Tennessee Board of Regents
Core Requirements for General Education

The new general education core will replace the current TBR 32 hour minimum degree requirement. Each category is defined by a goal and measurable outcomes. In order to satisfy a general education category requirement, the institution must be able to document that the measurable outcomes for a specific category are met.

1. Associate/Bachelor of Science (A.S. and B. S.) and Associate/Bachelor of *Arts (A.A. and B. A.) Degrees (University Parallel)

   Communication	9 hours**
   Humanities/Fine Arts	9 hours
   Social/Behavioral Sciences	6 hours
   History	6 hours
   Natural Sciences	8 hours
   Mathematics	3 hours
   	41 hours

   *Foreign language courses will be an additional requirement for the A. A. and B. A. degrees as presently prescribed in TBR policy 2:01:00:00, Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

   ** Six (6) hours of English Composition and three (3) hours or the equivalent in oral presentational communication.

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2. Associate of Applied Science (A. A. S.) Degrees

   English Composition	3 hours
   *Humanities/Fine Arts	3 hours
   *Social/Behavioral Sciences	3 hours
   *Natural Science/Mathematics	3 hours
   *One additional course from the Categories of Communication, Humanities/Fine Arts, Social/Behavioral Sciences, or Natural Science/Mathematics	3 to 4 hours
   	15 or 16 hours

   Specific courses satisfying these requirements must be the same courses that satisfy the general education requirement for the A.S./B.S. and A.A./B.A. degrees.