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2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook

TTP - A.S. Economics


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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: Associate of Science

Emphasis: Economics

Community College Area of Emphasis:

This pathway is designed for transfer as an Economics Major, B.S., B.B.A., or B.S.B.A. degrees, in Colleges or Schools of Business at any public university in Tennessee.
 

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.

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

Students who plan to transfer to UTK should take an Introduction to Ethics course as one of their humanities/fine arts courses or as an alternative guided elective.

3 MTSU and UTK should take MATH 1630. Students transferring to UTC or UTM should take a college algebra course. UofM requires MATH 1710 or MATH 1830. APSU requires MATH 1710 only. TSU requires MATH 1830 only. ETSU requires MATH 1530. TTU requires MATH 1130. Johnson University- MATH 1130 or MATH 1530. 

4 Students who plan to transfer to UTK should complete MATH 2050: Calculus-Based Probability and Statistics. Students who plan to pursue the Accounting major or Accounting collaterals at UTK will be required to take ACCT 203 or demonstrate competency by passing an ACCT 203 proficiency exam before moving forward with upper level Accounting coursework. Advisors are invited to contact the UTK Transfer Center to learn more about course equivalencies.

Applied Calculus or equivalent is NOT required at UT Martin, APSU or MTSU. MATH 1830 is prerequisite to MATH 2050 for UTK requirement.

Students who plan to transfer to UTK will be required to demonstrate intermediate level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from UTK. Students may demonstrate intermediate level competence after transferring to UTK.

Students who plan to transfer to UTK will be required to complete ENGL 295 at UTK if they have not completed an equivalent course at their community college. Advisors are invited to contact the UTK Transfer Center to learn more about course equivalencies.

This pathway is designed for transfer as an Economics Major, B.S., B.B.A., or B.S.B.A. degrees, in Colleges or Schools of Business at any public university in Tennessee.  Students who intend to transfer into then Economics Major, B.S. Degree, in the College of Liberal Arts at Middle Tennessee State University OR the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga should NOT take the Principles of Accounting I and II sequence. Such students should consult their advisor or the Economics department at the university to which they intend to transfer for guidance on elective choices.

Learning Support courses must be taken every semester until completed.

First Year


Fall Term (15 semester credit hours)


Spring Term (15 semester credit hours)


Second Year


Fall Term (16 semester credit hours)


Spring Term (14 semester credit hours)


  • (3 hrs.)
  • Approved Humanities General Education Elective 1 (3 hrs.)

    Approved Natural Science General Education Elective w/Lab 1 (4 hrs.)

    Guided Electives 2 (4 hrs.)

Program Degree Requirements TTP - A.S. Economics - Any Business Program


General Education Requirements (41 hours)


Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 hours)


Approved Literature General Education Elective1  (3 hrs.)

Approved Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Electives1  (6 hrs.)

History (6 hours)


 Approved History General Education Electives1  

Natural Science (8 hours)


Approved Natural Sciences Lecture w/Lab General Education Electives1  

Mathematics (3 hours)


Total Credit Hours 60


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