




College Transfer/University Parallel
Students planning to earn a baccalaureate degree at a four-year college or university may complete the first two years at Pellissippi State by earning either the Associate of Arts or the Associate of Science degree, each requiring a minimum of 60 semester hours. A broad selection of courses is offered that will transfer to four year institutions. “University Parallel” program requirements are specified by
- Articulation agreements. Prescribed curricula developed cooperatively by
Pellissippi State and area four-year colleges and universities. View Articulation/ Transfer Agreements here
- General associate’s degree requirements. Programs designed with the flexibility to allow the student to select courses that parallel the requirements of the four-year institution to which he/she intends to transfer.
University Parallel core curriculum requirements are applicable to associates degrees earned by completing the requirements of an articulation agreement or a general associate’s degree. An academic advisor is provided for each University Parallel student. Prior to registering each semester, the student is expected to consult with his/her assigned advisor. The Academic Advising, Articulation and Curriculum Office coordinates transfer student advisement and inter-institutional articulation.
The College Transfer program’s articulation agreement guarantees that specific courses taken at Pellissippi State will meet the degree requirements at one of these area schools: (more)
- East Tennessee State University
- Johnson Bible College
- Lincoln Memorial University
- Maryville College
- Tennessee Technological University
- Tusculum College
- University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Pellissippi State also offers a general associate’s degree path, which allows you to take courses that parallel the requirements of these four-year institutions:
- Austin Peay State University
- Tennessee Wesleyan College
- Carson-Newman College
- Tusculum College
- East Tennessee State University
- University of Memphis
- Maryville College
- University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
- Middle Tennessee State University
- University of Tennessee-Martin
- Tennessee State University
- University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- Tennessee Technological University
View Articulation/ Transfer Agreements here
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