Table of Contents   University Transfer Programs   Minimum Degree Requirements, A.A./A.S.

Baccalaureate Degrees and Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees

See the section "Courses Fulfilling General Education Requirements" for course titles.

Communication:  6 credit hours/2 courses of English Composition and 3 credit hours/ 1 course in English Oral Presentational Communication are required.
ENGL 1010, 1020
SPCH 201

Humanities/Fine Arts:  9 credit hours/ 3 courses - at least one course must be literature.
ART 201, 202 or 1030
*ENGL 2110, 2120, 2210, 2220, 2310, 2320
MUS 1030
PHIL 1030, 121, 201
THEA 1030
*ENGL 1020 must be completed prior to taking ENGL literature.

Social/Behavioral Sciences:  6 credit hours/ 2 courses
ANTH 2150
ECO 201, 202
GEOG 1210, 1220, 2010
INTL 1010
POL 101, 102
PSY 110, 210, 220
SOC 201, 202, 211, 212
WELL 1010

History:  6 credit hours/ 2 courses in the same sequence:  Students may choose from among the history courses approved at a particular institution to fulfill the six-semester hour requirement in history.**
HIST 1010, 1020
HIST 1210, 1220
HIST 2010, 2020
HIST 2030 may be substituted for one of the US History courses.

**Students who lack the required one unit (one year) of American history from high school as an admissions requirement must complete six (6) semester hours of American History or three (3) semester hours of American History and three (3) semester hours of Tennessee History to fulfill the history requirement in general education.

Natural Sciences with Laboratory:  8 credit hours/ 2 courses
ASTR 1010, 1020
BIOL 1110, 1120
BIOL 2010, 2020
CHEM 1010, 1020
CHEM 1110, 1120
GEOL 1040, 1050
PHYS 2010, 2020
PHYS 2110, 2120

Mathematics:  3 credit hours/ 1 course
MATH 1130, 1410, 1530
MATH 1630, 1720, 1730
MATH 1830, 1910

Total for the General Education Core: 41 credit hours

Additional Electives: 19 credit hours
Select electives appropriate for transfer into a specific major at a college/university. For the Associate of Arts (AA) degree, these elective hours must include 6 credit hours/2 courses of foreign language.

TOTAL:  60 credit hours

Course Requirements and Suggested Sequencing

Students not following an articulation agreement should plan their program of study with their Roane State advisor and an advisor at the transfer institution.

The following sequence of courses may be used as a guide for scheduling courses and staying on track with graduation requirements. Some students may have developmental coursework or prerequisite courses that must be completed in addition to the courses below. Developmental courses do not fulfill any of the listed requirements. However, college-level prerequisite courses may fulfill the approved electives for transfer.

Total Required hours for the AA or AS degree:  60 Credit Hours

Although the courses designated by TBR institutions to fulfill the requirements of the general education subject categories vary, transfer of the courses is assured through the following means:

• Upon completion of an A.A. or A.S. degree, the requirements of the lower division general education core will be complete and accepted by a TBR university in the transfer process.
• If an A.A. or A.S. is not obtained, transfer of general education courses will be based upon fulfillment of complete subject categories. (Example: If all eight hours in the category of Natural Sciences are complete, then this “block” of the general education core is complete.) When a subject category is incomplete, course-by-course evaluation will be conducted. The provision of block fulfillment pertains also to students who transfer among TBR universities.
• Institutional/departmental requirements of the grade of “C” will be honored. Even if credit is granted for a course, any specific requirements for the grade of “C” by the receiving institution will be enforced.
• In certain majors, specific courses must be taken also in general education. It is important that students and advisors be aware of any major requirements that must be fulfilled under lower-division general education.

A complete listing of the courses fulfilling general education requirements for all TBR institutions is available on the TBR website (http://www.tbr.edu) under Transfer and Articulation Information.

Every TBR institution incorporates the 41 semester hours listed above into its degree program requirements and accepts all courses designated as meeting these requirements at other TBR institutions. By ensuring the transferability of courses fulfilling the Minimum Degree Requirements, the TBR has eliminated unnecessary repetition of these courses by students transferring to institutions within the TBR system. Because each TBR institution has a unique mission and its own distinctive curriculum, an institution may require students to complete additional courses in the Minimum Degree subject areas and in other areas that may comprise an institutional General Education Program. Students planning to receive a bachelor of arts or associate of arts degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language as prescribed in the institutional degree requirements.