre
• ENGL 2030 - Experience of Literature
• ENGL 2130 - Survey of American Literature
• ENGL 2230 - Survey of British Literature
• ENGL 2310 - Survey of World Literature I
• ENGL 2320 - Survey of World Literature II
• ENGL 2330 - Survey of World Literature

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

•  TWO OF THE FOLLOWING:  

• ANTH 2010 - Introduction to Anthropology
• COMM 1010 - Introduction to Mass Communications
• ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics
• ECON 2020 - Microeconomics
• GEOG 1030 - Cultural Geography
• GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography
• HPE 2340 - Wellness Perspectives and Lifestyles
• POLS 1030 - American Government
• POLS 2010 - State and Local Government
• PSYC 1030 - General Psychology
• SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOCI 1020 - Social Problems
• SOCI 2010 - Marriage and Family

HISTORY (6 Credit Hours)

• HIST 1110 - Survey of World Civilization I
• HIST 1120 - Survey of World Civilization II

Natural Science (8 credit hours)

BIOL 1030 cannot be paired with BIOL 1110 or BIOL 1120 to meet the General Education science requirement.  (Unless otherwise noted, a sequence is not required.) 

•  TWO OF THE FOLLOWING: 

• BIOL 1030 - Introduction to Biology
• BIOL 1110 - General Biology I
• BIOL 1120 - General Biology II
• BIOL 1330 - Environmental Science
• BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II
• GEOL 1030 - Survey of Geology
• PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus Based Physics I
• PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus Physics II
• PHYS 2110 - Calculus Based Physics I
• PHYS 2120 - Calculus Based Physics II
• PSCI 1030 - Survey of Physical Science

Mathematics (3-4 credit hours)

• MATH 1010 - Mathematics for General Studies
• MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics
• MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics
• MATH 1710 - College Algebra/Pre-Calculus I
• MATH 1910 - Calculus I

AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS (18-19 credit hours including foreign languages)

• General Electives 9-10 sem hrs cr 
  If you take a three hour math course, you must take 10 hours of general electives.  If you take a four hour math course, you will need 9 hours of general electives.

• ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• MATH 1720 - Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus II
• MATH 1830 - Calculus for Business
• MATH 1910 - Calculus I

• The same course cannot be used twice to meet degree requirements.

• MATH 1920 - Calculus II

Foreign Languages (6 credit hours)

• FREN 1010 - Beginning French I
• FREN 1020 - Beginning French II

•  OR  

• FREN 2010 - Intermediate French I
• FREN 2020 - Intermediate French II

• OR

• SPAN 1010 - Beginning Spanish I
• SPAN 1020 - Beginning Spanish II

• OR

• SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II

Semester Hours Credit: 60 or (see notes below)

All general studies majors who are required to take Learning Support must also complete MSCC 1300: First Year Experience, and the degree program will require 63 credit hours.

Notes:

Students should consult the appropriate University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Chattanooga, or Martin) program of study which they wish to enter at the university for the appropriate mathematics course. NOTE: Courses to be transferred must be completed with a grade of C or above.

MATH 1710 and MATH 1720 are required courses for students lacking the background to start with MATH 1910. This requirement will be verified by the mathematics faculty and the individual advisor.