General Education

The new lower division general education core will replace the current TBR 32 hour minimum degree requirement.  Each category is defined by a goal and learning outcomes.  In order to satisfy a general education category requirement the institution must be able to document that the required minimum number of learning outcomes for a specific category are met by the selected course(s). 

• Associate Degrees (A.A.* and A.S.) and Baccalaureate Degrees
  

Communication	9 hours**
Humanities and/or Fine Arts	9 hours (One course must be in literature)
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 in English oral presentational communication.  

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

English Composition	3 hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts	3 hours
Social Behavioral Sciences	3 hours
Natural Science/Mathematics	3 hours
One additional course from the Categories of Communication, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Social/Behavioral Sciences, or natural Science/Mathematics	3-4 hours
	15 to 17 hours

*Specific courses satisfying these requirements must be the same courses that satisfy the general education requirement for the Associate (A.A./A.S.) and Baccalaureate degrees. 

[TBR Core Curriculum Information]