Program Description - Pellissippi State Community College

CAREER/TECHNICAL PROGRAMS—
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
Pellissippi State offers 20 programs that prepare students for business and technical
careers. These programs are designed for the student whose primary educational
goal is entry-level employment or career advancement. The placement rate
for Career/Technical graduates is consistently above 90 percent. The College’s
C a r e e r / Technical programs are continually revised to reflect the changes in the skills and
knowledge graduates need to be successful in responsible positions in business and
i n d u s t r y. These programs are not designed for transfer to baccalaureate institutions; howe
v e r, general education courses typically transfer to most four-year colleges and universities.
Several Engineering and Media Technologies programs are fully transferable to
East Tennessee State University.
The degree earned is the Associate of Applied Science. All Associate of A p p l i e d
Science degree programs offered at Pellissippi State require a minimum of 60
semester hours.
CAREER/TECHNICAL GUARANTEE
The Job Competency Guarantee Program
The faculty of Pellissippi State guarantee that any graduate of a Career/Te c h n i c a l
Associate of Applied Science degree program judged by his/her employer as lacking in
the technical job skills expected of an entry-level employee will be provided additional
courses (up to 15 semester hours) by Pellissippi State AT NO CHARGE.
The Degree
The graduate must have earned a Career/Technical Associate of Applied Science
degree in June 1988 or thereafter as evidenced by the area of concentration designated
on the student transcript. The student must have earned at least a C in all major courses
of study.
The Employment
The employment must be full time, and the job must be certified by the Placement
O ffice as directly related to the graduate’s program of study. Initial date of employment
of the graduate must be within one year of completion of program requirements.
The employer must provide Pellissippi State written notification that the employee is
lacking the job entry-level knowledge and skills identified at the time of initial employment
and must specify the area(s) of deficiency within 90 days of the graduate’s initial
e m p l o y m e n t .
A ffective behaviors, such as attitude, judgment and interpersonal relations, will be
considered job competencies for purposes of the guarantee, provided that formal instruction
in appropriate affective behaviors is included within the specialty area.
The Retraining Guarantee
Skill retraining will be limited to 15 semester credit hours and to enrollment in credit
courses regularly offered by Pellissippi State. The skill retraining must be completed in
one academic year.
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