Purpose:
The purpose of this policy is to delineate the specific general education requirements for the lower division core.
Scope:
This policy applies to the lower division core of all Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Science in Teaching, and Associate of Applied Science degrees at Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC).
Policy:
The lower division general education core is common to all Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) institutions and consists of a 41- hour minimum requirement in transfer degrees. Each academic category in the core is defined by a goal and learning outcomes. In order to satisfy a general education category requirement, the institution must be able to document that the required minimum number of learning outcomes for a specific category are met by the selected course(s).
| Associate Degrees (A.A.*, A.S., and A.S.T.) | |
|---|---|
| Communication | 9 hours ** |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 9 hours *** |
| Social/Behavior Sciences | 6 hours |
| History | 6 hours |
| Natural Sciences | 8 hours |
| Mathematics | 3 hours |
| Total | 41 hours |
*Foreign language courses will be an additional requirement for the A.A. degree as presently prescribed in TBR policy 2:01:00:00, Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
**Six (6) hours of English Composition and three (3) hours in English oral presentational communication.
***One course must be in literature.
| Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degrees | |
|---|---|
| English Composition | 3 hours |
| *Humanities and/or Fine Arts | 3 hours |
| *Social/Behavioral Sciences | 3 hours |
| *Natural Science/Mathematics | 3 hours |
| *One additional course from the categories of Communication, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Social/Behavioral Sciences, or Natural Sciences/Mathematics | 3 to 4 hours |
| Total | 15 to 17 hours |
*Specific courses satisfying these requirements must be the same courses that
satisfy the general education requirement for the Associate (A.A., A.S., and A.S.T.)
degrees.
Compliance:
All A.A., A.S., A.S.T., and A.A.S. degrees must be in compliance with this policy.
Definitions:
Revision History:
Policy written May, 2005. Policy revised October 2012; Policy revised September 2016 and approved by Administrative Council on September 28, 2016