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TECH.AAS
Associate in Applied Science
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Under New Jersey Pathways Leading Apprentices to a College Education (NJ Place), community colleges, organized labor and several state agencies have developed a program to award college credit for registered apprenticeships in the construction trades. Through a unique blend of coursework, specialized training and hands-on-work experience, students will acquire the knowledge and skills to succeed in their chosen profession and earn an associate degree.
Admission to the Technical Studies, AAS program is restricted. An individual must be enrolled in or have graduated from an American Council on Education recommended and approved Federal Bureau Apprenticeship Training Program in order to be eligible for admission to the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Technical Studies.
Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion.
This course defines computers and computer applications and their use in business, industry and government. Students completing this course will be computer fluent. Students will understand the capabilities and limitations of computers and know how to use them. In addition, students will understand computers and their ethical, legal and societal implications. Topics include the history of computers, hardware devices, software programs, terminology, privacy of information, ethical behavior and the influence of computers on people and society. Hands-on experience includes: using a Windows operating system, a word processor, designing and implementing spreadsheets and producing presentations. This course is recommended for anyone who will be involved with computers and the use of computer application software.
This course emphasizes problem solving with programming using the Python programming language and problem solving with applications using Microsoft Excel. In addition to problem solving skills the course presents current technologies and their impacts on society. The course is designed for students who already possess familiarity with computer applications. It is recommended for students planning to transfer to an upper division college that has a computer programming requirement in its computer literacy course.
MAT-014 or appropriate score on the College placement test
Through a variety of writing projects requiring competence in clear, correct, and effective English, students use inferential and critical skills in the process of composing documented essays. Extensive reading materials serve as structural models and as the bases for discussion and for the writing of essays involving response, analysis, and synthesis.
RDG-011 may be taken as a co-requisite if not previously completed with a grade of "C" or better.
Basic mathematics with an emphasis on the technical, manipulative skills that are required in a technological society. Emphasis is on understanding concepts in each of the many application-oriented problems. Stresses the importance of precision, accuracy and the clear presentation of results. Topics include arithmetic operations, measurement, rounding, conversions, fractions, decimals, percents, ratio, proportion, scientific notation, use of calculators, metric system, solving linear equations and systems of equations, and graphing linear equations. The first semester of a two-semester course. TI83/84 graphing calculator required.
Appropriate score on the College placement test, MAT-013 or equivalent
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on the College’s placement test, MAT-013, MAT 013A MAT 013B, or department approval. Students in consultation with their Academic Advisor should select a mathematics course that will fulfill the requirements/prerequisites for the Technical Electives chosen.
Technical Electives may be selected from any of the following areas: Accounting (ACC), Business (BUS), Computer Science (CSC), or Engineering Technologies (CIT, CMT, ELT, MCT, MEC) for which they have the appropriate academic prerequisites.
A grade of “C” or better in ENG-121
Includes an introduction to Newtonian mechanics with application of the conservation laws to physical systems. Electromagnetism and geometrical optics are introduced at an elementary level. Topics in wave propagation, thermodynamics, atomic and nuclear physics.
Students may select courses offered by the Biology, Chemistry or Physics Departments for which they have the appropriate academic prerequisites.
Technical Electives may be selected from any of the following areas: Accounting (ACC), Business (BUS), Computer Science (CSC), or Engineering Technologies (CIT, CMT, ELT, MCT, MEC) for which they have the appropriate academic prerequisites.
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Social Science (GE SS).
Technical Electives may be selected from any of the following areas: Accounting (ACC), Business (BUS), Computer Science (CSC), or Engineering Technologies (CIT, CMT, ELT, MCT, MEC) for which they have the appropriate academic prerequisites.
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Humanities (GE HUM).
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Social Science (GE SS).
Technical Electives may be selected from any of the following areas: Accounting (ACC), Business (BUS), Computer Science (CSC), or Engineering Technologies (CIT, CMT, ELT, MCT, MEC) for which they have the appropriate academic prerequisites.
Technical Studies credits will be awarded for military or apprenticeship training programs in the Building and Construction trades, based upon the American Council on Education (ACE) review and evaluation of the program and their recommendations for awarding academic credit for successful completion of those programs. These credits will be placed on the student’s transcript when documentation of satisfactory completion is presented by an official of the apprenticeship program and after the student matriculates into the Technical Studies Program, and has completed 25 credits of course work at Middlesex County College. From 3 to 25 transfer credits may be awarded for successful completion of the apprenticeship program, and will be awarded based upon ACE review and recommendations. Students with fewer than 25 ACE approved transfer credits are required to select classes from the accepted technical electives listed above.
Contact Name: Associate Professor Thomas Sabol, department chair
Contact Phone: 732.906.2586
Contact Email: TSabol@middlesexcc.edu
Department Web: https://www.middlesexcc.edu/engineering-technologies/
The Associate in Applied Science Degree in Technical Studies provides an opportunity for students to earn credits for apprenticeship training programs in the building and construction trades, based upon the American Council on Education (ACE) review and evaluation of the program The earned credits will be applied to the degree. For further information about how apprenticeship credits may be applied to an A.A.S. degree, visit: www.njplace.com.
The major is job-oriented and designed for entrance into the workplace. However, students can transfer to a four-year college and apply the courses taken at MCC towards a bachelor’s degree.
Algebra I is a prerequisite for all majors. Algebra I competency may be verified with a passing score on the college’s placement test or by completing the appropriate class.
Once students complete developmental coursework, if needed, and complete the apprenticeship requirements, the degree can be completed in two years of full-time study.
Students will submit satisfactory completion of the apprenticeship program to be eligible for credits. A maximum of 25 credits will be awarded.
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