Bachelor of Arts

    General Education Requirements
      Minimum credits required for graduation
    130 credit hours
      Minimum credits in upper-division courses
    36 credit hours
      Maximum credits in any one subject counted toward graduation.
    50 credit hours
      Complete requirements for a major (see “Major” section which follows )
      Complete requirements for a minor (see “Minor” section which follows )
     
    General Requirements
      I. Communication Requirement
      A. English 111-112 (or equivalent honors courses)
      B. Communications 230
     
      II. Foreign Language Requirement
      Completion of 222 in a foreign language or the equivalent. (The foreign language requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Arts is satisfied by completion of 222 or the equivalent. International students and resident aliens for whom it is determined that English is a second language may satisfy the requirement either as stated above or by taking an English course at the 200 level or above and passing with a grade of C or better.)
     
      III. Humanities Requirement
      A.
    		Complete a sequence from one area and one course from each of two areas:
          English: English 250-251, or 260-261, or 270-271 (foreign language literature courses numbered 300 or above may be substituted for English courses.)
          History: History 121-122 (or equivalent honors courses)
          Honors 111
          Philosophy and Religious Studies: Philosophy 110-120 or Religious Studies 201 and 301
      B.
    		Complete one course from each of two different areas:
          Art History 210, 211
          Dance 110, 111
          Music 111, 112
          Theatre 110, 111
      C. Complete Philosophy 160
     
      IV. Laboratory Science Requirement
      Complete one sequence outside of major:
      Astronomy 201-202
      Biology 110-120
      Chemistry 121-122
      Geology 111, 113
      Physics 211-212 or Physics 220-221
     
      V. Social Science Requirement
      Outside of major complete one sequence and one additional course in a different area

    (one course must come from Political Science 210, Psychology 120, or Sociology 201):
      Anthropology 101-201
      Economics 201-202
      Geography (Regional) 151-152
      Geography (Physical and Cultural) 201-202
      History (U.S.) 201-202
      Honors 112
      Political Science (American Government) 210-220
      Psychology 110-120 (or equivalent honors courses)
      Sociology 201-202
     
      VI. Mathematical Reasoning Requirement
      Complete one math course at Mathematics 100 level or higher and Computer Science 201
     
    Major Requirements for B.A. and B.S.
      Each student in a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree program must complete a major program of study consisting of not less than 18 semester hours of upper-division courses (up to six hours of these courses may be replaced by lower-division work in certain departments). A minimum grade of C (2.00) must be made in every course offered for the major, exclusive of lower-division prerequisites. Required and elective courses taken for pass/fail (P/F) where a P is recorded will count as satisfying the minimum-grade requirement. Transfer students must earn at least six hours in the major while in residence at The University of Tennessee at Martin. Requirements for the major are specified by the individual departments. Certain majors may also require a student to complete a minor program of study.
    (See individual departmental listings.)
      For information on preparation for legal study or pre-theological study, see the Department of History and Philosophy section. For information on pre-professional curricula in the health sciences, see the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences section.
     
    Minor Requirements for B.A. and B.S.
      A minor in support of the B.A. or B.S. degree consists of not less than 12 hours of upper-division courses in a subject outside the major. Up to six hours of these courses may be replaced by lower-division work in certain departments. For requirements for minors other than those listed below, see the individual
    departmental listings.
      A second major can be completed in lieu of a required minor.
      The African-American Studies Minor consists of the following courses: Philosophy 130, Philosophy 440 and 12 hours selected from Sociology 304, Political Science 479, Social Work 220, English 345, History 434, and History 435.
      The Women’s Studies Minor consists of Interdisciplinary Studies 201 plus 15 hours selected from the following courses (excluding any courses used to satisfy general education or major field requirements): Anthropology/Sociology 341, Anthropology/Sociology 495, Art History 350, Child and Family Studies 100, Child & Family Studies 303, Communications 231, English 350, English 495 (when topic offered is on women’s literature and issues), History 303, History 480 (when topic offered is on gender issues in history), Psychology 370, Sociology 208, Social Work 220, Textiles, Clothing and Fashion Merchandising 300. No more than six hours may be taken in a particular discipline, and a student must complete at least 12 hours of upper-division credits from these courses.