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General Education Core
Political Science Major
B.A. and B.S. Degree Requirements
General Education Program
ETSU's general education requirements are described below. These requirements apply to all undergraduate students pursuing a baccalaureate degree. Many majors and degree programs require students to take specific courses to fulfill general education requirements. Students should consult the catalog and their advisors regarding specific general education requirements applicable to their majors and degree programs.
COMMUNICATION
9 credits, consisting of 6 credits of written composition and 3 credits of oral communication.
Written Composition. Complete both of the following:
| ENGL 1010 | Critical Reading and Expository Writing | 3 credits |
| ENGL 1020 | Critical Thinking and Argumentation | 3 credits |
NOTE: Students eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010 must do so during their first term at ETSU. Students who take Developmental Studies Writing (DSPW) courses should enroll in ENGL 1010 the next term after completing DSPW 0800.
Oral Communication. Complete one of the following:
| SPCH 1300 | General Speech | 3 credits |
| SPCH 2300 | Public Speaking | 3 credits |
| SPCH 2320 | Argumentation and Debate | 3 credits |
NOTE: When one of the oral communication courses listed above is completed to meet the general education core requirement, that course will not count toward ETSU's oral communication-intensive requirement. (See "Other Graduation Requirements," below). Any additional course from this list that is complete will count toward the oral communication-intensive requirement.
HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS
9 credits, consisting of 3 credits of literature, 3 credits of fine arts, and 3 credits of humanities electives.
Literature. Complete one of the following:
| ENGL 2030 | Literary Heritage | 3 credits |
| ENGL 2110 | American Literature I | 3 credits |
| ENGL 2120 | American Literature II | 3 credits |
| ENGL 2210 | British Literature I | 3 credits |
| ENGL 2220 | British Literature II | 3 credits |
| ENGL 2330 | World Literature | 3 credits |
| ENGL 2430 | European Literature | 3 credits |
Fine Arts. Complete one of the following:
| ARTH 2010 | Art History Survey I | 3 credits |
| ARTH 2020 | Art History Survey II | 3 credits |
| HUMT 2310 | Arts and Ideas I | 3 credits |
| HUMT 2320 | Arts and Ideas II | 3 credits |
| MUSC 1030 | Introduction to Music | 3 credits |
| MUSC 1035 | History of Jazz | 3 credits |
| DANC 3500 | Dance as Human Experience | 3 credits |
| THEA 1030 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 credits |
Humanities Electives. Complete one of the following:
| ENGL 3150 | Literature, Ethics and Values | 3 credits |
| ENGL 3280 | Mythology | 3 credits |
| ENTC 3020 | Technology and Society | 3 credits |
| HIST 1110 | World History and Civilization to 1500 | 3 credits |
| HIST 1120 | World History and Civilization since 1500 | 3 credits |
| PHIL 1030 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 credits |
| PHIL 2020 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 credits |
| PHIL 2040 | Philosophy as Conversation | 3 credits |
| RELI 2210 | Introduction to Study of Religion | 3 credits |
| PHIL 2640 | Science and the Modern World | 3 credits |
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
6 credits, consisting of two of the following:
| ANTH 1240 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 credits |
| ECON 1050 | Economics and Society or | |
| ECON 2210 | Principles of Economics I | 3 credits |
| GEOG 1012 | Introduction to Cultural Geography | 3 credits |
| HDAL 2310 | Developmental Lifespan Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSCI 1110 | Political Life | 3 credits |
| PSCI 1120 | Introduction to American Government | 3 credits |
| PSYC 1310 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 credits |
| SOCI 1020 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 credits |
| SOCI 2020 | Social Problems | 3 credits |
| SRVL 1020 | Introduction to Service-Learning | 3 credits |
| WMST 2010 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 credits |
NOTE: Students may count either ECON 1050 or ECON 2210 toward the Social and Behavioral requirements, but not both.
HISTORY
6 credits, consisting of both of the following:
| HIST 2010 | The United States to 1877 | 3 credits |
| HIST 2020 | The United States since 1877 | 3 credits |
NOTE: HIST 2030 History of Tennessee (3 credits) may be substituted for 3 credits of United States History.
NATURAL SCIENCES
8 credits, consisting of two of the following (required labs are shown with the lecture numbers)
| ASTR 1010 | Astronomy I | 4 credits |
| ASTR 1020 | Astronomy II | 4 credits |
| ASTR 1035 | Life in the Universe | 4 credits |
| BIOL 1110/11 | Biology for Science Majors I | 4 credits |
| BIOL 1120/21 | Biology for Science Majors II | 4 credits |
| BIOL 1130/31 | Biology for Science Majors III | 4 credits |
| CHEM 1110/11 | General Chemistry I | 4 credits |
| CHEM 1120/21 | General Chemistry II | 4 credits |
| GEOG 1110 | Earth Science: Weather and Climate | 4 credits |
| GEOG 1120 | Earth Science: Landforms and Processes | 4 credits |
| GEOL 1040 | Physical Geology | 4 credits |
| GEOL 1120 | Historical Geology | 4 credits |
| HSCI 2010/11 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 credits |
| HSCI 2020/21 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 credits |
| PHYS 2010/00 | General Physics I - Non-Calculus | 4 credits |
| PHYS 2020/21 | General Physics II - Non-Calculus | 4 credits |
| PHYS 2110 | Technical Physics I - Calculus Based | 5 credits |
| PHYS 2120 | Technical Physics II - Calculus Based | 5 credits |
Open to nonscience majors only:
| BIOL 101/11 | Biology for Non-majors I | 4 credits |
| BIOL 1020/21 | Biology for Non-majors II | 4 credits |
| CHEM 1000 | Chemistry and Well Being | 4 credits |
| CHEM 1030 | Introduction to Chemistry Survey | 4 credits |
| PHYS 1030 | Introduction to Physics Survey | 4 credits |
MATHEMATICS
3-4 credits, consisting of one of the following:
| MATH 1530 | Probability and Statistics-Non-Calculus | 3 credits |
| MATH 1840 | Analytic Geometry and Differential Calculus | 3 credits |
| MATH 1910 | Calculus I | 4 credits |
NOTE: Students eligible to enroll in one of these math courses must do so during their first calendar year of enrollment or prior to accumulating 33 semester credits at ETSU. Students who take Developmental Studies Math (DSPM) courses should complete the general education math requirement after completing DSPM courses and must do so in the next calendar year or prior to accumulating 33 more semester credits at ETSU.
Transferring General Education Courses within the Tennessee Board of Regents System
All institutions in the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) System share a common general education core curriculum of forty-one (41) semester credits for baccalaureate degrees and the Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees. ETSU courses that fulfill the general education requirements are listed above. List of courses fulfilling general education requirements at other TBR institutions are available at http://www.tbr.state.tn.us/student_information/gened/gened.htm.Although the courses TBR institutions designate to fulfill general education requirements vary, transfer of these courses among TBR institutions is assured as follows:
- Students who wish to earn baccalaureate degrees at Tennessee Board of Regents institutions must take six credits of United States History (of which three credits may be replaced by Tennessee History), as mandated by Tennessee law. Students who plan to transfer to University of Tennessee System universities or out-of-state or private universities should check requirements at those schools and take the appropriate courses.
- Upon completion of an A.A. or A.S. degree at a TBR institution, including completion of the U.S. History requirement mandated by state law, general education core requirements will be complete and all TBR institutions will recognize completions of these requirements in the transfer process.
- If an A.A or A.S is not obtained or if a student is pursuing a baccalaureate degree at a TBR university, transfer of completed general education requirements will be based upon completion of subject blocks. When a student completes a subject category requirement (e.g. if all eight credits in the category of Natural Sciences are complete). completion of that block will be recognized by all TBR institutions. When a student has taken courses that fulfill only part of the subject block requirement, the application of transferred courses to the receiving institution's general education requirements will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.
- Some institutions or particular academic departments within institutions require a minimum grade of 'C' in certain general education courses. These minimum grade requirements will also apply to the transfer of general education courses. Even if transfer credit hours are granted for a course hours are granted for a course, any requirement for a minimum grade of 'C' by the receiving institution will be enforced.
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Certain majors require students to take particular courses to fulfill general education requirements. Students and their academic advisors should note any major-specific stipulations regarding fulfillment of general education requirements.
Students must meet proficiency-intensive requirements through courses taken at ETSU. Faculty committees at ETSU review and monitor all proficiency-intensive courses to make sure they meet several criteria. Because courses from other institutions cannot be evaluated and monitored in this way, transfer courses do not satisfy ETSU's proficiency-intensive requirements.
Oral Communication-Intensive Courses
Students must complete a minimum of two oral communication-intensive (OCI) courses. At least one of these courses must be in the student's major or minor.*
Using Information Technology-Intensive Courses
Students must complete a minimum of one using information technology-intensive (UIT) course in the student's major or minor.*
Writing-Intensive Courses
Students must complete a minimum of four writing-intensive (WI) courses. At least two of these courses must be in the student's major or minor.* At least two of the four courses must be at the 3000-4000 level.
* (NOTE: Any course taken in the department in which a student is majoring counts as in the major. If a student changes majors, proficiency-intensive courses in the old major still count as in the major).
Reduced Proficiency-Intensive Requirements
The following categories of students are required to take one oral communication- intensive course, one using information technology-intensive course, and two writing-intensive courses:
- transfer students with associate degrees or who complete such degrees after entering ETSU;
- transfer students with 50 or more transferable semester credits upon entering ETSU; and
- transferable students who earned at least 50 credits at ETSU before 1995 or who re-enter ETSU with at least 50 transferable semester credits or who have a combination of at least 50 credits in both categories upon first re-entry to the university.
Requirement for a Political Science Major
| PSCI 1110 Political Life | 3 hours |
| PSCI 1120 Introduction to American Government | 3 hours |
| PSCI 2210 Introduction to Comparative Politics or |
3 hours |
| PSCI 2220 Introduction to World Politics | 3 hours |
| PSCI 3440 Research Methods | 3 hours |
* Prerequisites: Math 1530
ONE course at or above the 3000 level in each of the five sub-fields. All are 3 hours courses.
- American Politics (AP)
- Comparative Politics (CP)
- International Relations (IR)
- Political Theory (PT)
- Public Law (PL)
THREE courses to be selected freely from the Political Science curriculum. 9 hours.
Total Hours for the Major: 36
Academic Proficiency Requirements:
Writing Intensive: (4 hours) Two from core and two from the major at the 3000-4000 level
- ___ PSCI
- ___ PSCI
- _______
- _______
Oral Intensive: (2 courses) One course must be from the major
- ___ PSCI
- _______
Information Technology: (2 courses) One course must be from the major
- PSCI 3440
- _______
College of Arts and Sciences B.A and B.S Degree Requirements
Students majoring in the College of Arts and Sciences must meet the following requirements for the B.A., B.S., or the B.S.with a social or behavioral sciences concentration. Some of these requirements are in addition to the General Education Core, whereas others specify which courses within the General Education Core must be taken.
| Bachelor of Arts | Bachelor of Science |
Bachelor of Science Concentration for Social and Behavioral Sciences Note* The Concentration for the Social and Behavioral Sciences degree will no longer be available after Fall 2010. |
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Foreign Languages |
Completion of a foreign language course numbered 2020 or above with a grade of C- or better * ** | none | none |
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Non-U.S. History |
3 credit hours | none | none |
| Mathematics |
Specified General Education Core: MATH 1530 or MATH 1910 |
Prerequisites:
Specified Genreal Education Core: MATH 1530 or MATH 1910,
MATH 1910: Two years of high |
SpecifiedGeneral Education Core:
MATH 1530 |
| Natural Sciences | General Education Core | In
addition
to General Core: (8) Eight hours of SINGLElaboratory science from the following list:
(1) ASTR 1010 and 1020 (2) BIOL 1010/11 and 1020/21 (4) CHEM 1110/11 and 1120/21 or BIOL 1130/31 (5) GEOL 1040 and 1050 (labs included) (6) GEOG 1110 and 1120 (labs included) (7) PHYS 2010/11 and PHYS 2110 and 2120 (labs included) Higher level laboratory courses in these departments also meet this requirement. |
Eight (8) credit hours in a SINGLElaboratory science form the following list:
(1) ASTR 1010 and 1020 (2) BIOL 1010/11 and 1020/21 (4) CHEM 1110/11 and 1120/21 (5) GEOL 1040 and 1050 (labs included) (6) GEOG 1010 and 1120 (labs included) Higher level laboratory courses in these departments also meet this requirement. |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | General Education Core departmental requirements | General Education Core departmental requirements | In
addition
to General Education (4) Four courses;
one
from each of the following areas:
(1) Social Statistics
(2) Reasoning
(3) Research Design
(4) Computing Skills
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| Philosophy of Science | None | PHIL 2640 | |
| Reasoning | None | PHIL 2030 or SPCH 2320 |
*International students whose native language is not English, and whose admission to ETSU requires them to take a standardized test of English as a foreign language (e.g., TOEFL), may substitute scores that meet the admission requirements for the foreign language requirement.
**Consult the Literature and Language Department's placement policy listed at www.etsu.edu/cas/llitlang/documents/foreignlanguagerequiremtn.pdf. and in the listing for Foreign Languages in the university catalog.