General Studies Certificate, Technical Certificate

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The Certificate of General Studies is a one-year certificate which:

Provides recognition of the completion of a body of knowledge in general education;

Serves as an intermediate step toward an Associate of Arts Degree; and/or recognizes as a “completer” a student who has successfully completed a significant number of courses
in general education but does not intend to complete an Associate of Arts Degree;

Establishes a measurable means of documenting student mastery of many of the competencies identified in the SCANS report (Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, 1991).

Requested Courses:

ENGL 1013 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1023 - English Composition II Credits: 3 or
ENGL 1033 - Technical Report Writing Credits: 3
ET 1001 - Technical Mathematics I Credits: 1 and
ET 1002 - Technical Mathematics II Credits: 2 or
MAT 1011 - Mathematics for Career and Technology I Credits: 1 and
MAT 1012 - Mathematics for Career and Technology II Credits: 2 or
MAT 1123 - Mathematics for Career and Technology III Credits: 3 or higher
Humanities Elective Credits: 3 *
Lab Science Electives Credits: 4 **
CIS 1103 - Introduction to Information Technology Credits: 3 or
EDUC 2213 - Educational Technology Credits: 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences Credits: 3 ***
HIST 2003 - United States History I Credits: 3 or
HIST 2013 - United States History II Credits: 3 or
PLSC 2003 - American National Government Credits: 3

Academic Electives

AJ 1003 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: 3
ANTH, ART, BIOL, CHEM, DRAM, ECON, ENGL, FA, FL, GEOG, GEOL, HIST, MUS, PHIL, PHSC, PHYS, PLSC, PSYC, SOC
MAT 1223 - College Algebra Credits: 3 or higher
AGRI 1004 - Introductory Animal and Poultry Science Credits: 4
AGRI 1114 - Principles of Horticulture Credits: 4
AGRI 2204 - Soil Science Credits: 4
AGRI 2143 - Feeds and Feeding Credits: 3
AGRI 2313 - Introduction to Agribusiness Credits: 3
BA 1003 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
BA 2003 - Accounting Principles I Credits: 3
BA 2013 - Accounting Principles II Credits: 3
BA 2103 - Business Communications Credits: 3
BA 2133 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3
BA 2713 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
CIS 1103 - Introduction to Information Technology Credits: 3
EDUC 1213 - Education Profession Credits: 3
EDUC 2013 - Child Growth and Development Credits: 3
EDUC 2213 - Educational Technology Credits: 3
HPER 1003 - Personal Health and Safety Credits: 3
ORT 1003 - College Success Skills Credits: 3
ORT 1201 - College Seminar: A Pathway to Success Credits: 1

Total Credits: 6

Grand Total Credits: 31

* Humanities courses may be chosen with the following prefixes: ART, DRAM, ENGL, FA, FL, MUS, PHIL.

** Lab Science courses may be chosen with the following prefixes: BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHSC, PHYS.

*** Social & Behavioral Science courses may be chosen with the following prefixes: ECON, GEOG, HIST, PLSC, PSYC, SOC