2020-2021 College Catalog

Early College Essentials TCC

Early College Essentials TCC (Major Code: EC21)

Program Description

This Technical Certificate of Credit is designed for a cooperative agreement between technical colleges and four-year colleges/universities in the area. These students have been identified as capable of performing academically at the college level and some are disengaged at the high school and are at risk of dropping out.

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Admission Requirements

General College Admissions Requirements

Program Contact Information

Students with last names from A-H

Kimberly Crews
Program Coordinator, English and Social Sciences
Academic Building C2107C
404.225.5055

kcrews@atlantatech.edu

 

Students with last names from I-P

Ronald Laws
Program Coordinator, Academic and Learning Support
Academic Building C2118A
404.225.4628

rlaws@atlantatech.edu

 

Students with last names from Q-Z

Kathy Griffin
Instructor, Mathematics
Academic Building C1210
404.225.4526

kgriff22@atlantatech.edu

Program Length and Cost

Minimum Program Length in Semester Terms: 2 terms
Program Credit Hours: 18
Estimated Program Cost: $3,634

Learning Support Courses

Courses

ENGL 0930

3

ENGL 0950

3

MATH 0097Math II

3

MATH 0930LS Foundations of Mathematics

3

MATH 0950LS Modeling and Algebra

3

READ 0090Learning Support Reading

3

Course Outline

 

Required

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Select 15-16 hours from the list of courses below

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3

BIOL 1111Biology I

3

BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1

BIOL 1112

3

BIOL 1112L

1

BIOL 2107Biological Principles I

3

BIOL 2107LBiological Principles I Lab

1

BIOL 2108

3

BIOL 2108L

1

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy & Physiology I Lab

1

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy & Physiology II Lab

1

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

CHEM 1151Survey of Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 1151LSurvey of Inorganic Chem Lab

1

CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3

CHEM 1211LChemistry I Lab

1

CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3

CHEM 1212LChemistry Lab II

1

COMM 1100

3

ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3

ECON 2106Microeconomics

3

ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3

ENGL 2110

3

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

ENGL 2310

3

HIST 1111World History I

3

HIST 1112World History II

3

HIST 2111U.S. History I

3

HIST 2112U.S. History II

3

HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

MATH 1100Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

MATH 1112College Trigonometry

3

MATH 1113Precalculus

3

MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3

MATH 1131

4

MATH 1132

4

MUSC 1101

3

PHYS 1111

3

PHYS 1111L

1

PHYS 1112

3

PHYS 1112L

1

POLS 1101American Goverment

3

POLS 2401

3

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

RELG 1101

3

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

THEA 1101

3

Total Credit Hours:18

Total Credit Hours: 18

 

Program Outcomes

1. Students will be able to produce college-level essays and research papers.
2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of economical, historical, political, psychological, and/or sociological factors on human society and behaviors.
3. Students will be able to use mathematical or scientific concepts to solve problems.
4. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the humanities in relationship to historical and cultural periods.

Note: This Program Is Not Currently Eligible For Federal Financial Aid