Economics - A.S. (TTP)

General Education Requirements - Credits (41)

• COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)

• OR 

  COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking
     Credits: (3)

• ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
• ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts  (Must include at least one Literature Course) Credits: (9)¹
• History  Credits: (6)
• MATH 1630 - ^Finite Mathematics Credits: (3) ²

• OR

  MATH 1130 - ^College Algebra
     Credits: (3)²

  OR

  MATH 1710 - ^Precalculus Algebra
     Credits: (3)²

• Natural Sciences  Credits: (8)
• ECON 2100 - ^Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
• ECON 2200 - ^Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)

Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (19)

• ACCT 1010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: (3) OR Advisor Approved Elective⁵
• ACCT 1020 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: (3) OR Advisor Approved Elective⁵
• INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: (3)
• MATH 1530 - ^Introductory Statistics Credits: (3) ³
• MATH 1830 - ^Applied Calculus Credits: (3) ⁴
• University Parallel Electives (any non-asterisk courses) Credits: (4)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Footnotes

1. Students who plan to transfer to UTK should take an Introduction to Ethics course as one of their Humanities/Fine Arts courses or as an alternative guided elective.
2. MTSU and UTK students should take MATH 1630.  Students transferring to UTC or UTM should take a college algebra course.  University of Memphis requires MATH 1710 or MATH 1830.  APSU requires MATH 1710 only.  TSU requires MATH 1830 only.  ETSU and TTU requires MATH 1530.  Johnson University requires MATH 1130 or MATH 1530.
3. Students who plan to transfer to UTK should complete MATH 2050: Calculus-Based Probability and Statistics.  Students who plan to pursue the Accounting major or Accounting collateral’s at UTK will be required to take ACCT 203 or demonstrate competency by passing an ACCT 203 proficiency exam before moving forward with upper level Accounting coursework.  Advisors are invited to contact the UTK Transfer Center to learn more about course equivalencies
4. MATH 1830 is a prerequisite to MATH 2050 for UTK requirement.

5. MTSU and University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Students:
   This pathway is designed for transfer as an Economics Major, B.S., B.B.A., or B.S.B.A. degrees, in Colleges or Schools of Business at any public university in Tennessee. Students who intend to transfer into the Economics Major, B.S. Degree, in the College of Liberal Arts at Middle Tennessee State University OR the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga should NOT take the Principles of Accounting I and II sequence. Consult the Economics department at MTSU or UTC for guidance on appropriate alternate courses.  An approved course substitution is required for these alternate courses to be used for graduation at VSCC.

Students who plan to transfer to UTK will be required to demonstrate intermediate level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from UTK.  Students may demonstrate intermediate level competence after transferring to UTK.

Students who plan to transfer to UTK will be required to complete ENGL 295 at UTK if they have not completed an equivalent course at their community college.  Advisors are invited to contact the UTK Transfer Center to learn more about course equivalencies.

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, 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 DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.