Technical Specialist Certificate
TC31
Program Purpose: The purpose of this certificate is to prepare students for positions in business that require written and oral communication skills along with the technical proficiency to translate technical information to various audiences and in various formats. Occupational coursework provides students with an understanding of the business environment and aspects of today's business media/technology environment. Program objectives include providing students with an appreciation of the cultural and social context of the audience; developing an understanding of the basic psychological principles that affect oral and written communications; and developing scientific and/or mathematical skills that enable them to understand technical communication tasks.
The coursework in any technical certificate of credit (TCC) curricula may have prerequisite courses that must be completed prior to enrolling in the TCC courses. All TCCs offered at the college require a minimum of appropriate certificate/diploma placement test scores OR completion of any required learning support courses through the diploma exit point.
Certificate Requirements
GENERAL EDUCATION CORE
Required Minimum: 15 Semester Credit Hours
General Education Core Area I:Language Arts/Communication - 3 Credit Hours
Successful completion of ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric is required
Other Area I courses include:
General Education Core Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Credit Hours
(Choose One of the Following)
General Education Core Area III: Natural Sciences/Mathematics - 3 Credit Hours
Choose one of the following courses
General Education Core Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 Credit Hours
(Choose One of the Following)
General Education Core Additional Requirements - 3 Credit Hours
To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in General Core courses an additional 3 semester credit hours must be selected from a course in Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV. Science courses in BIOL, CHEM, and PHYS may also satisfy this requirement.
OCCUPATIONAL COURSEWORK
Required minimum: 12 Semester Credit Hours
Required Occupational Course (choose one of the following) 3 hours
| CIST 1001 | Computer Concepts | 4 |
| COMP 1000 | Introduction to Computer Literacy | 3 |
| COMP 1500 | Information Literacy and Communication Skills for the Workplace | 3 |
Occupational Electives (choose 9 credit hours)
The remaining 9 credit hours can be taken from the above occupational electives and/or from any general education core elective courses in Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV not being used to satisfy the 15 credit hour general education requirement.
Total Credit Hours: 36