Secondary Education - Social Studies (A.S.T.) TTP

GENERAL EDUCATION (41 credit hours)

Communications (9 credit hours)

• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr

Humanities/or Fine Arts (9 credit hours)

• Required:

• ART 1035 - Introduction to Art 3 sem hrs cr

• OR

• MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music 3 sem hrs cr

• 
  Choose one:

• ART 2000 - Art History Survey I 3 sem hrs cr
• ART 2020 - Art History Survey II 3 sem hrs cr
• THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre 3 sem hrs cr

• 
  Choose one:

• ENGL 2045 - Introduction to Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2310 - Early World Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2320 - Modern World Literature 3 sem hrs cr

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

Students pursuing a licensure area in Government or who plan to transfer to UTC or TTU should take POLS 1030 . 

• SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3 sem hrs cr

• OR

• POLS 1030 - American Government 3 sem hrs cr

• 
   

• GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography 3 sem hrs cr

History (6 credit hours)

• HIST 2010 - Early United States History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2020 - Modern United States History 3 sem hrs cr

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

• MATH 1010 - Math for General Studies 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1710 - Precalculus Algebra 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 sem hrs cr

Natural Science (8 credit hours)

Students transferring to UTK: a sequence in natural science is required.

• BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology 4 sem hrs cr

• (cannot be paired with BIOL 1110  or BIOL 1120 )
   

• BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 1510 - Environmental Science I 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 sem hrs cr
• GEOL 1030 - Survey of Geology 4 sem hrs cr
• PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus Physics I 4 sem hrs cr
• PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus Physics II 4 sem hrs cr
• PSCI 1030 - Survey of Physical Science 4 sem hrs cr

AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS (19 credit hours)

Students who attend to transfer to ETSU or MTSU in secondary education should follow the respective A.A. or A.S. TTP for their particular major and not the secondary social studies A.S.T. TTP. MTSU requires that students take education courses after transfer.

• EDUC 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 sem hrs cr
• EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology 3 sem hrs cr
• ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2310 - Early World History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2320 - Modern World History 3 sem hrs cr
• Elective - 1 sem hrs cr

Semester Hours Credit: 60 (or see notes below)

All secondary education social 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.

Students who intend to take the PRAXIS exam should take MATH 1420  to prepare.

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 (16 credit hours)

• EDUC 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 sem hrs cr
• Mathematics - 3 sem hrs cr
• Elective - 1 sem hr cr
• HIST 2010 - Early United States History 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Two (15 credit hours)

• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 sem hrs cr
• Social/Behavioral Sciences - 6 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2020 - Modern United States History 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Three (16 credit hours)

• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr
• ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2310 - Early World History 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts Literature - 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science - 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Four (13 credit hours)

• EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology 3 sem hrs cr
• ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2320 - Modern World History 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science - 4 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 (9 credit hours)

• EDUC 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2010 - Early United States History 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Two (7 credit hours)

• Elective - 1 sem hr cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 sem hrs cr
• Mathematics - 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Three (9 credit hours)

• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2020 - Modern United States History 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Four (6 credit hours)

• Social/Behavioral Sciences - 6 sem hrs cr

Semester Five (9 credit hours)

• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2310 - Early World History 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts Literature - 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Six (10 credit hours)

• ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• EDUC 2210 - Educational Psychology 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science - 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Seven (10 credit hours)

• ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2320 - Modern World History 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science - 4 sem hrs cr