Tennessee Technological University
Academics
- Graduation Rate60%
- Majors Available74
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio18:1
- Retention Rate78%
AP Credit Policy
Not more than 60 semester hours may be earned towards a baccalaureate degree by Prior Learning Assessment (PLA), including, but not limited to, Advanced Placement (AP), CLEP, International Baccalaureate (IB), special examination, correspondence, portfolio credit, or any combination of these. A grade of "S" is assigned on the transcript and will not count in the quality point average.
For more information, view the credit policy on the college's website.
Offers credits
Yes
Offers placement into advanced courses
Yes
| AP Courses | Min Score Required | Number of Credits | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART lower-division elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART lower-division elective |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART 1030 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1010 or 1113 |
| 4 | 8 | BIOL 1010 & 1020 or BIOL 1113 & 1123 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 1830 |
| 4 | 4 | MATH 1910 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 1910,1920 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | MATH 1830 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1010 |
| 4 | 4 | CHEM 1110 | |
| 4 | 8 | CHEM 1010 & 1020 | |
| 5 | 8 | CHEM 1010 & 1020 or 1110 & 1120 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 1200 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 1200 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART lower-division elective |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1010 |
| 4 | 6 | ENGL 1010 & 1020 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL 2235 and ENGL SO1B |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | ESS lower-division elective |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 2210 & 2220 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FREN 1010, 1020, & 2010 |
| 3 | 6 | FREN 1010 & 1020 | |
| 5 | 12 | FREN 1010, 1020, & 2010 & 2020 | |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GERM 1010, 1020, 2010 & 2020 |
| 4 | 9 | GERM 1010, 1020, & 2010 | |
| 3 | 6 | GERM 1010 & 1020 | |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1012 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2020 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2010 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2010 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2020 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2020 or PHYS 2120 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2110 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 1030 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1010 & 1020 |
| 5 | 12 | SPAN 1010, 1020, 2010 & 2020 | |
| 4 | 9 | SPAN 1010, 1020, & 2010 | |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1530 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1030 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 2010 & 2020 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 2310 & 2320 |
Study Options
Majors and Degrees
The college offers the following degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate, Master's, and Doctoral
A
- Accounting
- Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
- Agriculture, General
- Animal Sciences, General
B
- Banking and Financial Support Services
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Business Administration and Management, General
- Business/Managerial Economics
C
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry, General
- Civil Engineering, General
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
- Computer Engineering, General
- Computer Science
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
- Curriculum and Instruction
D
- Data Analytics, General
- Design and Applied Arts, Other
- Dietetics/Dietitian
E
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
- Engineering, General
- Engineering/Industrial Management
- English Language and Literature, General
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
F
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
- Family and Community Services
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
- Finance, General
- Fine/Studio Arts, General
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
G
- General Studies
- Geology/Earth Science, General
- Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
H
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
- History, General
- Human Resources Development
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
J
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
M
- Management Information Systems and Services, Other
- Management Information Systems, General
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General
- Mathematics, General
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Informatics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Music, General
N
- Nursing Administration
- Nursing Education
- Nursing Practice
O
- Organizational Leadership
P
- Physics, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
- Psychology, General
R
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
S
- Science, Technology and Society
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Sociology
- Special Education and Teaching, General
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
T
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
W
- Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
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Special Academics Program
- Accelerated Study
- Distance Learning
- Double Major
- Dual Enrollment of High School Students
- English as a Second Language
- Honors Program
- Independent Study
- Internships
- Liberal Arts/Career Combination
- ROTC, Air Force
- ROTC, Army
- Student-Designed Major
- Study Abroad
- Teacher Certification
- Visiting/Exchange Student Program
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