REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE (A.S.) DEGREE IN GENERAL STUDIES

Requirements for the Associate of Science General Studies curriculum of 64 hours must be met as outlined below, including the 37 hours in the five specified areas and 27 additional elective hours.

GENERAL STUDIES MAJOR (64 Hours):
Advisors: M. Jones, S. Webb

    I.  Communication 6 hours
        ENG 1010-English Composition-3 hours
        ENG 1020-English Composition-3 hours

    II. Humanities 9 hours
        A. World Literature (6 hours); or World Literature (3 hours) plus Foreign Language (3 hours) or Philosophy (3 hours)
                1.   ENG 2030-Traditions in World Literature-3 hours; and one of the following ENG 300x level courses-3 hours each - Total, 6 hours
                     ENG 300A-World Literature: Fiction
                     ENG 300B-World Literature: Poetry
                     ENG 300C-World Literature: Drama
                     ENG 300D-World Literature and Film
                     ENG 300E-Themes in World Literature
           2. Foreign Language-3 hours each
                    FREN 2010 or 2020-Intermediate French
                    GERM 2010 or 2020-Intermediate German
                    GRK 2010 or 2020-Intermediate Greek
                    JPN 2010 or 2020-Intermediate Japanese
                    LAT 2010 or 2020-Intermediate Latin
                    SPAN 2010 or 2020-Intermediate Spanish
               3. Any one from the following (3 hours each)
                    PHIL 2000-Introduction to Philosophy
                    PHIL 2200-Introduction to Religion
                    PHIL 2300-Medical Ethics
                    PHIL 2310-Environmental Ethics
                    PHIL 2400-Business Ethics
                    PHIL 2410-Educational Ethics
                    PHIL 3010-Aesthetics*
                    PHIL 3020-Philosophy*
                    PHIL 3030-Great Scriptures of the World*
                    PHIL 3040-History of Ethics*
                    PHIL 3050-Religious Ethics*
                    PHIL 3100-Ancient Philosophy*
                    PHIL 3200-Medieval Philosophy*
                    PHIL 3700-Comparative World Religions*
        * Student needs three hours of philosophy or permission of instructor

        B. One course from (3 hours):
                ART 2000-Art Appreciation-3 hours
                    ART 3200-Art History, U.S.-3 hours
                    MUS 2000-Music Appreciation-3 hours
                    MUS 2050-Beginning Music Reading and Performance-3 hours
                    MUS 2100-Music in America-3 hours
                    MUS 3030-World Music-3 hours
                    MUS 1950 and 1960-Introduction to Music Literature (to be taken in sequence)-4 hours, together
                    THEA 1000-Introduction to Theatre-3 hours
                    THEA 3000-American Theatre-3 hours

    III. Science/Mathematics 11 hours
        A.   Science: a two-course sequence or any two courses listed below, unless specified in the course descriptions (8 hours)
                BIOL 1010, 1020-General Biology-4 hours each
                BIOL 2010, 2020-Human Anatomy and Physiology-4 hours each
                CHEM 1000, Chemistry For General Education-4 hours
                CHEM 1010, 1020-Chemistry-Society and Environment-4 hours each
                CHEM 1110, 1120-General Chemistry-4 hours each
                GEOL 1110-Physical Geology-4 hours
                GEOL 1120-Historical Geology-4 hours
                PHYS 1010, 1020-Understanding the Physical World-4 hours each
                PHYS 1200-Introductory Astronomy-4 hours
                PHYS 2010, 2020-General Physics-5 hours each
         B. Mathematics: Select one course to satisfy requirement (3 hours)
            MATH 1140, 1150-Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics-3 hours each
               MATH 1210-College Algebra-3 hours
               MATH 1220-College Algebra-3 hours
               MATH 1330-Trigonometry-3 hours
               MATH 1610, 1620-Elements of Calculus-3 hours each
               MATH 2010-Calculus and Analytic Geometry-5 hours

   IV. Social Sciences 12 hours
       A. HIST 2010, 2020-American History I and II-3 hours each (6 hours)
             HIST 4640-History of Tennessee may be substituted for three hours in the six hour requirement above.
       B. Social Science-one course must be selected from two different sections (6 hours):
                1. College of Business-3 hours each
                        ECON 2000-Contemporary Economics
                        ECON 2010-Principles of Economics I
                        FIN 1000-Personal Finance
                2. Geology and Geography Department-3 hours each
                        GEOG 1010-Physical Geography
                        GEOG 1020-Geography of the Developed World
                        GEOG 1030-Geography of the Developing World
                3. History and Philosophy Department-3 hours each
                        HIST 3015-World History I
                        HIST 3025-World History II
                4. Political Science Department-3 hours each
                        PSCI 2010-American National Government
                        PSCI 2040-Introduction to Public Policy
                        PSCI 2070-International Politics
                5. Psychology Department-3 hours each
                   PSY 1020-General Psychology
                        PSY 1030-General Psychology
                6. Sociology Department-3 hours each
                   SOC 2010-Introduction to Sociology
                        SOC 3000-Social Problems
                        SOC 3010-Marriage and the Family
                        SOC 3500-Cultural Anthropology

    V. Physical Education 2 hours
        Two physical education activity courses: 1 hour each
        Any lower-level ROTC course or military service may be substituted for a physical education activity course. Credit earned for Marching Band during the Fall          semester may be substituted for required physical education activity courses.

    VI. Computer Literacy 3 hours

   VII. Electives 21 hours
            Elective credits are exclusive of developmental studies.

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED          64