Associate of Arts in General Education Certificate

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The A.A./A.S. (Associate of Arts/Associate of Science) General Education Core certificate is designed to provide the common 41-hour, general education core of the TBR system; students are ensured that all credits will transfer to all TBR and UT institutions.

This certificate will benefit students pursuing a university parallel program in which a defined Tennessee Transfer Path does not exist. For majors with no defined Transfer Path, it is often to the student’s advantage to transfer before completing the degree. This certificate will allow students to transfer with a formal, college-level credential.

Cohort-based enrollment will enable students to form learning communities and will provide students encouragement and support. Students will be able to complete the 41 required hours of general education within three semesters. The cohort plan will provide students with a clearly defined program completion map, including total program costs and date of completion, prior to starting their coursework.

Graduates may apply certificate credits earned toward an associate’s degree.

Core Requirements

COMM - Communication 9 Credit(s) ¹
HUM/FA - Humanities/Fine Arts 9 Credit(s) ²
SBS - Social/Behavioral Sciences 6 Credit(s) ³
HIST - History 6 Credit(s) ⁴
NS - Natural Sciences 8 Credit(s) ⁵
MATH - Mathematics 3 Credit(s) ⁶

Total Credit Hours Required: 41

COMM¹
ENGL 1010 , ENGL 1020 ; SPCH 2100

HUM/FA²
Electives chosen from ARTH 2010 , ARTH 2020 (previously ART 1720, 1730); ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2210 , ENGL 2220 , ENGL 2310 , ENGL 2320 , ENGL 2331 , ENGL 2510 , ENGL 2520 , ENGL 2530 ; HUM 2810 ; MUS 1030 ; PHIL 1030 , PHIL 1500 , PHIL 2010 , PHIL 2400 ; PHO 1200 ; THEA 1030 .

SBS³
Electives chosen from ANT 1300 ; ECON 2010 , ECON 2020 ; GEOG 1000 ; HIST 2040 ; PHED 1100 ; POLS 1020 , POLS 1030 (previously POL 1010); PSYC 1030 (previously PSY 1010), PSYC 2100 , PSYC 2130 (previously PSY 2400); SOCI 1010 , SOCI 1020 ; WMN 2200 .

HIST⁴
Electives chosen from HIST 1010 , HIST 1020 , HIST 1110 , HIST 1120 , HIST 2010 , HIST 2020 . Students who plan to transfer to the University of Tennessee or an out-of-state or private university should check requirements and take the appropriate courses.

NS⁵
Electives chosen from BIOL 1110 , BIOL 1120 , BIOL 1310 , BIOL 2010 , BIOL 2020 ; BOT 1010 , BOT 1020 ; CHEM 1010 , CHEM 1020 , CHEM 1110 , CHEM 1120 , CHEM 1310 ; GEOL 1040 , GEOL 1050 , GEOL 1300 , GEOL 1310 ; PHYS 2010 , PHYS 2020 , PHYS 2110 , PHYS 2120 .

MATH⁶
Electives chosen from MATH 1010 , MATH 1130 , MATH 1530 , MATH 1630 , MATH 1710 , MATH 1720 , MATH 1730 , MATH 1830 , MATH 1910 .