Tennessee Board of Regents Admissions Standards implemented in Fall 1989 apply to all students graduating from any in-state or out-of-state high school or those receiving the GED certificate Spring 1989 and thereafter.
Students should present a high school transcript containing evidence of satisfactory completion of the high school core courses in the following areas. Students who have deficiencies in English or Algebra are subject to applicable provisions governing Developmental Studies. These provisions are identified in Guideline A-100.
High School Course Removal of Deficiency
English I
English II
English III
English IV Satisfactory ACT scores (>18 on English sub score) or COMPASS tests in English and reading are used to determine the placement of students requiring removal of unit deficiencies in English.
Algebra I
Algebra II Satisfactory ACT scores (>18 on Math sub score) or COMPASS mathematics tests are used to determine the placement of students requiring removal of unit deficiencies in Algebra I or II.
Geometry/Advanced Math ADPM0990 Geometry
Natural/Physical Science I See appropriate subject category in the TBR Forty-One Semester Hour Gen. Ed. Curriculum below.
Natural/Physical Science II See appropriate subject category in the TBR Forty-One Semester Hour Gen. Ed. Curriculum below.
Social Studies See appropriate subject category in the TBR Forty-One Semester Hour Gen. Ed. Curriculum below
US History See appropriate subject category in the TBR Forty-One Semester Hour Gen. Ed. Curriculum below
Foreign Language I See appropriate subject category in the TBR Forty-One Semester Hour Gen. Ed. Curriculum below.
Foreign Language II See appropriate subject category in the TBR Forty-One Semester Hour Gen. Ed. Curriculum below. Courses used to complete deficiencies in foreign language may be designated as electives and apply toward fulfillment of graduation requirements; however, in certain courses of study with restricted ranges of electives, these courses may become add-on hours.
Visual/Performing Arts See appropriate subject category in the TBR Forty-One Semester Hour Gen. Ed. Curriculum below.
General Guidelines:
Students who have deficiencies in English or Algebra are subject to applicable provisions governing Developmental Studies. These provisions are identified in Guideline A-100.
Students who are admitted with deficiencies are required to complete courses to remove those deficiencies within the first 60 semester hours of residency. Failure to remove the deficiencies within the allotted time will result in expulsion from the university.
Satisfactory ACT scores or COMPASS tests in English and reading are used to determine the placement of students requiring removal of unit deficiencies in English.
Satisfactory ACT scores or COMPASS mathematics tests are used to determine the placement of students requiring removal of unit deficiencies in Algebra I or II.
Consequently, students deficient in English or mathematics units may remove those deficiencies by (1) scoring at COMPASS college course placement levels and thereby demonstrating competency, (2) completing DSP courses indicated by COMPASS placement, or (3) scoring 26 or above on the ACT composite. [ACT scores presented after COMPASS assessment are not considered valid for release from requirements.]
Removal of deficiencies in areas other than English and mathematics requires completion of courses specified for that purpose.
Students may remove deficiencies in social studies, history, visual/performing arts, science, and geometry/advanced mathematics by completing the appropriate blocks of subject categories in the TBR Forty-One Semester Hour General Education Curriculum. Courses taken to remove deficiencies in the affected subjects also apply toward fulfillment of general education requirements.
Communication
ENGL1010
Writing I
ENGL1020
Writing II
SPCH2410
Introduction to Speech Communication
PC 2500
Communicating in the Professions
Humanities and Fine Arts
ART 1030
Art Appreciation
ENGL2130
American Literature
ENGL2230
British Literature
ENGL2330
World Literature
FREN2510
French Culture and Civilization
GERM2520
German Culture and Civilization
HIST1010
Survey of European Civilization I
HIST1020
Survey of European Civilization II
HIST1110
World Civilization I
HIST1120
World Civilization II
MUS 1030
Music Appreciation
MUAR2500
Art and Ideas
PHIL1030
Introduction to Philosophy
SPAN2510
Spanish Culture and Civilization
SPAN2550
Latin American Culture and Civilization
THEA1030
Introduction to Theater
Social/Behavioral Sciences
ANTH1100/SOC 1100
Introduction to Anthropology
ECON2010
Principles of Microeconomics
ECON2020
Principles of Macroeconomics
GEOG1120
Human Geography
POLS2210
American Government
PSY 2010
General Psychology
SOC 1010
Introduction to Sociology
History
HIST2010
American History I
HIST2020
American History II
Natural Sciences
ASTR1010
Introduction to Modern Astronomy I
ASTR1020
Introduction to Modern Astronomy II
BIOL1010
Introduction to Biology I
BIOL1020
Introduction to Biology II
BIOL1110
General Zoology
BIOL1120
General Botany
BIOL1310
Concepts of Biology and Environment
BIOL2010
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL2020
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
CHEM1010
Introduction to Chemistry I
CHEM1020
Introduction to Chemistry II
CHEM1110
General Chemistry I
CHEM1120
General Chemistry II
CHEM1310
Concepts of Chemistry
GEOL1040
Physical Geology
GEOL1045
Geology and the Environment
GEOL1310
Concepts of Geology
PHYS1310
Concepts of Physics
PHYS2010
Algebra-based Physics I
PHYS2020
Algebra-based Physics II
PHYS2110/2111
Calculus-based Physics I (with lab)
PHYS2120/2121
Calculus-based Physics II (with lab)
Mathematics
MATH1010
Introduction to Contemporary Mathematical Ideas
MATH1130
College Algebra
MATH1410
Survey of Elementary Mathematics I
MATH1530
Elementary Probability and Statistics
MATH1630
Finite Mathematics
MATH1710
Pre-Calculus I
MATH1720 Pre-Calculus II
MATH1730
Pre-Calculus Mathematics
MATH1830
Concepts of Calculus
MATH1910
Calculus I
Revised A89 High School Deficiency Policy
The Tennessee Board of Regents and the TBR Presidents have revised the A89 High School Deficiency Policy.
Approved List of High School Courses. Only specific and approved high school courses may be applied to meeting the minimum unit requirements for admission. Because high school curricula may change from time to time, the TBR staff will periodically, after consultation with the State Department of Education, disseminate the current list to each institution. Institutions may propose for consideration high school courses they consider to have been inappropriately omitted
Students may remove deficiencies in social studies, history, visual/performing arts, science, and geometry/advanced mathematics by completing the appropriate blocks of subject categories in the TBR Forty-One Semester Hour General Education Curriculum. Courses taken to remove deficiencies in the affected subjects also apply toward fulfillment of general education requirements.
Students who have deficiencies in English or Algebra are subject to applicable provisions governing Developmental Studies. These provisions are identified in Guideline A-100.
Students may remove deficiencies of one or two units of a single foreign language through completion of an approved semester course in a single foreign language for each unit deficiency as specified by the collegiate institution. Courses used to complete deficiencies in foreign language may be designated as electives and apply toward fulfillment of graduation requirements; however, in certain courses of study with restricted ranges of electives, these courses may become add-on hours.
Students whose primary language is not English will be deemed to have satisfied the minimum unit requirements in foreign language if they demonstrate proficiency in English through achieving satisfactory scores on the TOEFL Examination or other recognized instrument as designated by the collegiate institution.