2023-2024 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.

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Admission Requirements

General College Admissions Requirements

Program Contact Information

Students with last names from A-M

Ronald Laws
Program Coordinator, FYES, Social Sciences, and the Academic Success Center
Academic Building C2118A
404.225.4628

rlaws@atlantatech.edu

 

Students with last names from N-Z

Kathy Griffin
Program Coordinator, Math and Physics
Academic Building D2002
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

Required Courses

 

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 Lab I

1

BIOL 1112Biology II

3

BIOL 1112LBiology Lab II

1

BIOL 2107Biological Principles I

3

BIOL 2107LBiological Principles I Lab

1

BIOL 2108Biological Principles II

3

BIOL 2108LBiological Principles II Lab

1

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology Lab I

1

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology Lab II

1

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

CHEM 1151Survey of Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 1151LSurvey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab

1

CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3

CHEM 1211LChemistry Lab I

1

CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3

CHEM 1212LChemistry Lab II

1

COMM 1100Human Communication

3

ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3

ECON 2106Microeconomics

3

ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3

ENGL 2110World Literature

3

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

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 1111College Algebra

3

MATH 1112College Trigonometry

3

MATH 1113Precalculus

3

MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3

MATH 1131Calculus I

4

MATH 1132Calculus II

4

MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3

PHYS 1111Introductory Physics I

3

PHYS 1111LIntroductory Physics Lab I

1

PHYS 1112Introductory Physics II

3

PHYS 1112LIntroductory Physics Lab II

1

POLS 1101American Government

3

POLS 2401Global Issues

3

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

RELG 1101

3

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

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