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Technical Specialist, Technical Certificate of Credit

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus, Columbia County Center, Thomson, and Waynesboro Sites.

Entrance Dates: Fall, Spring, Summer
Length of Program: Three Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 36

Program Description: The Technical Specialist technical certificate of credit prepares students for positions in business that require technical proficiency to translate technical information to various audiences and in various formats using written and oral communication skills. High school graduation or GED is required for admission to this program.

Employment Opportunities: Students completing the certificate program would qualify for entry-level jobs requiring strong written and oral communication skills in a variety of business, health, and industrial organizations.

Curriculum Outline

General Education Core Requirements, 27 credits

Area I: Language Arts/Communication, 3 credits

ENGL 1101COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC

3

Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences, 6 credits

ECON 1101PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

3
ECON 2105PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3
HIST 1111WORLD HISTORY I (TO 1500)

3
HIST 1112WORLD HISTORY II (SINCE 1500)

3
HIST 2111U.S. HISTORY I (TO 1877)

3
HIST 2112U.S. HISTORY II (SINCE 1865)

3
POLS 1101AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

3
PSYC 1101INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY

3
PSYC 2250ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

3
SOCI 1101INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3
ECON 2106PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3

Area III: Mathematics/Natural Sciences, 3 credits

BIOL 1111BIOLOGY I

3
BIOL 1111LBIOLOGY LAB I

1
CHEM 1151SURVEY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

3
CHEM 1151LSURVEY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB

1
MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3
MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING

3
MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3
MATH 1113PRECALCULUS

3

Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts, 6 credits

ARTS 1101ART APPRECIATION

3
ENGL 2130AMERICAN LITERATURE

3
ENGL 2310ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM THE BEGINNING TO 1700

3
HUMN 1101INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES

3
MUSC 1101MUSIC APPRECIATION

3
RELG 1101WORLD RELIGIONS

3
THEA 1101THEATER APPRECIATION

3

General Education Elective, 9 credits

Courses used in any other area of the program curriculum cannot be used for this area.

ARTS 1101ART APPRECIATION

3
BIOL 1111BIOLOGY I

3
BIOL 1111LBIOLOGY LAB I

1
CHEM 1151SURVEY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

3
CHEM 1151LSURVEY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB

1
CHEM 1152SURVEY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

3
CHEM 1152LSURVEY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY LAB

1
CHEM 1211CHEMISTRY I

3
CHEM 1211LCHEMISTRY I LAB

1
CHEM 1212CHEMISTRY II

3
CHEM 1212LCHEMISTRY II LAB

1
ECON 1101PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

3
ECON 2105PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3
ECON 2106PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3
ENGL 1102LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION

3
ENGL 2130AMERICAN LITERATURE

3
HIST 1111WORLD HISTORY I (TO 1500)

3
HIST 1112WORLD HISTORY II (SINCE 1500)

3
HIST 2111U.S. HISTORY I (TO 1877)

3
HIST 2112U.S. HISTORY II (SINCE 1865)

3
MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3
MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING

3
MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3
MATH 1113PRECALCULUS

3
MATH 1127INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

3
MATH 1131CALCULUS I

4
MUSC 1101MUSIC APPRECIATION

3
PHYS 1110CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS

3
PHYS 1110LCONCEPTUAL PHYSICS LAB

1
PHYS 1111INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I

3
PHYS 1111LINTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I LAB

1
PHYS 1112INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II

3
PHYS 1112LINTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II LAB

1
POLS 1101AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

3
PSYC 1101INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY

3
RELG 1101WORLD RELIGIONS

3
SOCI 1101INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3
SPCH 1101PUBLIC SPEAKING

3

Occupational Courses. 9 credits

BUSN 1430DESKTOP PUBLISHING AND PRESENTATION APPLICATIONS

4
 
BUSN 1190DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN BUSINESS

2
OR
BUSN 2160ELECTRONIC MAIL APPLICATIONS

2
OR
BUSN 2170WEB PAGE DESIGN

2
 
COLL 1060INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE AND COMPUTERS

3

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

Augusta Campus, Columbia County Center, Thomson, and Waynesboro Sites

PROGRAM NAME: Technical Specialist

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

LOCATION: Augusta Campus, Columbia County Center, Thomson, and Waynesboro Sites

SCHEDULE TYPE: Day

Year 1 Fall Semester

ENGL 1101COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC

3
COLL 1060INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE AND COMPUTERS

3
 
Choose 1 Math/Natural Sciences (3-4 credits)

A minimum of 3 credit hours from the following list is required and the labs must be taken with the sciences:

BIOL 1111BIOLOGY I

3
BIOL 1111LBIOLOGY LAB I

1
CHEM 1151SURVEY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

3
CHEM 1151LSURVEY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB

1
MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3
MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING

3
MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3
MATH 1113PRECALCULUS

3
1 Elective (3-4 credits)

Choose 1 General Core Elective Course

 

 

Year 1 Spring Semester

Choose 1 Fine Arts (3 credits)

Choose one of the fine arts courses listed below:

ARTS 1101ART APPRECIATION

3
MUSC 1101MUSIC APPRECIATION

3
THEA 1101THEATER APPRECIATION

3
ENGL 2310ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM THE BEGINNING TO 1700

3
ENGL 2130AMERICAN LITERATURE

3
Choose one of the following:
BUSN 1190DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN BUSINESS

2
OR
BUSN 2160ELECTRONIC MAIL APPLICATIONS

2
1 Elective (3-4 credits)

Choose 1 General Core Elective Course

 

 

Year 1 Summer Semester

BUSN 1430DESKTOP PUBLISHING AND PRESENTATION APPLICATIONS

4
Social/Behavioral Science (3 credits)

Choose 1 Social/Behavioral Science 3 credit hour course from list below:

ECON 1101PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

3
ECON 2105PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3
ECON 2106PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3
SOCI 1101INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3
POLS 1101AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

3
HIST 1111WORLD HISTORY I (TO 1500)

3
HIST 1112WORLD HISTORY II (SINCE 1500)

3
HIST 2111U.S. HISTORY I (TO 1877)

3
HIST 2112U.S. HISTORY II (SINCE 1865)

3
1 Elective (3-4 credits)

Choose 1 General Core Elective Course

 Note: Some courses may not be offered on all campuses or centers, but may be taken online or at another campus. See your Program Advisor for course Availability.