Sociology A.A.

Tennessee Transfer Pathways TBR Community Colleges to Tennessee Public Universities
Community College Area of Emphasis: Sociology 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
COMM 2045 - Public Speaking 3 Credits *

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 *

General Education Total - 41 Credits

Area of Emphasis Requirements

SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits *
SOCI 1040 - Social Problems 3 Credits

Sociology Elective** - 3 Credits

Foreign Language - 6 Credits

(One-year sequence)

General Electives - 4 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:

1. Students intending to transfer to UTK should complete a Western or World History sequence.

2. UTK and UTM- requires a sequence in Natural Science general education course.

3. Universities will determine whether the sociology elective course counts toward requirements of the sociology major or as elective credit applied to the requirements of the baccalaureate degree.

4. Students who plan to transfer to UTK or UTC will be required to demonstrate intermediate level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from either institution. Students may demonstrate intermediate-level competence after transferring to either institution. Students may take these additional foreign language courses to fulfill the Elective category.

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.