Distance Education and NonTraditional Programs

Online General Education Requirements

Requirement Area

MTSU Online, Hybrid, Correspondence Course

RODP Equivalent

Communication
(9 semester hours)
ENGL 1010, Expository Writing ENGL 1010R50, English Composition I
ENGL 1020, Research and Argumentative Writing ENGL 1020R50, English Composition II
COMM 2200, Fundamentals of Communication, Hybrid SP 110R50, Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 semester hours) ART 1030R50, Art Appreciation (for ART 1030, Orientation to Art)
ART 1010R50, Art History Survey I (for Art 1920, Art History Survey II)
DANC 1000, Dance Appreciation
ENGL 2020, Themes in Literature and Culture (online and correspondence) ENGL 2010R50, Introduction to Literature I: Fiction
ENGL 2110R50, American Literature I
ENGL 2120R50, American Literature II
ENGL 2210R50, English Literature I
ENGL 2220R50, English Literature II
ENGL 2410R50, Western World Literature I ENGL 2420R50, Western World Literature II
ENGL 2030, The Experience of Literature
HIST 1110, Survey of World Civilization I HIST 1110R50, Survey of World History I
HIST 1120, Survey of World Civilization II HIST 1120R50, Survey of World History II
HUM 2610, Foreign Literature in Translation
MUS 1030, Introduction to Music MUS 1030R50, Music Appreciation

PHIL 1030R50, Introduction to Philosophy (for PHIL 1030, Introduction to Philosophy)

THEA 1030, Theatre Appreciation THEA 1030R50, Introduction to Theatre
Social/Behavioral Sciences
(6 semester hours)
PSY 1410 is required for Psychology majors
PSY 1410, General Psychology (required for Psychology majors)

PSY 101R50, General Psychology I

ANTH 2010, Cultural Anthropology
ECON 2410, Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 2010, Economics I

EMC/JOUR/RIM 1020, American Media and Social Institutions
GEOG 2000, Introduction to Regional Geography GEOG 105R50, World Geography
HLTH 1530, Health and Wellness HPRO 2100R50, Wellness Concepts and Practices

PS 1010, Foundations of Government
POL 1020R50, Introduction to Political Science POLS 3010R50, Comparative Politics

PS 2010, American Government and Politics POL 1010R50, U.S. Government and Politics
PSY 1410, General Psychology PSY 101R50, General Psychology I
SOC 1010, Introductory Sociology (online and correspondence)

SOC 1010R50, Introduction to Sociology
SOC 2010, Social Problems (correspondence)

SOC 1020R50, Social Problems
WMST 2100, Introduction to Women's Studies
Natural Sciences
(8 semester hours)
ASTR 1030, Exploring the Universe (4 hours, correspondence) ASTR 1030R50, Astronomy
BIOL 1010R50, Biology I BIOL 1020R50, Biology II
CHEM 1010R50, Introduction to Chemistry I (for CHEM 1010 - Chemistry) CHEM 1020R50, Introduction to Chemistry II (for CHEM 1020 - Chemistry)
GEOL 1030, Introduction to Earth Science (4 hours)
PHYS 1030R50, Concepts of Physics PSCI 1010R50, Survey of Physical Science (for PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science)
Mathematics
(3 semester hours)
MATH 1010, Mathematics for General Studies
MATH 1010, Mathematics for General Studies MATH 1530R50, Probability and Statistics
MATH 1530, Applied Statistics MATH 1530R50, Probability and Statistics
MATH 1630, College Mathematics MATH 1610R50, Finite Mathematics MATH 1630R50, Finite Mathematics
MATH 1710, College Algebra MATH 1710R50, Pre-calculus
MATH 1720, Plane Trigonometry MATH 1720R50, Pre-calculus II - Trigonometry
MATH 1810, Applied Calculus I MATH 1830R50, Intuitive Calculus
MATH 1910R50, Calculus I (for MATH 1910, Calculus I)
History
(6 semester hours)
HIST 2010, Survey of United States History I HIST 2010R50, U.S. History I
HIST 2020, Survey of United States History II HIST 2020R50, U. S. History II
HIST 2030R50, TN History

Please Note: All courses online unless otherwise noted.

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