Division of Humanities

Located in the Art Wing of the Judge William H. Inman Humanities Building at the Morristown Campus, all labs include professional quality equipment such as a digital workstations, a variety of ceramic kilns, electric pottery wheels, and spacious drawing and painting studios. Gallery spaces serve to acquaint students with current professional artists and to showcase student work in all-student shows. Seminars in professional practices help prepare the students to function as visual artists. Instructors are highly trained, practicing artists who are dedicated to encouraging the individual student to reach his or her highest level of skill and creativity.

Scholarships are available to deserving art students each year, which include opportunities to take summer workshops at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, through support from the Windgate Fellowship program and support of the Walters State Community College Visual Arts Scholarship Fund, via The East Tennessee Foundation (www.easttennesseefoundation.org).

Additional scholarships are available for art students pursuing their degree at Walters State and to benefit further study. For more information about scholarship opportunities contact the Humanities Division at 423.585.6947.

French

• FREN 1010 Elementary French I *
• FREN 1020 Elementary French II *
• FREN 2010 Intermediate French I*
• FREN 2020 Intermediate French II *

German

• GERM 1010 Elementary German I *
• GERM 1020 Elementary German II *
• GERM 2010 Intermediate German I *
• GERM 2020 Intermediate German II *

Spanish

• SPAN 1000 Beginning Conversational Spanish I
• SPAN 1001 Beginning Conversational Spanish II
• SPAN 1005 Spanish Communications for the Hospitality Industry
• SPAN 1006 Spanish Communication for Healthcare Workers
• SPAN 1010 Elementary Spanish I
• SPAN1020 Elementary Spanish II
• SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN 2020 Intermediate Spanish II
• SPAN 2900 Problems and Topics in Spanish Studies

Consult the current college catalog for course descriptions and details.

*French and German classes may be offered when a significant number of students express interest in the course. This is determined on a semester-by-semester basis.

Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)

Students who are native speakers or who have taken Spanish in the past or have a strong foundation in Spanish can apply for PLA. Students must complete a PLA application and complete either a Departmental Exam or an External Exam.

Prior Learning Assessment

Departmental Exam

Students must complete a PLA application and pay a $25 fee per class of which they are attempting to test out. They then take a placement test with one of the professors who will proctor the test, grade it, and discuss placement with the student. Students must score 75% or higher on the test to pass. While students do have a reported grade for the test, the grade does not appear on the student’s transcript. Students receive credit hours, but the grade does not appear on the transcript nor does it impact GPA.

External Exam – CLEP Test for Spanish

This exam will allow students to receive credit for 0, 6, or 12 hours depending on how they score on the test. Students receive credit hours, but no grade so it will not impact GPA. There is a testing fee from CLEP and from the WSCC testing center for this test.

CLEP Exams

Both music majors and non-majors are offered the opportunity of involvement in a performing ensemble. The Concert Choir, Community Chorale, and Sensations Ensemble are available to vocalists, and instrumentalists can be involved in the jazz band and/or symphonic band. Each of these ensembles offers academic credit of one hour per semester.