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2013-2014 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2013-2014 Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Technology A.A.S.


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This program is designed for students who wish to complete a two-year technical degree applicable to immediate employment. Students with a significant amount of transfer credit, students with a diploma from a Tennessee Technology Center, certificate completers or those who wish to use electives to create a unique program should consider this concentration.

The concentration is subdivided into two concentrations.

Applied Technology Concentration: General Technology, A.A.S.


This flexible concentration provides opportunities for students to specialize in any one of a variety of technical areas. The general education core and technical core provide a foundation that allows specialization through selection of career/technical electives.

This is a technical program designed to prepare students for employment. This program is not a transfer program, although many institutions accept all or part of the course work toward the bachelor’s degree.

Summary of Required Hours

     
Course Title Credit Hours
Freshman Fall Spring
  3  
  3  
1  3  
     
or   3
     
1  3  
1  1  
  3  
2Career/Technical Elective   3
3Humanities/Fine Arts Elective    3
4Mathematics/Science Elective    3/4
3Social/Behavioral Science Elective    3
Total 16 15/16
     
Sophomore    
    3
  3  
1Career/Technical Electives 12 11/12
Total 15 14/15

1Students transferring in with completed diplomas from Technology Center will receive credit for noted classes. Other students will take the courses as outlined in the curriculum.

2In consultation with academic advisor, students may select electives that meet career/college degree requirements.

3In consultation with academic advisor, students may select appropriate Humanities/Fine Arts and Social/Behavioral Science elective .

4MATH 1200 will not fulfill the General Education requirement. In consultation with academic advisor, student may select appropriate Mathematics/Science elective .


Business Technology Concentration: General Technology, A.A.S.


This flexible program allows students to develop a course of study specializing in a variety of business areas. The general education core and technical core provide a foundation that allows specialization through selection of career/technical electives.

This is an occupational program designed to equip students for employment. This program is not a transfer program, although many institutions accept all or part of the course work toward the bachelor’s degree.

Summary of Required Hours

     
Course Title Credit Hours
Freshman Fall Spring
  /      
or 3 3
1  /      
    3
  3  
1  1  
    3
  3  
  3  
     
or   3/4
     
1    3
1  2  
Total 15 15/16
     
Sophomore    
    3
     
or 3  
     
    3
2Business Electives 9  
2Career/Technical Electives 3 8/9
Total 15 14/15

1Students transferring in with completed diplomas from Technology Center will receive credit for the Business and Career/Technical electives in place of listed courses. Other students will take the courses as outlined in the curriculum.

2In consultation with academic advisor, students may select electives that meet career/college degree requirements.

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