Biology A.S.

Tennessee Transfer Pathways TBR Community Colleges to Tennessee Public Universities
Community College Area of Emphasis: Biology A.S. Degree

Graduates of this program should be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to apply critical thinking skills
Write clear, well-organized documents.
Communicate effectively in personal and professional situations.
Know how to locate, evaluate, and use information sources.
Understand basic math and scientific terms/concepts and procedures/processes.

General Education Requirements

Communication - 9 Credits

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 Credits *
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 Credits *
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 Credits *
OR
other approved speech/communication course

Humanities and/or Fine Arts - 9 Credits

(at least one course in literature)

Social/Behavioral Sciences - 6 Credits

History - 6 Credits ****

Natural Sciences - 8 Credits

BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 Credits*
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 Credits*

Mathematics - 3- 4 Credits

MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credits *
Or
MATH 1720 - Precalculus Trigonometry 3 Credits*
Or
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 Credits*

General Education Total - 41-42 Credits

Area of Emphasis Requirements

NSCC 1010 - First Year Experience 1 Credit
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 Credits*
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 Credits*
CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 Credits ***
CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry II 4 Credits ***
Mathematics Guided Elective Credits / Units: 3-4

Area of Emphasis Total - 20-21 Credits

Total - 61-63 Credits

NOTES:

Additional course requirements: The Tennessee Board of Regents requires that students either demonstrate the appropriate skill levels in math, reading, and/or writing before enrolling in college-level courses or enroll in appropriate co-requisite experiences with college-level courses to develop competency in those skills while performing college-level work. ACT/SAT scores, classic ACCUPLACER test scores, next-generation ACCUPLACER test scores, or other relevant information determine whether a student needs to enroll in co-requisite courses in math, reading, and/or writing (English).

* This course is part of the general education core.

** At UT Knoxville, the math course must be Calculus II.

*** At UT Knoxville, this sequence must be Organic Chemistry I and either a course in cell biology with laboratory or genetics with laboratory.

**** At UT, Knoxville need an additional writing intensive communication course and must also complete a sequence of non-U.S. history. (See UTK’s website for a list of approved courses)