General Education Requirements
2Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement - Select from , , , , , , , , , , , . Literature Options: , , , , .
3Mathematics Requirement - Select from , , , , , , , , .
4Natural Sciences Requirement - Select from , , , (must pair with non-biology course except for or ), , , , , , , , , , , , , .
Note(s):
*Students pursuing a licensure area in Government or who plan to transfer to UTC or TTU should take .
**Because there are multiple areas of licensure in Social Sciences, please read the following statements carefully: Students who plan to transfer to UTK should follow the History AS TTP for all social studies-related licensures.
***Students interested in transferring to MTSU are recommended to take Tennessee History.
Additional AST Degree Requirements
- Students earning an AST degree must meet the following additional degree requirements:
- Attainment of a 2.75 cumulative grade point average (GPA)
- ACT Composite score of 21 (or SAT score of1080) or higher or successful completion of approved standardized examination (Praxis Core) for admission to the university's College of Education.
- Satisfactory ratings on an index of suitability for the teaching profession (disposition forms)
- Students transferring to a public university in Tennessee may need to meet additional requirements to gain admittance to the university.
Check the website www.tntransferpathway.org to review Secondary Education-Social Studies notes for required courses based on transfer university. Students should meet with their assigned advisor to determine courses required for the university chosen.
Students and advisors should run a degree audit using Degree Works in ChargerNet each semester to confirm classes are applicable to the program of study.
For more information contact:
Kirstin Davenport at kdavenport3@columbiastate.edu or 615.465.5762
Humanities and Social Sciences Division at HASS@columbistate.edu or 931.540.2780
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