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2020-2021 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2020-2021 Catalog & Student Handbook Archived Catalog

Political Science (A.A.) TTP


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Social Sciences
Associate of Arts Degree

GENERAL EDUCATION (41 credit hours)


History (6 credit hours)


Mathematics (3 credit hours)


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


Semester Hours Credit: 60 or (see notes below)


All political science 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.

Students should confer with their advisor or a representative of the university to which they intend to transfer to determine the recommended history courses. Students who intend to transfer to UTK should take 6 credit hours of a non-U.S. History sequence to full the history requirements. UTC requires that one of the History courses be U.S. History.

 

Fall or Spring Start - Recommended Full-Time Schedule


The following is a recommended full-time schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites, and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

GPS (Graduation Planning System), along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the GPS audit, which is accessible through MyMotlow.

Semester One - (15 Credit Hours)


Semester Two - (13 Credit Hours)


Semester Three - (16 Credit Hours)


  • 3 sem hrs cr
  • Foreign Language - 3 sem hrs cr
  • Elective - 3 sem hrs cr
  • Humanities/Fine Arts (one must be Literature) - 3 sem hrs cr
  • Natural Science - 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Four - (16 Credit Hours)


  • Elective - 3 sem hrs cr
  • Foreign Language - 3 sem hrs cr
  • Humanities/Fine Arts (one must be Literature) - 3 sem hrs cr
  • Natural Science - 4 sem hrs cr
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 sem hrs cr

 

Recommended Part-Time Schedule - Fall and Spring Start


The following is a recommended part-time schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites, and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

GPS (Graduation Planning System), along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the GPS audit, which is accessible through MyMotlow.

Semester One (6 credit hours)


Semester Two (6 credit hours)


Semester Three (6 credit hours)


Semester Four (6 credit hours)


  • Foreign Language - 3 sem hrs cr
  • History Sequence - 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Five (6 credit hours)


  • Elective - 3 sem hrs cr
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Six (6 credit hours)


Semester Seven (7 credit hours)


  • History Sequence - 3 sem hrs cr
  • Natural Science - 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Eight (6 credit hours)


Semester Nine (7 credit hours)


Semester Ten (4 credit hours)


  • Elective - 1 sem hr cr
  • Humanities/Fine Arts (One must be Literature) - 3 sem hrs cr

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