Minimum 60 hours

COBI’s interdisciplinary program in technical studies is useful for students who want to gain technical expertise in more than one discipline. Students must have an approved educational plan in order to be eligible for any A.T.S. program. Students explore their interests in a variety of technical areas, achieve specific career goals and have the opportunity to apply their credits to a bachelor’s degree in Applied Organizational Technology through the College of Business and Innovation.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Degree Requirements
English Composition		6
General Education/University CORE Requirements 1		15
Technical Field #1		15
Technical Field #2		12
Occupational Objective/Additional Technical Competence		12
Total Hours		60

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Including Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science, Multicultural and Math areas.

Technical Fields and Occupational Objectives must be planned in coordination with an academic adviser in the College of Business and Innovation.

Below is a sample Plan of Study Technical Studies - Graphic Design. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.

Associate of Technical Studies Focus Graphic Design

• Students are required to successfully complete a minimum of 60 semester hours with an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
• Students should be academically prepared to be placed into MATH 1180 or MATH 1200 at a minimum.
• Students should consult their Degree Audit for coursework that fulfills course requirements in the University Core. The ATS degree is individualized with this popular focus being a possible direction for completion. The focus is not specified in the degree.
• Students may use the associate degree to go on to the BAOT for 2+2 bachelor degree completion.

Plan of Study Grid

First Term		Hours
BUAD 1000	Orientation For Business Students	1
ENGL 1110	College Composition I	3
BMGT 2700	Managing Diversity In The Workplace (or US Diversity Core) 1	3
CMPT 1100	Microsoft Office Applications	3
Social Sciences Core 1		3
BMGT 1010	Business Principles	3
	Hours	16
Second Term
ENGL 2960	Professional and Business Writing	3
BMGT 2010	Workplace Management	3
CMPT 1550	Adobe Acrobat	3
BMGT 1500	Workplace Communication And Presentations	3
Arts/Humanities Core 1		3
	Hours	15
Third Term
CMPT 1530	Beginning Adobe Photoshop	3
Select one of the following:		3-4
MATH 1180	Reasoning With Mathematics
MATH 1200	Mathematical Modeling and Problem Solving
MATH 1320	College Algebra
CMPT 1520	Beginning Adobe Illustrator	3
CMPT 1510	Digital Design Fundamentals	3
COMM 2500	Social Media I: Introduction to Social Media	3
	Hours	15-16
Fourth Term
CMPT 2410	Adobe InDesign Desktop Publishing	3
CMPT 2530	Advanced Adobe Photoshop 2	3
COMM 2000	Media Communication And Society	3
MARS 1010	Marketing Principles	3
Natural Sciences Core 1		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	61-62

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Select from approved University Core course work, see Degree Audit for course selections.

²

 Major elective, see degree audit or academic advisor for course selection. 

Sample Full-Time Plan of Study - Technical Studies

Associate of Technical Studies

• Students are required to successfully complete a minimum of 60 semester hours with an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
• Students should be academically prepared to be placed into MATH 1180 or MATH 1200 at a minimum.
• Students must consult with an adviser to plan out this individualized degree program and discuss specific options for course work towards the two Technical Fields and the Occupational Objective/Technical Competence area.
• Students should consult their Degree Audit for coursework that fulfills course requirements in the University Core.
• Students may use the associate degree to go on to the BAOT for 2+2 bachelor degree completion.

Plan of Study Grid

First Term		Hours
BUAD 1000	Orientation For Business Students	1
ENGL 1110	College Composition I	3
Select one of the following:		3-4
MATH 1180	Reasoning With Mathematics
MATH 1200	Mathematical Modeling and Problem Solving
MATH 1320	College Algebra
Technical Field #1 2		3
Technical Field #2 2		3
Social Science Core 1		3
	Hours	16-17
Second Term
ENGL 2960	Professional and Business Writing	3
Technical Field #1 2		3
Technical Field #2 2		3
Occupational Objective/Tech Competence 2		3
Arts/Humanities Core 1		3
	Hours	15
Third Term
Technical Field #1 2		3
Technical Field #2 2		3
Technical Field #2 2		3
Occupational Objective/Tech Competence 2		3
Natural Science Core 1		3
	Hours	15
Fourth Term
Technical Field #1 2		3
Technical Field #2 2		3
Occupational Objective/Tech Competence 2		3
Occupational Objective/Tech Competence 2		3
Arts/Humanities Core 1		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	61-62

¹

Select from approved University Core course work, see Degree Audit for course selections.

²

 Major elective, see degree audit or academic advisor for course selection. 

• PLO 1: Professionalism -- Each student can demonstrate effective oral and written communication, interpersonal collaboration, responsibility, accountability and professional behavior.
• PLO 2: Ethics and Social Responsibility -- Each student can analyze and resolve ethical issues in decision-making and recognize their impact on the larger community.
• PLO 3: Business Acumen -- Each student can identify, interpret, evaluate and suggest solutions in the operational dimensions of business.
• PLO 4: Technology -- Each student can understand and utilize current and emerging technology to improve business competitiveness.