Religious Studies A.A.

Tennessee Transfer Pathways TBR Community Colleges to Tennessee Public Universities

Community College Area of Emphasis: Philosophy 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 *
other approved speech/communication course**

Communication - 9 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

General Education Total - 41 Credits

Area of Emphasis Requirements

NSCC 1010 - First Year Experience 1 Credit

NSCC 1010 - First Year Experience 1 Credit

Religious Studies - 6 Credits

PHIL 2430 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credits
PHIL 2200 - World Religions 3 Credits

Foreign Language - 6 Credits

(One-year sequence in a single foreign language; at this time, the only option at NSCC is Spanish.)

General Electives - 6 Credits

Area of Emphasis Total - 19 Credits

Total - 60 Credits

Note:

* This course is part of the general education core.

** NSCC Course is COMM 2045 - Public Speaking 3 Credits.

*** Students who plan to transfer to UT Chattanooga should not take a PHIL prefix course to fulfill a general education requirement.

**** Students who intend to transfer to UTK should take three (3) credit hours of a non-U.S. History course. Students who intend to transfer to APSU, TTU, and TSU should take American History. UTM does not accept TN History.  Students who have taken US History in high school are recommended to take World History or Western Civilization

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).