History Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The History emphasis provides the basic coursework designed to prepare the student for advanced studies in history at the transfer institution.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-UHST

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9^{(1) (6.) (8)}
Social Sciences Electives Credits: 6^(6.)
HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credits: 3
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credits: 3
Natural Science Electives Credits: 8^{(2) (6.)}
Mathematics Elective Credits: 3 ^(6.)

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

HIST 2310 - Early World History Credits: 3 ⁽⁵⁾
HIST 2320 - Modern World History Credits: 3 ⁽⁵⁾
History Elective Credits: 3^{(3) (7.)}
General Electives Credits: 7^{(4) (7.)}
ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3

Total: 60 Semester Hours

Footnotes:

⁽¹⁾ Students who plan to transfer to the UoM must complete at least one fine arts under the Humanities and Fine Arts general education requirement. Students planning to transfer to MTSU can take an approved Anthropology course in either the Humanities and Fine Arts or in an Area of Emphasis.

⁽²⁾ Students who plan to transfer to TTU must complete a natural science sequence.

⁽³⁾ Consult the academic catalog or an advisor at your transferring institution to determine if this History elective course may count towards your intended transfer major or as a general elective.

⁽⁴⁾ Students who plan to transfer to UTK will be required to demonstrate intermediate-level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from UTK. Students may demonstrate intermediate-level competence after transferring to UTK.

⁽⁵⁾ Students planning to attend MTSU should take one early and one modern History course. Students planning to attend TTU can choose from any of the four courses listed to complete this area of emphasis requirement.

^(6.) For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^(7.) General electives must be selected from courses which are part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway. Consult the Course Descriptions section in this catalog. Courses which are designated as **Not Part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway** should not be taken as general electives.

⁽⁸⁾ One course must be in literature.