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Eastern Iowa Community College District Catalog 2004 - 2006

Career Technologies   Technical Studies Clinton, Muscatine and Scott Community Colleges,  A.A.S.     The Technical Studies program will provide Associate of Applied Science degree students with the opportunity to customize and personalize a specific technical course of study that meets their own individual employment needs.   The program incorporates a common core of general education course work, combined with a core concentration of technical courses and elective courses from other technical program offerings. The A.A.S. Degree in Technical Studies consists of 64 credits. Some of these credits may come by assessing Credit for Prior Learning. A maximum of 46 credit hours may be earned toward the Technical Studies Degree through Credit for Prior Learning. This may include successful completion of 8,000 hours of any approved Bureau of Apprenticeship Training program. Students must work with an academic advisor to complete and file an educational course of study plan with the registrar's office.     CORE CONCENTRATION: 24 credit hours of this degree program must come from one program-specific area.     ELECTIVE COURSES: 22 credit hours of this degree program can be selected from any of the current career program (A.A.S.) courses offered at the colleges.     GENERAL EDUCATION: 18 credit hours required from the following areas:   English or Communications 3 Math or Science 3 Microcomputer Applications 3 Arts and Humanities 3 Cultural and Historical Perspectives     3 Social Sciences   3 18     © EICCD | 306 West River Drive Davenport, IA 52801 | For Information call: 1-800-462-3255 eiccinfo@eicc.edu