Economics (A.A.) TTP

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (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/Fine Arts (9 credit hours)

At least one course (three credit hours) must be in Literature.

• Three of the following:

• ART 1035 - Introduction to Art 3 sem hrs cr
• ART 2000 - Art History Survey I 3 sem hrs cr
• ART 2020 - Art History Survey II 3 sem hrs cr
• MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music 3 sem hrs cr
• THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre 3 sem hrs cr
• 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
• ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature 3 sem hrs cr

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

• ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 sem hrs cr

History (6 credit hours)

• OPTION 1

• HIST 2310 - Early World History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2320 - Modern World History 3 sem hrs cr

•  

  OR OPTION 2

  Two of the following, taken in any order: 

• HIST 2010 - Early United States History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2020 - Modern United States History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 sem hrs cr

Natural Science (8 credit hours)

BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology  cannot be paired with BIOL 1110  or BIOL 1120  to meet the General Education science requirement. 

Additionally, CHEM 1010 - Introduction to Chemistry  cannot be paired with CHEM 1110   or CHEM 1120   to meet the General Education science requirement. 

(Unless otherwise noted, a sequence is not required.)  

• Two of the following:

• ASTR 1010 - Solar System Astronomy 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology 4 sem hrs cr
• 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 1010 - Introduction to Chemistry 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
• PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 4 sem hrs cr
• PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II 4 sem hrs cr
• PSCI 1030 - Survey of Physical Science 4 sem hrs cr

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

• MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 sem hrs cr

•  

  Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville must complete MATH 2050 - Calculus-Based Prob/Stats .  

AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS (19 credit hours)

(6 hours of foreign language included in the 19-hour total)

• MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus 3 sem hrs cr
• Electives 10 sem hrs cr 

Foreign Languages (6 credit hours)

• FREN 1010 - Beginning French I 3 sem hrs cr
• FREN 1020 - Beginning French II 3 sem hrs cr

•  OR  

• FREN 2010 - Intermediate French I 3 sem hrs cr
• FREN 2020 - Intermediate French II 3 sem hrs cr

• OR

• SPAN 1010 - Beginning Spanish I 3 sem hrs cr
• SPAN 1020 - Beginning Spanish II 3 sem hrs cr

• OR

• SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 sem hrs cr
• SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 sem hrs cr

Area of Emphasis Notes for Transferring Students

• This pathway is designed for transfer to an Economics Major, B.A. Degree, in the College of Business and Technology at East Tennessee State University; in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Memphis; and in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
• MATH 1830  (or equivalent) is required for the B.A. in Economics at ETSU and UTK. However, it is not required for the B.A. in Economics at the University of Memphis.
• Students should consult with an advisor from the university to which they intend to transfer for recommended guided electives.

Semester Hours Credit: 60*

*All economics majors who are required to take Learning Support must also complete MSCC 1300 - First-Year Experience . 

Recommended Full-Time Schedule (Fall or Spring Start)

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)

• ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr (Grade of C or higher)
• History Sequence 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 sem hrs cr (MATH 2050  - UTK transfers)

Semester Two (15 credit hours)

• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr
• ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr (Grade of C or higher)
• Guided Elective 4 sem hrs cr    [Students who do not have a minimum ACT Mathematics Subject Score of 25 & have not completed MATH 1630, MATH 1710, or MATH 1730 should take MATH 1630 for 3 hours of this elective to be eligible for MATH 1830 in semester three.]
• Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Three (17 credit hours)

• MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus 3 sem hrs cr [Students must have a minimum ACT Mathematics Subject Score of 25 or complete MATH 1630, MATH 1710, MATH 1730 prior to taking MATH 1830.]
• Foreign Language 3 sem hrs cr
• History Sequence 3 sem hrs cr
• Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Four (13 credit hours)

• Foreign Language 3 sem hrs cr
• Guided Electives (should not be BUSN/INFS courses)  6 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 (6 credit hours)

• ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 sem hrs cr  (MATH 2050  - UTK transfers)

Semester Two (6 credit hours)

• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus 3 sem hrs cr  OR equivalent

Semester Three (6 credit hours)

• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Four (6 credit hours)

• ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Five (6 credit hours)

• Guided Electives (should not be BUSN/INFS courses) 6 sem hrs cr

Semester Six (6 credit hours)

• History Sequence 6 sem hrs cr

Semester Seven (7 credit hours)

• Foreign Language 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Eight (7 credit hours)

• Foreign Language 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Nine (6 credit hours)

• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr
• Literature 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Ten (4 credit hours)

• Guided Elective 4 sem hrs cr