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Degree: Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

Program Description:

The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Technical Studies provides you, the graduate, with a general education core that will serve as a foundation for further advanced study in their program of choice and/or for employment. The program allows you to upgrade present knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for further education and/or job acquisition. The Technical Studies Degree Program requires a minimum of 93 quarter-credit hours, to include a minimum of 36 credit hours in general education and 57 credit hours in occupational preparation as specified in the curriculum outline below.

Admission Requirements:

To be eligible for admission, a student must be eligible to graduate from a diploma program in a field appropriate to the degree area. Students wishing to be accepted must:

Present official documentation of earned high school diploma or GED scores.
Be at least 17 years old.
Meet minimum test scores.

Curriculum Outline:

General Core Courses (36 Credit Hours)

Course	Title	Credit Hours
SCT 100	Introduction to Microcomputers	3
EMP 100	Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development	3
ENG 191	Composition and Rhetoric I	5
HUM 191	Introduction to Humanities	5
SPC 191	Fundamentals of Speech	5
PSY 191	Introductory Psychology	5
MAT 191	College Algebra	5
	Elective	5

Fundamental Occupational Courses (57 Credit Hours)
(Must be from an appropriate diploma program)

Course	Title	Credit Hours
	(Must be taught by an instructor credentialed to teach in a degree program)	57

Completion of Work Ready Assessment

The content of this page does not constitute a contract between Columbus Technical College and its students on either a collective or individual basis. Course curriculum, fee changes, or additional unforeseen changes may occur after publication. Course offerings are contingent upon adequate enrollments. Please contact the school offering the program for the most current information. Academic advising is available to students prior to registration; this information is not a substitute for consulting with an academic advisor.

Last updated: October 30, 2008.