STATEMENT OF TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS GENERAL EDUCATION POLICIES
Effective Fall Semester 2004, each institution in the State University and Community College System of Tennessee (The Tennessee Board of Regents System) will share a common lower-division general education core curriculum of forty-one (41) semester hours for baccalaureate degrees and the Associate of Arts and the Associate of Science degrees. Lower-division means freshman and sophomore courses. The courses comprising the general education curriculum are contained within the following subject categories:
Baccalaureate Degrees and Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees*
Communication 9 hours**
Humanities / Fine Arts9 hours (At least one course must be in literature.)
Social/Behavioral Sciences 6 hours
History 6 hours***
Natural Sciences 8 hours
Mathematics 3 hours
Total 41 hours
*Foreign language courses are an additional requirement for the Associate of Arts (A.A.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees. The B.A. degree requires proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to completion of two years of college-level work. The A.A. degree requires proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to completion of one year of college-level work.
**Six hours of English Composition and three hours in English oral presentational communication are required.
***Students who plan to transfer to Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) universities should take six hours of United States History (three hours of Tennessee History may substitute). Students who plan to transfer to University of Tennessee System universities or to out-of-state or private universities should check requirements and take the appropriate courses.
Although the courses designated by Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) institutions to fulfill the requirements of the general education subject categories vary, transfer of the courses is assured through the following means:
• Upon completion of an A.A. or A.S. degree, the requirements of the
lower-division general education core will be complete and accepted by
a TBR university in the transfer process.
• If an A.A. or A.S. is not obtained, transfer of general education
courses will be based upon fulfillment of complete subject categories.
(Example: If all eight hours in the category of Natural Sciences are complete,
then this “block” of the general education core is complete.) When a subject
category is incomplete, course-by-course evaluation will be conducted.
The provision of block fulfillment pertains also to students who transfer
among TBR universities.
• Institutional/departmental requirements of the grade of “C” will
be honored. Even if credit is granted for a course, any specific requirements
for the grade of “C” by the receiving institution will be enforced.
• In certain majors, specific courses must be taken also in general
education. It is important that students and advisors be aware of any major
requirements that must be fulfilled under lower-division general education.
Courses designated to fulfill general education at the University of Memphis are published below. A complete listing of the courses fulfilling general education requirements for all system institutions is available on the TBR website (www.tbr.state.tn.us) under Transfer and Articulation Information.
UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Room 500, Wilder Tower
http://academics.memphis.edu/gened/
The University General Education Program promotes a shared core learning experience for all undergraduate students at the University of Memphis and provides a framework upon which the college major can build. The major purpose of the Program is to provide students the opportunity to acquire tools, develop skills and awareness necessary for completing a college career and assuming the roles of a lifelong learner and an active, informed participant in contemporary society.
The University of Memphis General Education Program consists of 41 hours of coursework from a variety of disciplines. Students should consult their advisors on specific General Education Program courses that may be required for the major. The following are the General Education Program categories and their approved courses. Former course numbers appear in parentheses.
A. Communication (9 hours)
| ENGL 1010 (1101) | English Composition - Expository writing, emphasizing content, organization, and style. |
| ENGL 1020 (1102) | English Composition and Analysis - Expository writing emphasizing synthesis, including library work and documented papers. |
| [All candidates for graduation at the University of Memphis are required to complete English 1010 and 1020, or their equivalents, with a grade of “C” or better. Before enrolling in English 1010, a student must have either (1) an ACT English score of 19 or above, or (2) an SAT verbal score of 460 or above, or (3) a satisfactory completion of a placement test administered by the University of Memphis Testing Center. Those who do not meet the requirements above, must successfully complete DSPW 0800 with a grade of “C” or better before proceeding to English 1010. English 1010 and 1020 must be taken in sequence; no credit will be allowed for English 1020 until 1010 has been completed successfully.] |
| COMM 2381 | Oral Communication - Basic oral communication, includes speaking, critical listening, and decision-making. |
B. Mathematics (3 hours)
| MATH 1420 (1182) | Foundations of Mathematics (3) - Algebra review and applications. |
| MATH 1530 (1601) | Introduction to Statistical Reasoning and Application (3) |
| MATH 1710 (1211) | College Algebra (3) - Analysis of functions, partial fractions, equations, and applications. |
| MATH 1730 (1213) | College Algebra and Trigonometry (4) - Exponents, radicals, quatradatic functions, laws of sines and cosines. |
| MATH 1830 (1312) | Elementary Calculus (3) - An introductory course to calculus. |
| MATH 1910 (1321) | Calculus I (4) - Calculus for the following majors: math, computer science, science, and engineering. |
| MATH 2000 | Experiences in Mathematics (3) - Introduction to contemporary mathematics and its application to various areas of modern life. |
C. Humanities (9 hours)
| ENGL 2201 | Literary Heritage - Major literary texts exemplifying narrative, lyric and dramatic modes of discourse. |
| ENGL 2202 | Literary Heritage: African-American Emphasis |
Plus two of the following courses
| ART 1030 (1101) | Introduction to Art - Fundamental principles of visual artistic expression as the basis for understanding Western and non-Western traditions. |
| CLAS 2481 | Mythology - Thematic study of ancient myths. |
| COMM 1851 | Introduction to Film - Film as a cultural, artistic, and social phenomenon. |
| DANC 1151 | Introduction to Dance - Dance as an expressive art form, a symbolic language, and an integral aspect of world cultures. |
| HIST 1110 (1301) | Development of World Civilization I - Traces civilization from ancient times to circa 1500. |
| HIST 1120 (1302) | Development of World Civilization II - Forms of civilization from 1500 to the present. |
| JDST 2850 | Religions of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam - Religious traditions arising from ancient Near East. |
MUS 1030 |
Music Appreciation - Music of various Western and non-Western cultures. |
| MUS 1040 | Music in America - Music history, sources and current styles of American music. |
| PHIL 1101 | Fundamental Issues in Philosophy - Critical exploration of such issues as knowledge, reality, and the good life. |
| PHIL 1102 | Values and the Modern World - Introduction to social and ethical issues: good and evil, science, religion, sex, race. |
| POLS 1101 | Introduction to Ancient Political Thought - Fundamental questions of ancient political thought. |
| POLS 1102 | Introduction to Modern Political Thought - Fundamental questions of modern political thought. |
| THEA 1030 (1551) | Introduction to Theatre - Experiential, conceptual, historical, and cultural study of theatre. |
| UNIV 3580 | Hebrew and Greek Legacy - Interdisciplinary examination of major traditions of ancient Hebraic and Greek cultures. |
| UNIV 3581 | Faith, Reason and Imagination - Interdisciplinary examination of the religious, rationalist, and aesthetic viewpoints as distinctive ways of understanding. |
D. American History (6 hours)
| HIST 2010 (2601) | The United States to 1877 - United States from discovery to end of political reconstruction. |
| HIST 2020 (2602) | The United States Since 1877 |
One of the following may be substituted for HIST 2010 OR HIST 2020:
| ANTH 3282 | Cultural History of American Communities |
| HIST 2030 | History of Tennessee |
| HIST 3863 | Social and Intellectual History of the United States |
| HIST 3881 | African-American History |
| HIST 4851 | History of Women in America |
| POLS 4212 | Constitutional Law: The Origins and Evolution of Civil Liberties in the United States |
| POLS 4405 | Origin and Development of American Political Thought |
| SOCI 3422 | Racial and Ethnic Minorities |
E. Social /Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)
| ANTH 1100 | Biological Anthropology and Prehistory- Origins of humans and human society, behavior, and culture. |
| ANTH 1200 | Cultural Anthropology - Origins and development of human culture throughout the world. |
| CSED 2101 | The Family in Global Perspective - Interdisciplinary overview of the family as a primary, global, social institution. |
| ECON 2110 | Introduction to Macroeconomics - Nature and functions of the national economy in a global context. |
| ECON 2120 | Introduction to Microeconomics - Operations of the market economy at the individual and firm level. |
| ESCI 1301 (GEOG 1301) |
Survey of World Regions - Survey of economic, cultural, and physical traits characteristic of developing and industrialized nations. |
| ESCI 1401 (GEOG 1401) |
Introduction to Cultural Geography - Geographical aspects of human behavior. |
| POLS 1100 | American Government - Development, structures, and processes of the American system of government. |
| POLS 1301 | Governments of the World - Comparisons of political issues and systems in a variety of European, Asian, and African countries. |
| POLS 1501 | International Relations - Conflict, competition, and cooperation among global factors in the world arena. |
| PSYC 1200 | General Psychology - Introduction to social aspects of psychology as a science of behavior. |
| PSYC 3510 | Deviance: Its Role in History and Culture - Defamation and glorification of concepts of deviance across cultures. |
| SOCI 1111 | Introduction to Sociology - Concepts and methods of sociology, social structure, and social institutions. |
| SOCI 2100 | Sociology of International Development - Social change in an increasingly interdependent world. |
| UNIV 2304 | Gender and Society - Interdisciplinary study of gender as a social experience among different racial, ethnic, class, and cross-cultural groups. |
F. Natural Science: 8 hours
| BIOL 1010/1011 (1071/1072) | Introduction to Biology I/Lab - General overview of cellular structure and function, genes and biodiversity. |
| BIOL 1020/1021 (1081/1082) | Introduction to Biology II/Lab - A study of the biosphere and the structure and functions of its plants and animals. |
| BIOL 1110/1111 (1151/1152) | General Biology I/Lab - Unifying principles of biology: cell structure, cell function, heredity, origin and development of life. |
| BIOL 1120/1121 (1161/1162) | General Biology II/Lab - Continuation of BIOL 1110 with emphasis on origin and diversity of life; structure, functions, and ecology of organisms. |
| CHEM 1010/1011 (1101) | Chemistry of Materials/Lab - Fundamental laws of chemistry and their impact on modern society. |
| CHEM 1020/1021 (1102) | Chemistry of Life/Lab - Basics of organic and biological chemistry. |
| CHEM 1110/1111 (1131/1121) | General Chemistry I/General Chemistry I Lab - Laws of chemistry. |
| CHEM 1120/1121 (1132/1122) | General Chemistry II/General Chemistry II Lab - Continuation of CHEM 1110. |
| ESCI 1010/1011 (GEOG 1001/1011, 1010/1011) |
Weather and Climate/Lab |
| ESCI 1020/1021 (GEOG 1002/1022, 1020/1021) |
Landforms/Lab - The Earth and its atmosphere, including climate, oceans, landscapes, environmental hazards. |
| ESCI 1040 (GEOL 1101, 1040) | Physical Geology - Introduction to processes that form rocks. |
| ESCI 1103 (GEOL 1103) | Environmental Geology - Processes that operate within, on and impact the surface of the Earth. |
| ESCI 1050 (GEOL 1102, 1050) | Historical Geology - Overview of the history of earth and its life. |
| PHYS 1010/1001 | Introduction to Physics/Lab - Physics for non-technical students; natural laws of motion, heat, sound, light. |
| PHYS 1020/1002 | Survey of Astronomy/Lab - Astronomy for non-technical students; earth, moon, stars, planets. |
| PHYS 2110/2111 (2510/2003) | Physics I for Science and Engineering - Calculus/ Physics I Lab |
| PHYS 2120/2121 (2520/2004) | Physics II for Science and Engineering – Calculus/ Physics II Lab |
1. GRADE POINT AVERAGE
To receive a bachelor’s degree from any of the colleges in the
University, students must have a grade point average of at least 2.00 for all college level courses.
Students with transfer credit are
required to maintain an average of 2.00 on all courses taken at the University of Memphis.
2. RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS
A student will satisfy residence requirements for graduation
by earning at least twenty-five (25) percent of credit hours required for
the degree at the University of Memphis. At least thirty (30) of the final
sixty (60) hours required for the degree must be completed at the University of Memphis. A student transferring credits from a two-year college or institution
must complete, as a requirement for the baccalaureate degree, a minimum
of sixty semester hours in an accredited senior institution.
In addition, the student must meet the residence requirements
for the specific degree as established by the college or school in which
it is offered. Exceptions to residence requirements can be authorized by
the appropriate dean. Residence requirements for specific degrees within
each college or school may be found in the Colleges and Degree Programs section. For more details, the student should inquire in the office
of the dean of the appropriate college or school.
3. TESTING AS A PREREQUISITE FOR GRADUATION
Any or all students may be required to take one or more tests
designed to measure general education achievement and achievement in their
major as a prerequisite to graduation, for the purpose of evaluation of
academic programs. Unless otherwise provided for in any individual program, no minimum score or level of
achievement is required for graduation. Participation in testing may be
required for all students, for students in selected programs, and for students
selected on a sample basis. Details concerning these regulations and the dates of the examinations will
appear in the online class listings each semester.
4. FILING FOR GRADUATION
All students are required to file an intention to graduate during
the semester preceding the semester of graduation. The deadlines for this
filing are included in the academic calendar in the online class listings.
It is the responsibility of the student to insure that
this deadline is met.
An undergraduate student can be recommended for licensure to teach in Elementary Education (Grades 1-8); Early Childhood Education (Grades PreK-4); or Special Education (Grades K-12); or Physical Education (Grades K-12) in the State of Tennessee by completing all degree requirements for that endorsement as outlined for the Bachelor of Science in Education in the COLLEGE OF EDUCATION DEGREE PROGRAMS section of this Catalog.
A student in any of these programs must (1) file an application for admission to the Teacher Education Program in The College of Education; (2) fulfill the requirements and application procedures for the Internship/Student Teaching Program; (3) file an intent to graduate application before the University deadline; (4) have an overall GPA of no less than 2.50 and a grade of "C" or above in each required professional education course; (5) take the Core Battery and the Specialty area (if required) of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE); and (6) fulfill all other graduation requirements listed under the TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS: REQUIREMENTS section.
Students entering the University for the first time as freshmen who wish to prepare for teaching careers in fields other than Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, or Physical Education should see the academic advisor in the College of Education, room 204, Ball Hall.
Graduate, special, and transfer students who wish to obtain a teacher’s license should confer with the academic advisor in the College of Education, room 204, Ball Hall, concerning their individual requirements.
DEGREE/MAJOR
A student may complete the requirements for the initial degree under the provisions of any valid UofM Catalog provided the effective date of that Catalog is not earlier than the student’s initial admission to UofM or some other accredited institution of higher learning. The degree requirements published in the Undergraduate Catalog of the University of Memphis are valid for seven years from the beginning of the academic year to which the Catalog applies. For students whose initial enrollment occurs Fall 2008-Summer 2009, this Catalog is valid through Summer 2015.
With the approval of the dean of the college through which the student’s degree is offered, any student who had completed at least fifteen semester hours of course work and whose progress was interrupted by a call to active military duty may extend the validity date for graduation for any Catalog valid at the time of the call to active duty. Though the student should attempt to complete requirements within the normal seven-year validity period, the dean may grant an extension commensurate with actual time served on active military duty and time required for directly related medical treatment that prevents the student’s re-enrollment. Qualification for this extension is contingent upon re-enrollment within a period of time deemed reasonable by the dean. The extension is not allowed for a full military career.
The seven-year Catalog validity period applies only to degree requirements as specified in Graduation from the University and Colleges, Degree Programs and Courses sections of the Catalog. It does not apply to regulations in the Academic Regulations section. Specific regulations apply for the year in which they appear in the Catalog.
MINOR
A student with a declared major may pursue any established minor described in this or any subsequent Catalog. The selected minor must be different than the declared major and require approval of the degree granting college under which the student is graduating. The minimum of 18 credit hours for a minor is required. Some of the hours in the minor may also be included in the student's general education and degree requirements. There must be at least 9 hours at the upper division level. The GPA required for the minor is that of the degree granting college. Students must complete the coursework for the minor as described in the “College and Degree Programs” section of the undergraduate Catalog. The minor must be declared no later than graduation check-out time. All course requirements for the minor must be completed by the time of graduation.
The minors available for the 2008-2009 academic year are the following:
College of Arts and Sciences
Aerospace Studies
African and African American Studies
Anthropology
Asian Studies
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Criminology and Criminal Justice
English
Environmental Studies
Foreign Languages
Geography
Geological Sciences
History
Judaic Studies
Legal Thought and Liberal Arts
Mathematical Sciences
Military Science
Naval Sciences
Nonprofit Management
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Social Work
Sociology
Women's Studies
Fogelman College of Business and Economics
Accounting
Business Economics
Finance
International Business
Logistics/Supply Chain Management
Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing Management
Pre-Professional Business Administration
Project Management
Real Estate
Risk Management and Insurance
Sales
Systems Testing
College of Communication and Fine Arts
Art
Art History
Communication
Dance
Journalism
Music
Photography
Theatre
Herff College of Engineering
Computer Engineering Technology
Electronics Engineering Technology
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
University College
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies
American Studies
Child Development
Religion in Society
All students who hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, including the University of Memphis, may earn another bachelor’s degree with a different title.
To earn the second bachelor’s degree, the student must:
1. Complete any additional college requirements as determined by the office of the dean of the college granting the second baccalaureate degree.
2. Complete all requirements for the major as determined by the department in which the second baccalaureate degree is sought.
3. Complete a minimum of 30 semester hours in residence.
4. Complete the American history as required by Tennessee State Law.
5. Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 and a minimum
GPA of 2.0 in all coursework taken at the University of Memphis.
Two majors in the same degree may be pursued simultaneously or subsequently. If a student completes the requirements from a valid Catalog for an additional major for a degree previously earned at the University of Memphis, that major may be posted on the student's record if the student applies for the additional major through the appropriate dean's office.