General Catalog 2026-2027

Applied Technical Management Associate of Applied Science Degree

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Program Purpose: A student who receives the AAS – Applied Technical Management degree must have graduated from or be eligible to graduate from a certificate or diploma program in a field appropriate to the degree area. The AAS program requires a minimum of 68 semester credit hours, to include a minimum of 15 credits in general education and 53 credits in occupational preparation. Students may be allowed to enter the Technical Management degree program if they've received a credential of at least 37 credit hours in one of the following programs: Aircraft Structural Technology, Air Conditioning Technology, Carpentry, Cosmetology, Diesel Equipment Technology and Welding and Joining Technology. Students interested in this degree should contact an Applied Technical Management advisor in order to develop a degree plan.

Degree 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:

ENGL-1102Literature and Composition

3

SPCH-1101Public Speaking

3

SPAN-1101Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture I

3

SPAN-1102Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture II

3

COMM-1100Human Communication

3

General Education Core Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences – 3 Credit Hours

(Choose One of the Following)

ECON-1101Principles of Economics

3

ECON-2105Macroeconomics

3

ECON-2106Microeconomics

3

HIST-1111World History I

3

HIST-1112World History II

3

HIST-2111U.S. History I

3

HIST-2112U.S. History II

3

POLS-1101American Government

3

POLS-2401Global Issues

3

PSYC-1101Introductory Psychology

3

SOCI-1101Introduction to Sociology

3

SOCI-2600Introduction to Social Problems

3

General Education Core Area III: Natural Sciences/Mathematics – 3 Credit Hours

(Choose One of the Following)

MATH-1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

MATH-1005Applied Technical Mathematics

3

MATH-1111College Algebra

3

General Education Core Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts – 3 Credit Hours

(Choose One of the Following)

ARTS-1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL-2110World Literature

3

ENGL-2130American Literature

3

ENGL-2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3

HUMN-1101Introduction to Humanities

3

MUSC-1101Music Appreciation

3

MUSC-2040History of Popular Music

3

RELG-1101World Religions

3

THEA-1101Theater Appreciation

3

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 Courses

Completion of Certificate or Diploma program required for this AAS program – 37 credits

MGMT-1100Principles of Management

3

MGMT-1105Organizational Behavior

3

ACCT-1100Financial Accounting I

4

MGMT-2125Performance Management

3

MKTG-1130Business Regulations and Compliance

3

Total Credit Hours: 68