Nov 26, 2024

2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook

2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

TTP - A.A. Philosophy

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Philosophy involves reasoning and thinking critically about all areas of life: science, religion, art, politics and morality. Its purpose is to understand and evaluate our most basic beliefs and values and to integrate them in a coherent view of ourselves and the world.

Walters State students who want to complete a bachelor’s degree have a guarantee that their credits will transfer to a public university in Tennessee if they choose any one of 50 different majors offering transfer pathways. Learn more at Tennessee Transfer Pathway.

Degree: TTP - Associate of Arts

Emphasis: Philosophy

Recommended Full-Time Schedule

The following Recommended Full-Time Schedule is not a substitute for academic advising. You must meet with an academic advisor each semester to be cleared for registration. Consult with your advisor about scheduling and degree requirements. Also, see the current undergraduate catalog (catalog.ws.edu) for a complete list of requirements and electives. Requirements are continually under revision, and there is no guarantee they will not be changed or revoked. Contact the academic division or department for current information.

Factors that affect your progression include required Learning Support courses, your choices regarding campus location, course delivery method, and the days and times selected to take classes.

¹General Education electives in each category must be chosen from approved courses listed in the General Education Program .

²Students may use any WSCC transferable course for a general elective. Transferable courses are distinguished with a (T) and courses not intended to transfer are noted as (NIT) in the course descriptions section of the catalog.

³Students transferring to The University of Tennessee, Knoxville should enroll in HIST 2310 and HIST 2320.

⁴Completion of two semesters of the same foreign language at the 1000 level is the requirement for the A.A. degree. Students who plan to transfer to ETSU, UT-Martin or University of Memphis will need to complete two additional semesters of the same foreign language at the 2000 (intermediate) level for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

⁵Students transferring to UT-Chattanooga should not take a PHIL prefix course to fulfill this General Education requirement.

⁶Students transferring to ETSU should take MATH 1530 to fulfill the math requirement.

Learning Support co-requisite courses must be taken every semester until completed.

First Year

Fall Term (13 semester credit hours)

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I (3 hrs.)
HIST 2310 - Early World History (3 hrs.)³
or
HIST 2010 - Early United States History (3 hrs.)³
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication (3 hrs.)
1 Philosophy elective (3 hrs.)

1 General elective² (1 hr.)

Spring Term (15 semester credit hours)

ENGL 1020 - English Composition II (3 hrs.)
HIST 2320 - Modern World History (3 hrs.)³
or
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History (3 hrs.)²
1 MATH (3 hrs.)^{1, 5}

1 Philosophy elective (3 hrs.)

1 Humanities elective (3 hrs.) (Select from Walters State approved general education list)^{1, 5}

Second Year

Fall Term (16 semester credit hours)

SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology (3 hrs.)
1 Literature elective (3 hrs.)¹

1 Natural Science lecture with lab (3/1 hrs.) (Select from Walters State approved general education list)¹

1 Foreign Language (3 hrs.)⁴

1 General elective (3 hrs.)²

Spring Term (16 semester credit hours)

1 General elective (3 hrs.)²

1 Natural Science lecture with lab (3/1 hrs.) (Select from Walters State approved general education list)¹

1 Behavioral/Social Science elective (3 hrs.) (Select from Walters State approved general education list)¹

1 Foreign Language (3 hrs.)⁴

1 Humanities elective (3 hrs.)¹

Program Degree Requirements - TTP - A.A. Philosophy

General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

Communication (9 hours)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 hours)

Humanities/Fine Arts¹(at least one course must be Literature (ENGL))

History (6 hours)

Behavioral/Social Sciences (6 hours)

Approved Behavioral/Social Science General Education elective¹ (8 hrs.)

Mathematics (3 hours)

Approved mathematics elective¹ (3 hrs.)

Natural Science (8 hours)

Approved Natural Science w/lab General Education electives¹ (8 hrs.)

Area of Emphasis Requirements (19 hours)

Two Philosophy courses

General Electives² (7 hrs.)

Foreign Language (1000 level courses)⁴ (6 hrs.)