General Studies Area of Emphasis (A.S.) (Track 1)

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)

• OPTION 1:

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

•  OR 

•   OPTION 2:  

•   TWO OF THE FOLLOWING: (taken in any order) 

• HIST 2010 - Survey of American History I
• HIST 2020 - Survey of American History II
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

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)

• General Electives 18-19  sem hrs cr
   
  If you take a three hour math course, you must take 19 hours of general electives.  If you take a four hour math course, you must take 18 hours of general electives.

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:

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.

Students who are planning to pursue licensure in secondary education at MTSU or TTU should take EDU 2110 and either EDU 1110 or EDU 1120 as prerequisites for admission to teacher education programs.