General Technology

The General Technology program is designed for students who wish to complete a two-year technical degree applicable to immediate employment. The program allows students flexibility in selecting courses that can meet specific educational and employment goals. The program may be customized to allow students up to 39 semester credit hours of electives to meet the students’ specific career goals. Students must meet with a program advisor prior to beginning this course of study. Students may receive credit for coursework completed at other institutions. A prior learning assessment evaluation of this coursework will be completed before enrollment in the program. Students interested in the General Technology degree program should confer with the dean of Technical Education for individual assessment and advisement.

This program is designed for the student who does not intend to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program.

Degree: Associate of Applied Science

Concentration: General Technology

Recommended Full-Time Schedule

The following Recommended Full-Time Schedule is not a substitute for academic advising. You must meet with an academic advisor each semester to be cleared for registration. Consult with your advisor about scheduling and degree requirements. Also, see the current undergraduate catalog (catalog.ws.edu) for a complete list of requirements and electives. Requirements are continually under revision, and there is no guarantee they will not be changed or revoked. Contact the academic division or department for current information.

Factors that affect your progression include required Learning Support courses, completion of computer competency and your choices regarding campus location, course delivery method, and the days and times selected to take classes.

¹General Education electives in each category must be chosen from approved courses listed in the General Education Program .

Notes:

• Walters State students are required to meet computer competency during the first 30 hours of coursework. Students must take INFS 1010, BUSN 1360 or AGRM 2630/2631 or successfully complete a Computer Competency Exam. The Computer Competency Exam does not provide course credit. Consult your advisor. See www.ws.edu/academics/technical-ed/computer-competency/ for additional information.

• Learning Support courses must be taken every semester until completed.

First Year

Fall Term (15 semester credit hours)

ENGL 1010♦ - Composition I (3 hrs.)
INFS 1010♦ - Computer Applications (3 hrs.)
SPCH 1010♦ - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 hrs.)
1 Behavioral/Social Science elective (3 hrs.) (Select from Walters State approved general education list)¹

1 Guided Elective (3 hrs.)

Spring Term (16 semester credit hours)

MATH 1630♦ - Finite Mathematics (3 hrs.)
1 Humanities elective (3 hrs.) (Select from Walters State approved general education list)¹

1 Natural Science elective (3/1 hrs.) (Select from Walters State approved general education list)¹

1 Guided elective (3 hrs.)

1 Guided elective (3 hrs.)

Second Year

Fall Term (15 semester credit hours)

1 Guided Elective (3 hrs.)

Spring Term (14 semester credit hours)

1 Guided Elective (3 hrs.)

1 Guided Elective (2 hrs.)

Program Degree Requirements - A.A.S. General Technology

General Education Requirements (18-19 hours)

Communication

Humanities and/or Fine Arts

Approved Humanities/Fine Arts General Education elective¹3 credits

Behavioral/Social Sciences

Approved Behavioral/Social Science Elective¹3 credits

Natural Science/Mathematics

MATH 1630♦ - Finite Mathematics
Natural Science Elective 3-4 credits

Concentrations (41-42 hours)

INFS 1010♦ - Computer Applications
Guided Electives 38-39 credits

Total Credit Hours 60

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