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Nov 23, 2024
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2016-2017 CATALOG [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
A.A.S. Career Degree Information
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Chattanooga State’s A.A.S. degrees and technical certificates prepare students for specialized careers. These programs are designed for the student who does not intend to transfer to a traditional baccalaureate degree program. (Should a student later decide to pursue a bachelor’s degree, four year institutions may accept some or all credits toward a bachelor’s degree.) Career students can pursue programs leading to the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree or a Technical Certificate of Credit.
Associate of Applied Science
Associate of Applied Science degrees are designed to prepare students for immediate employment in a specialized area. The A.A.S. degree requires:
- Total Credit Hours
A minimum of 60 semester credit hours of college level work
- General Education
A minimum of 25% of the program must be in General Education and must include at least 3 hours of approved courses from each of the following:
English Composition (3 hours)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (3 hours)
Social/Behavioral Science (3 hours)
Math or Natural Science (3 or 4 hours)
One additional course from any of the following categories (3 or 4 hours):
Communication
Humanities
Fine Arts
Literature
Math
Natural Science
Social/Behavioral Sciences
- Major-A minimum of 36 hours in the technical specialty.
- A grade of “C” or better is required in all prerequisite courses and in all courses specified by course numbers in the summary of required hours.
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NOTE: Any program-directed or technical electives, all Allied Health programs, and Technical Certificates require “C” or better in all course work.
Note: The SUMMARY OF REQUIRED HOURS for the student’s major may require that a specific course be taken to satisfy a given General Education requirement. Otherwise, the student may select any course from the list. If the requirement calls for 3 credit hours and the student selects a 4- or 5-credit course, the extra credit hour(s) will count as unrestricted elective credit toward graduation. (If the requirement specified in the student’s major is a 4-hour course, the 4th credit hour will not count toward satisfying the unrestricted elective requirement because it is required as opposed to being selected by the student.)
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Approved General Education Courses for All Degrees
The following courses fulfill general education requirements at Chattanooga State. Humanities and/or Fine Arts
Social and Behavioral Sciences
History
History Courses apply to A.A. and A.S. Degrees.
For A.A.S. Degrees: History Courses apply to the Paralegal Studies A.A.S. Degree only. Note(s):
*BIOL 2010-2020 sequence must be completed to meet Natural Science requirement. Notes:
*MATH 1410 cannot be used to meet the General Education Mathematics requirement for Nursing & Allied Health A.A.S. degree programs. Math Placement
Students pursuing majors for which the math requirement would normally be calculus or pre-calculus may begin their college math at a higher level if they meet the criteria listed below.
Most degrees at Chattanooga State require at least one college level math course. Meeting the criteria to place into a higher level course does not exempt the student from this requirement, nor is any credit granted for the course(s) the student is able to skip.
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Criteria
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Advanced Placement Course
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- Three (3) high school math credits above the Algebra I level and a Math subscore of 25 on the ACT or corresponding SAT score.
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Calculus with Analytic Geometry-I, MATH 1910 Pre-Calculus II
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- Two (2) high school math credits above the Algebra I level and a Math subscore of 21 on the ACT or corresponding SAT score.
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Calculus for Management, Life, and Social Sciences, MATH 1720 MATH-1830 |
Technical Certificate of Credit
Programs leading to Technical Certificates of Credit are offered in response to the training needs of area business and industry. Since the credential denotes proficiency in a particular occupation, program standards are determined in consultation with an advisory board of practicing professionals. Students admitted to these programs may be enrolled as Non-degree Seeking students. General Education Core Academic Certificate of Credit (A.A.S.) Degree
- ENGL 1010 - Composition I (3)
Humanities/Fine Arts General Education (3) Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3) Natural Science General Education Electives (3/4)
Note(s)
One additional Course from General Education categories of Communication, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Social/Behavioral Sciences, or Natural Science/Mathematics (3/4)
Total 15-17 semester hours
Courses designated to fulfill general education by the TBR Community Colleges are published in each community college’s catalog General Education Requirements/University Transfer Information . A complete listing of the courses fulfilling general education requirements for all system institutions is available on the TBR Web site (www.http://www.tbr.edu) under Transfer and Articulation Information.
A grade of “C” or better required for all courses and a 2.75 cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all college level work. |
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