Associate of Applied Science DEGREE – TECHNICAL STUDIES (THN3)

A student who receives the Associate of Applied Science Degree – Technical Studies must have graduated from or be eligible to graduate from a diploma program in a field appropriate to the degree area.  The AAS program requires a minimum of 90 quarter credit hours, to include a minimum of 30 credits in general education and 60 credits in occupational preparation as specified below.

Associate Degree
Program Length 90 Credit Hours
Education Requirements High School graduate or GED recipient
Entrance Dates Quarterly
Offered Macon and Milledgeville Campus

Associate of Applied Science Curriculum
   

Credit Hours

General Education Core Courses
30
Area I - Humanities/Fine Arts  
ENG 1101  Composition and Rhetoric
5
HUM 1101 Introduction to Humanities    
5
  OR
ENG 1102 Literature and Composition
5
SPC 1101Public Speaking
5
  OR
ENG 1105 Technical Communications
5
   
Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences  
ECO 1101 Principles of Economics
5
  OR
PSY 1101 Introduction to Psychology  
5
   
Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics  
MAT 1101 Mathematical Modeling   
5
  OR
MAT 1111 College Algebra   
5
   
XXX 11xx General Education Core Electives  
5
 
Occupational Courses
60
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers   
6
     
XXX xxx Completion of Required Courses for a Diploma
(must be taught by an instructor credentialed to teach in a AAS program)   

57
 
Total Hours
90