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General Technology/Business, Industrial and Interdisciplinary Concentrations, A.A.S.

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

Program description. General Technology offers a core curriculum that encompasses Business, Industrial Technology and Interdisciplinary concentrations.

The General Technology program is designed to allow the student maximum flexibility in designing an educational program that meets specific career-related objectives.

Designed as a cross-disciplinary program, General Technology allows the student to combine engineering technology or business technology or computer technology programs to meet individualized career goals. The student will meet with an assigned advisor to develop an individualized sequence of courses.

Certificate of credit articulation. Certificates of credit completed at Pellissippi State may apply as credit toward the A.A.S. degree in General Technology.

Typical job opportunities: Job opportunities, position titles and competencies gained will vary depending on the student’s choice of major technology courses and guided electives but might include sales associate/sales representative (Business electives), clerk/receptionist (Administrative Professional Technology electives), engineering technician (Engineering Technology electives), project management assistant or technical sales.  Students, in conjunction with their assigned advisor, will choose major technology and guided electives from major courses in the Career Programs .

Program goals.  The General Technology program provides graduates with a strong foundation in general education, including problem-solving skills and computer use while giving the student the opportunity to select those courses most closely aligned to his/her personal career goals.

Contact(s): Business and Computer Technology, (865) 694-6656; Engineering and Media Technologies, (865) 694-6483

Business Concentration

This sequence can be followed by students who begin college-level work in the fall semester. Prerequisites may apply to specific courses; it is the student’s responsibility to determine if prerequisites have been met. An academic advisor is provided for each student. Prior to registering each semester, the student is expected to consult with his/her assigned advisor.

General Education Core

Business/Technical Electives

Major Technology Courses

  • Major Courses5 30 Credit(s)

Industrial Technology Concentration

This sequence can be followed by students who begin college-level work in the fall semester. Prerequisites may apply to specific courses; it is the student’s responsibility to determine if prerequisites have been met. An academic advisor is provided for each student. Prior to registering each semester, the student is expected to consult with his/her assigned advisor.

General Education Core

  • GEN ED1 - General Education Elective 3-5 Credit(s)
  • HUM/FA1 - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 Credit(s)
  • MATH/NS1 - Mathematics/Natural Sciences Elective 3-5 Credit(s)
  • SBS1 - Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3 Credit(s)

Industrial/Technical Electives

Major Technology Courses

  • Major Courses5 30 Credit(s)

Interdisciplinary Concentration

This sequence can be followed by students who begin college-level work in the fall semester. Prerequisites may apply to specific courses; it is the student’s responsibility to determine if prerequisites have been met. An academic advisor is provided for each student. Prior to registering each semester, the student is expected to consult with his/her assigned advisor.

General Education Core

  • GEN ED1 - General Education Elective 3-5 Credit(s)
  • HUM/FA1 - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 Credit(s)
  • MATH/NS1 - Mathematics/Natural Sciences Elective 3-5 Credit(s)
  • SBS1 - Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3 Credit(s)

Technical Electives

  • ELEC4 - Guided Electives 15 Credit(s)

Major Technology Courses

  •  Major Courses5 30 Credit(s)

Total Credit Hours Needed for Graduation: 60

1GEN ED / HUM/FA / MATH/NS / SBS
See the General Education  section of this Catalog for electives.  Courses from the list of History electives will not meet the requirement for this degree.

2BUSN
Chosen from any ACCT, ADV or BUSN course.

3COMP
Chosen from any ADMN (except ADMN 1100), CSIT or INFS course.

4ELEC
Electives must be approved by assigned advisor.

5Major Courses
Credit for College Level Prior Learning will be applied toward the A.A.S. in General Technology for a maximum of 30 credit hours. If credit from prior learning, licenses, certificates or other credentials totals less than 30 hours, major courses will be determined in consultation with the student’s academic advisor and based on the student’s academic record, employment experience, and career goals.  A total of 60 credit hours is required for graduation.  For more information on College Level Prior Learning credit, go to http://www.pstc.edu/pla/index.php

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