Roane State Community College
Policy Number: AA-01-01
Subject: General Education at Roane State Community College
- General Education Mission
Roane State Community College’s teaching and learning mission is grounded in a commitment to provide students with learning experiences, built on general education competencies that will prepare them to become life-long learners. As a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) system, Roane State supports the philosophy that students should develop broad knowledge and skills in the areas of communication, humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, 历史, natural sciences, and mathematics. Roane State’s general education core curriculum integrates these competencies into the courses for which they are appropriate.
- General Education Philosophy
As productive members of a democracy, our students must accept the responsibility of making important decisions. The general education curriculum is designed to enable students to develop the skills needed to identify problems, research and evaluate alternative solutions, and implement decisions. An ability to solve problems by using quantitative and qualitative reasoning and contemporary technologies is critical for success in the professional world and for evaluating matters of local, national and global importance. Likewise, an ability to communicate well in a competitive and technological world is crucial to the success of our students. For communities to improve their social, economic, and physical environments, citizens must be able to express their ideas in writing and speech, listen to and evaluate multiple viewpoints, and respectfully debate possible courses of action based on an informed context. The general education curriculum at Roane state is built upon objectives that prepare students to attain these skills.
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General Education Requirements
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In compliance with TBR policy 2.01.00.00: General Education Requirements and Degree Requirements, Roane State requires forty-one (41) semester hours of approved courses for completion of the Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Science in Teaching, and Associate of Fine Arts in the following subject categories:
- Communication: 9 hours (6 hours of English Composition and 3 hours of Oral Communication)
- 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
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For completion of the Associate of Applied Science degree, 15-17 semester hours are required in the following subject categories:
- English Composition: 3 hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts: 3 hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences: 3 hours
- Natural Science/Mathematics: 3-4 hours
- One additional course from the categories above: 3-4 hours
Revision History: 01/11/88, 1/10/00, 12/15/2008, 06/27/2016, 05/25/2018
TBR Policy Reference: 2.01.00.00
Revision Date Effective: 05/25/2018
Revision Approval By: Christopher L. Whaley, President
Original Date Effective: 01/11/1988
Original Approval By: Cuyler A. Dunbar, President
Office Responsible: Vice President Student Learning
Reviewed: 05/20/2018
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