Dec 06, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2024-2025 Catalog & Student Handbook

Political Science (A.S.) TTP


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Social & Behavioral Sciences
Associate of Science Degree

GENERAL EDUCATION (41 credit hours)


Mathematics (3 credit hours)


History (6 credit hours)


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.)  

AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS (19 credit hours)


Semester Hours Credit: 60*


*All political science majors who are required to take Learning Support must also complete MSCC 1300 - Introduction to College Success .

 

NOTES FOR TRANSFERRING STUDENTS:

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 fulfill the history requirements. UTC requires that one of the History courses be U.S. History.

 

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)


Semester Two (13 credit hours)


Semester Three (16 credit hours)


Semester Four (16 credit hours)


  • Electives 6 sem hrs cr
  • Humanities/Fine Arts  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)


Semester Five (6 credit hours)


  • Elective 3 sem hrs cr
  • History Sequence 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Six (6 credit hours)


Semester Seven (7 credit hours)


  • Elective 3 sem hrs cr
  • Natural Science 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Eight (6 credit hours)


  • Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Nine (7 credit hours)


  • Literature 3 sem hrs cr
  • Natural Science 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Ten (4 credit hours)


  • Elective 4 sem hrs cr

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