University Parallel Major

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Associate of Arts* and Associate of Science Degree
University Parallel Major

Courses Designated to Fulfill General Education Requirements

The general education core curriculum is designed to assist the student in attaining the knowledge and outcomes represented by the General Education Goals of the College. The program of study listed below leads to the Associate of Science Degree. Students who desire to earn the Associate of Arts Degree must complete two semesters of the same college level foreign language. Foreign language taken at the high school level will not count toward the language requirement for the Associate of Arts. The following courses below (excluding COM 100 and COM 103) fulfill general education requirements for university parallel degrees.

* Students wishing to graduate with an Associate of Arts Degree must have two semesters of the same college-level foreign language.

Communications Credits: 9 Hours

COM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Credits: (3)
or
COM 103 - Public Speaking Credits: (3)
and
ENGL 1010¨ - English Composition I Credits: (3)
ENGL 1020¨ - English Composition II Credits: (3)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts Credits: 9 Hours

* at least one course must be in Literature

ART 1030¨ - Introduction to Art Credits: (3)
ENGL 1030¨ - Introduction to Film Credits: (3)
ENGL 2010¨ - Introduction to Poetry and Drama Credits: (3)
ENGL 2020¨ - Introduction to Fiction Credits: (3)
ENGL 2110¨ - Survey of American Literature I Credits: (3)
ENGL 2120¨ - Survey of American Literature II Credits: (3)
ENGL 2310¨ - Survey of World Literature I Credits: (3)
ENGL 2320¨ - Survey of World Literature II Credits: (3)
MUS 1030¨ - Music Appreciation Credits: (3)
PHIL 1030¨ - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: (3)
THEA 1030¨ - Introduction to Theater Credits: (3)
(except for Art and Elementrary Education)

History Credits: 6 Hours

Choose 2 of the following courses:

HIST 2010¨ - Survey of American History I Credits: (3)
HIST 2020¨ - Survey of American History II Credits: (3)
HIST 2030¨ - Tennessee History Credits: (3)

Or both of the following:

HIST 1110¨ - World Civilization from Primitive Culture to 1650 Credits: (3)
HIST 1120¨ - World Civilization from 1650 to Present Credits: (3)

Mathematics Credits: 2 Hours

Credit toward graduation cannot be received for both courses in any of the following pairs: (BIOL 1030, BIOL 1010); (BIOL 1030, BIOL 2010); (BIOL 1030, BIOL 1110); (BIOL 1010, BIOL 2010); (BIOL 1010, BIOL 1110); (BIOL 2010, BIOL 1110); (CHEM 1030, CHEM 1110); (GEOL 1030, GEOL 1040); (GEOL 1030, GEOL 1050); (MATH 1130, MATH 1710); (MATH 1830, MATH 1910); (PHYS 1030, PHYS 2010); (PHYS 1030, PHYS 2110); (PHYS 2010, PHYS 2110).

If a 4-hour math course is used to satisfy this requirement, the extra credit hour will count as elective credit toward graduation. Students should consult their advisor and the catalog of the institution to which they wish to transfer to determine the level of general education mathematics required.

Additional mathematics courses that fulfill minimum degree requirements may be found at the back of this catalog in the “Description of Courses” section.