EC21 Early College Essentials, Technical Certificate of Credit

Offered at the Griffin Campus

Program Entrance Term:	Fall, Spring, Summer
Minimum Length of Program:	2 terms
Minimum Credit Hours for Graduation:	19

Program Description

The Early College Essentials TCC provides high school students a greater opportunity for gaining college credits while completing their high school diploma. Students who choose this TCC are encouraged to continue working toward their associate degree at the technical college. Students would then have the opportunity to attend a four-year college or university after completing the associate degree.

Admission Requirements

• Submit completed application and application fee
• Meet assessment requirements

The following is a suggested path to complete this program in a timely manner. An individual’s path to completion may be different based on institutional and personal factors affecting his/her academic progress.

Note: While all courses are offered, they may vary by term and campus. See the program advisor for any questions.

Program Courses

First Term

ENGL 1101	Composition and Rhetoric	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3

ENGL 1101, PSYC 1101: Required

Select ONE Math course:

MATH 1101	Mathematical Modeling	3
	OR
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3
	OR
MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills & Reason.	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Second Term

Select ONE course from Area IV Humanities and Fine Arts:

(ENGL 1101 prerequisite)

ARTS 1101	Art Appreciation	3
	OR
HUMN 1101	Introduction to Humanities	3
	OR
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3
	OR
ENGL 2130	American Literature	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Select ONE Science Course AND Corresponding Lab:

BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
	AND
BIOL 1111L	Biology Lab I	1
	OR
CHEM 1151	Survey of Inorganic Chemistry	3
	AND
CHEM 1151L	Survey Inorganic Chemistry Lab	1
	OR
CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
	AND
CHEM 1211L	Chem Lab I	1
Total Credit Hours:		4

CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L: Course will be accepted when transferred in from another institution with a grade of a C or better but may not be offered at this institution.

Select ONE three-hour degree-level elective course from Area I, II, III, or IV: (see General Education Core Classes in this catalog)

(Must be an additional course not taken elsewhere in this TCC)

Total Credit Hours:

3