Political Science A.A.

Tennessee Transfer Pathways TBR Community Colleges to Tennessee Public Universities
Community College Area of Emphasis: Political Science A.A. 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 general education 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

Mathematics - 3 Credits

MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credits * or higher

General Education Total 41 Credits

Area of Emphasis Requirements

POLS 1030 - American Government 3 Credits *

Political Science Elective - 3 Credits

Foreign Language - 6 Credits

(One-year sequence in a single foreign language)

General Electives - 7 Credits

NSCC 1010 - First Year Experience 1 Credit

NSCC 1010 - First Year Experience 1 Credit

Area of Emphasis Total - 20 Credits

Total - 61 Credits

Note:

Students who plan to transfer to the UoM must complete at least one fine arts under the Humanities & Fine Arts general education requirement.
Students transferring to TTU should take POLS 1010: Introduction to Political Science and SOCI 1010: Introduction to Sociology. Students transferring to MTSU and majoring in International Relations should complete Introduction to Global Politics if possible.
3. Students should confer with their advisor or a representative of the university to which they intend to transfer to determine the recommended history courses. Students who intend to transfer to UTK should take 6 credit hours of a non-U.S. History sequence to fulfill the History requirements. UTC requires that one of the History courses be U.S. History.
Students planning to transfer to UTK should complete an 8-hour natural science lab sequence.
Consult catalog or advisor at transferring institution to determine if this Political Science elective course may count towards the major or as a general elective.
For students planning on transferring to UTK you will need 1-year intermediate level sequence in a single foreign language. A total of 7 credit hours are unspecified, transferable electives are needed to complete the degree requirements.

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.