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All universities and community colleges in the Tennessee Board of Regents System
(TBR) share a common set of Minimum Requirements for baccalaureate degrees or
associate degrees designed for transfer. The Minimum Degree Requirements specify
32 semester credit hours in the following subject areas:
| Subject Area |
Semester Credit
Hours Required |
English Composition
ENGL 1006 English as a Second Language
ENGL 1008 English as a Second Language
ENGL 1010 Critical Reading and Expository
Writing
ENGL 1020 Critical Thinking and Argumentation
ENGL 1018 Honors Composition I
ENGL 1028 Honors Composition II |
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Humanities, including at least 3 semester credit
hours in literature
ARTA 2010 Art History Survey I
ARTA 2020 Art History Survey II
ENGL 2030 Literary Heritage
ENGL 2130 American Literature
ENGL 2210 British Literature I
ENGL 2220 British Literature II
ENGL 2430 European Literature
ENGL 2330 World Literature
ENGL 2138 Honors Survey of American Literature
ENGL 2238 Honors Survey of British Literature
ENGL 2338 Honors Survey of World Literature
ENGL 2438 Honors Survey of European Literature
ENGL 3280 Mythology
ENGL 3150 Literature, Ethics, and Values
ENTC 3020 Technology and Society
HIST 1110 World History to 1500
HIST 1120 World History Since 1500
HUMT 2310 Introduction to Humanities I
HUMT 2320 Introduction to Humanities II
MUSC 1030 Introduction to Music/Music
Appreciation
MUSC 1035 History of Jazz
PEXS 3500 Dance as a Human Experience
PHIL 1030 Self and World
PHIL 2020 Values and Society
PHIL 2040 Philosophy as Conversation
PHIL 2210 Introduction to the Study of Religion
PHIL 2640 Science and the Modern World
PSCI 1110 Political Life
SOAA 2020 Social Problems
THEA 1030 Introduction to Theatre
WMST 2010 Introduction to Women's Studies
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History
(TBR universities require American History,
except in a limited number of majors exempted from the requirement.
Students may substitute 3 semester credit hours of Tennessee History for
the American History required.)
HIST 2010 The United States to 1877
HIST 2020 The United States Since 1877
HIST 2030 History of Tennessee
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Natural/Physical Sciences and Mathematics, to
include one year of science
and at least one course in mathematics.
ASTR 1010 Astronomy I
ASTR 1020 Astronomy II
BIOL 1010-1011 Biology for Non-Majors I,
Lecture and Laboratory
BIOL 1020-1021 Biology for Non-Majors II,
Lecture and Laboratory
BIOL 1110-1111 Biology for Science Majors I,
Lecture and Laboratory
BIOL 1120-1121 Biology for Science Majors II,
Lecture and Laboratory
BIOL 1130-1131 Biology for Science Majors III,
Lecture and Laboratory
CHEM 1030 Introduction to Chemistry Survey
CHEM 1000 Chemistry and Well Being
CHEM 1110-1111 General Chemistry I, Lecture and
Laboratory
CHEM 1120-1121 General Chemistry II, Lecture
and Laboratory
CHEM 1320-1321 Introductory Organic and
Biochemistry, Lecture and Laboratory
GEOG 1110 Earth Science: Weather and Climate
GEOG 1120 Earth Science: Landforms and
Processes
GEOL 1040 Physical Geology
GEOL 1050 Historical Geology
HSCI 2010-2011 Anatomy and Physiology I,
Lecture and Laboratory
HSCI 2020-2021 Anatomy and Physiology II,
Lecture and Laboratory
PHYS 1030 Introduction to Physics Survey
PHYS 2010-2011 General Physics I -
Non-Calculus, Lecture and Laboratory
PHYS 2020-2021 General Physics II -
Non-Calculus, Lecture and Laboratory
MATH 1820 Calculus for Business
MATH 1840 Analytic Geometry and Differential
Calculus
MATH 1530 Probability and Statistics -
Non-Calculus
MATH 1910 Calculus
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Physical Education Activity Courses, to be taken as
two one-semester credit hour courses.
(Institutions may substitute satisfactory
participation in ROTC, marching band, or armed forces experiences for
physical education activity courses.) All PHED - - - - |
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Every TBR institution incorporates the thirty-two semester hours listed above
into its degree program requirements and accepts all courses designated as
meeting these requirements at other TBR institutions. By ensuring the
transferability of courses fulfilling the Minimum Degree Requirements, the TBR
has eliminated unnecessary repetition of these courses by students transferring
to institutions within the TBR system. Because each TBR institution has a unique
mission and its own distinctive curriculum, an institution may require students
to complete additional courses in the Minimum Degree subject areas and in other
areas that may comprise an institutional General Education Program. Students
planning to receive a bachelor of arts or associate of arts degree must
demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language as prescribed in the institutional
degree requirements.
Identifying Courses Satisfying the Minimum Degree Requirements
Although the courses fulfilling the minimum degree requirements may vary in
actual design among institutions, many contain similar content. These courses
are identified by common course rubrics (prefixes) and numbers in all TBR
institutions to facilitate transferability. The actual courses designated by
each institution to fulfill the Minimum Degree Requirements, including courses
that may not be a part of the common course prefix and numbering pattern, are
denoted in catalogs by the diamond (u)
symbol. A complete matrix of courses that
satisfy the Minimum Degree Requirements in all TBR institutions and an
explanation of the common course rubric and numbering system are available on
the TBR web page (www.tbr.state.tn.us).
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