Cooperative Degree Core Curriculum

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Lanier Technical College & North Georgia Technical College
Cooperative Degree Program Information

The required general education component of the AAS degree at Gainesville State College consists of not less than 20 semester credit hours exclusive of Physical Education hours. Some programs may require more than 20 semester credit hours at Gainesville State College. Other requirements include completion of one of the above programs at the chosen Technical College and satisfactory performance on the Regents’ Test. Coursework from the Technical College will be transferred upon completion of the Technical College component. There must be a total of at least 60 semester credit hours, excluding Physical Education, for the AAS degree. Elective credit hours to complete the 60 semester hour requirement may be taken at either institution. General education courses for the Gainesville State College minimum component of the program are:

General Education Courses

Required Courses

COMM 1100 - Introduction to Human Communication Location Offered: Gainesville and Oconee
ENGL 1101 - Composition I Location Offered: Gainesville and Oconee
Or ENGL 1101H
PHED 1020 - Personal Health/Wellness Location Offered: Gainesville and Oconee
Plus another 1-hour PHED Course
POLS 1101 - American Government Location Offered: Gainesville and Oconee
Or POLS 1101H

Required Courses

Science with Lab selected from Area D (4 hours)
Behavior Science, Humanities or Fine Arts selected from Area C or E (3 hours)

Please Note

The General Education course requirements specified above are minimal course requirements for cooperative degree programs; some programs may have more extensive collegiate requirements. Students should consult their Academic Advisor for specific degree requirements.

Select One Course from the Following:

BUSA 1120 - Business Mathematics Location Offered: Gainesville
Or
MATH 1001 - Quantitative Skills and Reasoning Location Offered:
Or
MATH 1111 - College Algebra Location Offered:
Or
MATH 1113 - Precalculus Location Offered:

Select One Course from the Following:

HIST 1112 - Survey of World Civilization II Location Offered: Gainesville and Oconee
Or
HIST 2111 - Survey of U.S. History I Location Offered: Gainesville and Oconee
Or
HIST 2112 - Survey of U.S. History II Location Offered: Gainesville and Oconee

Other program requirements

Residency Requirement

A minimum of 20 semester hours of college level credit must be earned at Gainesville State College.

Regents’ Test

Satisfactory performance on the Regents’ Text.

Admission and Graduation Requirements

The student must satisfy admissions requirements at both institutions. Each institution will evaluate each applicant and accept or reject the applicant based on its established admission policies.
Any CPC deficiencies will be waived for students who transfer a completed program for their vocational/technical area of specialization from the Technical College to Gainesville State College.
Students will have three options for pursuit of the cooperative degree:
- Take the Gainesville State College component first, or
- Take the Technical College component first, or
- Take both institutional components simultaneously.

Student financial aid will be administered by the institution from which the student is taking courses. If the student elects to take courses from both institutions simultaneously, the student will choose which institution administers the financial aid.
Transcripts of completed credits will be exchanged by both institutions upon receiving a written request from the student.
The student must submit an application for graduation to the Gainesville State College Registrar’s Office.
All diploma requirements must be satisfied at the Technical College before an Associate of Applied Science degree will be awarded.