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Occupational and/or Technological Degrees
Associate of Applied Science
The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree is a non-transfer degree designed for students who seek employment and/or
certification in their chosen academic and/or career emphases.
Student learning outcomes for specific degrees, emphases, and certificates of achievement are located on the corresponding
worksheets within this catalog.
Associate of Applied Science
General Education Requirements
Diversity (3 credits)
See the diversity section of the general education descriptions
for a complete list of courses.
English/Communications 6 credits
Choose one course from each group.
English—BUS 106 or 108, ENG 101, 102 107, 108, 113, 114 or
181
Communications—BUS 107, ENG 101, 102, 107, 108, 113, 114,
220 or 221, COM 113, 215 or 285 THTR 160, 161
Human Relations 3 credits
Choose from CE 201, CPD 124, 126, 129, 132, ¤DA 110, 112, or
125, EPY 101, MGT 171, 201, 212 or 235, PSY 102
¤ Only accepted program students may take the DA options.
Note: When a social science course is used for human relations,
the student must take a humanities class.
Quantitative Reasoning 3 credits
Choose from BUS 117, COT 110*, ECON 261 or 262, CUL 245,
mathematics (100-level or above), PSY 210, SOC 210, STAT 152
Science 3 credits
Choose courses 100-level or above from the following areas:
astronomy, ATMS 117, biology, chemistry, environmental science,
geology, NUTR 121 or 223, physics or choose from ANTH 102,
110L, or GEOG 103/104
Social Science/Humanities 3 credits
Choose any course 100-level or above from the following areas
(exceptions noted):
Humanities—AAD 201, American sign language, art, English
(except 101, 102, 107, 108, 112D, 113 and 114), foreign languages,
humanities, philosophy or choose from GRC 111, HIST 105, 106,
208, 209, 227, 247 or 248, MUS 121, 125, 225 or 226, THTR 100,
209, 231, CH 201, 202 or 203
Social Science—anthropology (except ANTH 102, 110L),
criminal justice, economics, geography (except GEOG 103/104),
history, psychology, political science, sociology or choose from
EDU 201, 202 or 203, HDFS 201 or 202, JOUR 101, CH 201, 202
or 203, WMST 250, 255
Note: When a social science course is used for human relations,
the student must take a humanities class.
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions 3 credits
Choose one or two courses from the following. If two courses
coveringboth constitutions are completed, three creditsmay apply
toward social science or electives. PSC 101 (both constitutions),
CH 203 (both constitutions), HIST 101 and 102 or HIST 101 and
217 or HIST 101 and PSC 100 or HIST 101 and PSC 208
Total General Education Requirements 21 Credits
Core and/or Emphasis Requirements 36-56 Credits
Please consult the appropriate page(s) in this catalog for course
requirements.
Total Degree Requirements 60-96 Credits
See the following page for the degree outcomes table for the
associate of applied science degree.
Certificate of Achievement
For students desiring a shorter course of study, TMCC
offers certificates of achievement in many occupational areas.
Certificate of achievement candidates must meet all the general
education requirements in addition to the specific courses
outlined for the program. The maximum number of cooperative
education credits that can be applied to a certificate is 16. Only
six credits of Special Topics 198 can be applied to a certificate.
General Education Requirements
Communications 3 credits
Human Relations** 3 credits
Quantitative Reasoning** 3 credits
** Human relations and quantitative reasoning skills may be
embedded in other required courses for a certificate rather than
required as specific general education courses.
Total General Education Requirements 9 Credits
Core requirements 21 Credits
See the appropriate page(s) in the catalog for specific program
requirements
Total Certificate Requirements 30 Credits*
A minimum of 30 credits is required for any certificate of
achievement, although the exact number of credits required may
differ with particular subject matter.