Program of Study: Sociology Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.A. - Dyersburg State Community College

Apr 02, 2025

2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook

The Sociology emphasis provides students various foundational courses in the social sciences. The student completes the first two years of requirements leading toward a baccalaureate degree.

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: UTPA-USOC

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To view a sample degree map by semester for this area of emphasis, go to Degree Map.

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 ^{(5.) (7)}
Social Sciences Electives Credits: 6 ^(5.)
History Electives Credits: 6 ^{(1) (5.)}
Natural Science Electives Credits: 8 ^{(2) (5.)}
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOCI 1040 - Social Problems Credits: 3
Sociology Elective Credits: 3 ⁽³⁾
Foreign Language Sequence I & II Credits: 6 ⁽⁴⁾
General Elective Credit: 1 ^{(4) (6.)}
ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3

Total: 60 Semester Hours

Footnotes:

⁽¹⁾ Students intending to transfer to UTK should complete a Western or World History sequence.

⁽²⁾ UTK and UTM-requires a sequence in Natural Science general education course.

⁽³⁾ Universities will determine whether the sociology elective course counts toward requirements of the sociology major or as elective credit applied to the requirements of the baccalaureate degree.

⁽⁴⁾ Sequence in a single foreign language. Students who plan to transfer to UTK or UTC will be required to demonstrate intermediate level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from either institution. Students may demonstrate intermediate-level competence after transferring to either institution. Students may take these additional foreign language courses to fulfill the Elective category.

^(5.)For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^(6.) 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.

⁽⁷⁾ One course must be in literature.