UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE*

Each student is personally responsible for completing all requirements established for his or her degree by the University, college, and department. It is the student's responsibility to inform himself or herself of these requirements. A student's advisor may not assume these responsibilities. Any substitution, waiver, or exemption from any established requirement or academic standard may be accomplished only with appropriate approval.

In addition to the requirements listed below, other requirements for a given degree and major may be determined by consulting the portion of the catalog devoted to the particular college or school offering the degree.

1. Completion of the curriculum for the major subject and degree chosen, as outlined under the department in which the major is offered. A major is outlined under the chosen curricula and must contain at least 6 hours of upper division in residence at Tennessee Technological University.
2. A minimum of 132 semester hours, including 36 hours of 300 and 400 level approved courses are required for a baccalaureate degree*. Not more than 33 semester hours may be earned by correspondence, workshop or extension, or by a combination of these and special examination. Not more than 12 semester hours in music ensembles, Physical Education 101-199, and Military Science activity courses may be counted toward graduation. (Not more than 12 semester hours of credit in activity courses may be counted toward the Bachelor's degree requirement.)

   *Programs requiring fewer than 132 hours must have the approval of the Academic Council.

3. A general quality point average of 2.0 (C) and a general average of 2.0 in the courses offered in the major subject. Transfer students also must attain at Tennessee Technological University a general average of 2.0 and an average of 2.0 in the courses taken in the major subject.
4. Residence: To meet the residence requirements, a student must complete at least 25 percent of the credit for the degree requirements including a minimum of 24 of the last 30 semester hours of 300 and 400 level requirements at Tennessee Technological University.
5. Definition of Minors: A minor of 18 hours is required. A student may elect to complete more than one minor.

   Exceptions:
   (1)	A minor in any specific discipline in the College of Arts and Sciences must include 6 Upper Division hours. (This requirement is waived in mathematics if the 18 hours includes MATH 181-2 and MATH 281 and 5 hours in mathematics courses numbered above 281 are completed.) A minor in English may not include ENG 101 or 102.
   (2)	A minor in Art, Music or Physical Education may contain no more than 4 hours of individual instruction, ensemble, or activity courses. Other minors are defined as follows: *Agriculture: 18 hours (including 6 upper division hours) approved by the student's academic advisor. **Business: 9 semester hours chosen from ACCT 211-2 and ECON 201-2 plus 9 additional hours chosen from the College of Business Administration. ***Education: Any combination of 18 semester hours chosen from Art Education (ARED), Early Childhood Education (ECED), Educational Psychology (EDPY), Elementary Education (ELED), Foundations of Education (FOED), Music Education (MUED), Reading (READ), Secondary Education (SEED), and Special Education (SPED). Humanities: Any combination of 18 semester hours chosen from Art (ART), English (ENG), Foreign Languages (FLxx),Music (MUS), Music/Art (MUAR, Philosophy (PHIL), and Theatre (THEA). Note: ENG 101-2 may not be included in the minor. ****Science: Any combination of 18 semester hours chosen from Biology (BIOL), Chemistry (CHEM), Geology (GEOL), and Physics (PHYS). Social Science: Any combination of 18 semester hours chosen from Criminal Justice (CJ), Economics (ECON), Geography (GEOG), History (HIST), Psychology (PSY), Political Science (POLS), and Sociology (SOC). *****A minor in Human Ecology must include HEC 100, HEC 101, HEC 290, HEC 333 and eleven credit hours of HEC electives with four of those upper division credits. *Exception: A minor in Business for Industrial Technology consists of ECON 201-2, 361, BMGT 351, DS 352, ACCT 352-3 and BMGT 363 or 452 or DS 362 or 354. **Exception: A minor in Education for Health and Physical Education consists of FOED 101, 300, 312, 332-3, SPED 300, EDPY 220, and HPE 487.

6. Special course requirements:
   

   (1)	English 101-2; English 221; and either English 201, 202, or 211 for a total of 12 semester hours. English must be taken each semester except the summer until this requirement is completed. English 101-2 may not be dropped. Correspondence credit in freshman English will not be accepted.
   (2)	The prerequisite for English 102 is a grade of C in English 101, and the prerequisite for a 200-level English course is a grade of C in English 102. If a transfer student has already completed two semesters of composition and two semesters of literature and does not have at least a 2.0 average in these or equivalent courses, the student must pass the EQE or attend the English Lab until he can pass such an examination, beginning with the first semester of attendance at Tennessee Tech. If a transfer student has completed two semesters of composition and has a grade of D in English 102, then the student must repeat English 102 before beginning the literature courses.
   (3)	English and Secondary Education-English majors take ENG 281, 282, 291, and 292 in place of ENG 221; and 201, 202, or 211.
   (4)	Students whose QPA in required Freshman and Sophomore English courses is below 2.0 must pass the English Qualifying Examination (EQE) in order to graduate. Students need to register for the EQE the first semester of the junior year. The exam, which consists of a 500-word essay, must be taken in the semester immediately following completion of the required English courses. Students who do not pass must satisfactorily complete work in the Writing Lab before repeating the exam.
   (5)	Each academic department is to ensure that its candidates for graduation have satisfactorily corrected deficiencies in communication skills so that they will be able to read, write, speak, and comprehend on a level that will permit them to function successfully in their chosen fields as college graduates.
   (6)	All faculty members are encouraged to report students judged deficient in communication skills to the student's major department for referral to the English Lab.
   (7)	American History. All undergraduate students, except those majoring in engineering, are required to earn 6 hours of American History (HIST 201-2) at Tennessee Technological University. All undergraduate students, including engineering students, who have not completed one unit of American History at the high school level, or 6 semester hours of American History in previous college work, must satisfy this requirement by enrolling in American History the first semester in residence at the University and continuing in consecutive semesters until the requirement is met. International undergraduate students must complete ESL 101, 102, and/or pass the English Placement Test prior to enrolling in American History. Other undergraduate students will satisfy the requirement as prescribed in the various curricula in the University Catalog.
   (8)	One year of a laboratory science (8 semester hours in one discipline).
   (9)	Physical Education. Students not taking military activity courses or Marching Band are required to take and successfully complete one physical education course during each of the first two semesters in residence. Some curricula require physical education or health during any of 2 additional semesters.
   (10)	A minimum of 3 hours of mathematics with a prerequisite of 2 years of high school algebra and one year of geometry. See specific curricula for details.
   (11)	A minimum of 3 hours of humanities courses: art, music, literature, foreign language, philosophy, theater and history (other than the required American History.) No performance courses in art, music, or theater will substitute for this requirement. See specific curricula for details.

7. All students, irrespective of the College or School in which enrolled, who will have completed licensure requirements for teacher education as a part of the total hours required for graduation are required to take the Praxis II (NTE) Examinations: the Core Battery and the appropriate specialty examination(s).
8. Catalog to follow: To graduate, a student meets the requirements of the catalog effective at the time he or she entered the curriculum, provided graduation is within seven years from that entrance date. If a student is out of the university for one or more full semesters, the student must comply with the current catalog upon re-entry. "Catalog" refers specifically to degree requirements in this section. Degree requirements for all students, regardless of date of enrollment in their curricula, may be subject to change prior to the publication of a new catalog when the implementation of curricular changes is necessary to maintain quality programs. Students may need to graduate under a more current catalog when program revisions have been made. The designated catalog for graduation must be approved by the departmental chairperson and dean if different from the one in effect when a student entered the curriculum. Students entering a curriculum in the summer are expected to follow the catalog for the next academic year. A Tennessee public community college student may select the Tennessee Tech Catalog effective at the time he or she enters the community college if that student enrolls at Tennessee Tech within six years and continues in the major chosen while in community college.
9. Credit which was earned earlier than ten years prior to the proposed date of graduation will be subject to review and approval by the Admissions and Credits Committee.
10. Filing of application for Graduation: All candidates for an undergraduate degree should file a written application for graduation in the Office of Records and Registration prior to two semesters of their anticipated graduation. The final day to apply for a given class is: 

    Graduation Semester	Last day to Apply for Graduation
    Fall	Last Day of Summer Semester
    Spring	Last Day of Fall Semester
    Summer	Last Day of Spring Semester

11. Filing of Requirements: All requirements for graduation, including official transcripts of transfer work, must be filed in the Office of Records and Registration no later than 7 days prior to the graduation date except for residence work actually in progress at another institution which must be filed by the close of business (4:30 p.m.) 2 days before the graduation date.
12. The University will modify degree requirements when possible for students whose disabling conditions prevent completion. Students whose disability might prevent completion of a program should consult with the Office of Admissions when applying for admission or with his or her academic advisor during the first semester of enrollment.

^*Any or all students may be required to take one or more tests designed to measure general education achievement and achievement in major areas as a prerequisite to graduation, for the purpose of evaluation of academic programs. Students should sign up as indicated. Unless otherwise provided for any individual program no minimum score or level of achievement is required for graduation. Participation in testing may be required of all students in selected programs, and of students selected on a sample basis.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A
SECOND UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE

A student may qualify for a second baccalaureate degree from Tennessee Technological University by completion of a minimum of 30 semester hours at Tennessee Technological University beyond the requirements for the first baccalaureate degree, providing the student meets all prescribed requirements in the specified curriculum for the second degree and with the approval of the chairperson of the department offering the second degree.

A person who has a baccalaureate degree from another institution and who, in addition, desires a baccalaureate degree from Tennessee Technological University must fulfill all requirements for a second degree as stated in the previous paragraph and must complete a minimum of 25 percent of the credit for the degree in residence.

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