Students satisfactorily completing a two-year certificate program of competency-based instruction in a technical field such as auto mechanics, auto body, drafting and design, electronics, construction or welding may receive advance standing of up to 30 college credit hours applicable toward an A.A.S. degree in Applied Technology.
To receive credit for courses completed at a technical school and have them apply toward the AAS degree at NCMC, you must:
- Enroll at NCMC within 15 months of graduation from high school or completion of the area vocational technical school program;
- Complete 31 credit hours at NCMC, which shall include 15 credits of general education courses, Employment strategies, and 15 credits of approved electives; and
- Complete NCMC requirements with an overall GPA of 2.0 (“C”).
* 30 hour block of credit will be awarded upon completion of NCMC requirements.
An example of the elective and required portion of NCMC courses might be the following:
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Sophomore Year
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| Fall Semester |
Course Number |
Hours |
| *Principles of Management |
BA150 |
3 |
| *Business Law |
BA221 |
3 |
| *Entrepreneurship |
BA269 |
3 |
| English I |
EN101 |
3 |
| Math (Dept. Recommendation) |
|
3 |
| Spring Semester |
Course Number |
Hours |
| *Accounting I |
AC136 |
3 |
| *Principles of Marketing |
BA154 |
3 |
| Speech |
SP175 |
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| or Interpersonal Communication |
SP170 |
3 |
| American History to 1877 |
HI103 |
| or National Government |
PL216 |
3 |
| Microcomputer Applications |
BT160 |
3 |
| Employment Strategies |
BT240 |
1 |
*Courses may be selected from the following areas with advisor approval: AC, AG, BA, BT, IT, and MF.
NOTE: Transferability of the vocational component of the program is at the discretion of the transfer institution. Students planning to transfer for a bachelor’s degree may substitute courses required for General Education.