Associate in Occupational Technology (AOT)

DESCRIPTION:
The associate degree program in Occupational Technology (AOT) allows students to meet their individual needs. Students work with their advisors to develop a specific contract for the courses they will take under the AOT Degree. (To receive financial assistance, veterans must have prior approval of their programs by a VA counselor.)

BEGINNING SEMESTER: All Semesters

CAMPUS: Airport, Beltline (NUR 115 is offered on Airport Campus only)

PROGRAM NOTES:

1. The Associate in Occupational Technology degree program requires 15 credits in general education courses. One component of this core must be designed to develop oral and written communication skills and another component must be designed to develop computational skills. Other components of the core must be drawn from each of the following area: humanities or fine arts
2. A minimum of 40 semester-hour credits in major courses. The major consists of a minimum of 28 semester-hour credits in an approved degree, diploma or technical education certificate program and an additional 12 semester-hour credits in another technical specialty.
3. A range of 5-29 semester-hour credits of electives and/or other additional courses is required for graduation.
4. Each course may be repeated only once to obtain a passing grade or a higher grade at any time in college course work.
5. Admission to nursing programs is on a "first qualified, first accepted" basis. Applicants who complete the admission requirements to enter the college and the nursing program for which they are applying are admitted on a space available basis. Admission requirements vary with the specific nursing program. Being admitted to Practical Nursing and successfully completing the Diploma in Practical Nursing does not guarantee admission to upper level A.D.N. courses.
6. BIO 210, 211 and 225 (if required) must be completed within five years of admission to the nursing program.
7. COL 103 or ENG 102 may be substituted for COL 105.

TO QUALIFY FOR NURSING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA MUST BE MET:

1. SAT
   Students must achieve the required SAT score within 3 years of applying to nursing.

   For the Associate Degree Nursing (A.D.N.) program:
   Total 1000 (minimum verbal 500, minimum math 500).

   For the Practical Nursing (P.N.) program:
   Total 1000 (minimum verbal 500, minimum math 500).

2. ACT
   Students must achieve the required ACT score within 3 years of applying to nursing.

   For the Associate Degree Nursing (A.D.N.) program:
   Composite 20 (minimum verbal 20; minimum math 23).

   For the Practical Nursing (P.N.) program:
   Composite 20 (minimum verbal 20; minimum math 23).

3. DEGREE BASED
   Hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited college with a final cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher at time of the degree or hold an associate degree from a regionally accredited college with a final cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher at time of the degree.

4. PRE- NURSING CERTIFICATE
   The Pre-Nursing Certificate must be completed with a 2.75 or higher GPA on these 8 courses, with no grade lower than a "C", with no more than one repeat per course, and with completion of the graduation clearance form in the final semester.

AOT NURSING REQUIREMENTS
General Education: 16 Credit Hours
COURSES		PREREQUISITES
ENG 101*	English Composition I	RDG 100, ENG 100
CPT 170	Microcomputer Applications	RDG 100, MAT 100
PSY 201*	General Psychology	RDG 100 &, ENG 032
BIO 210*	Anatomy and Physiology I	RDG 100 (BIO 100 or 101, ENG 101 recommended)
Approved Humanities Elective**	See List	Varies
48 SEMESTER-HOUR CREDITS IN MAJOR COURSES
30 CREDIT HOURS SEMESTER-HOUR CREDITS IN AN APPROVED DEGREE, DIPLOMA OR TECHNICAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
COURSES		PREREQUISITES
ACC 111***	Accounting Concepts	RDG 100, MAT 100
ACC 112	Organizational Accounting	ACC 111
ACC 115	Managerial Accounting	ACC 112
BUS 121	Business Law I	BUS 101
MGT 101***	Principles of Management	RDG 100
MKT 101***	Marketing	RDG 100
BUS 130	Business Communications	ENG 101
BUS 210***	Introduction to E-Commerce in Business	RDG 100
ECO 210	Macroeconomics	RDG 100 and MAT 102 or MAT 155
ACC 245	Accounting Applications	ACC 101 or ACC 112 and CPT 101 or CPT 170
18 CREDIT HOURS IN ANOTHER TECHNICAL SPECIALTY
COURSES		PREREQUISITES
AHS 102*	Medical Terminology	RDG 100, ENG 100
BIO 211*	Anatomy and Physiology II	BIO 210
NUR 115*	Basic Concepts in Nursing	RDG 100 (ENG 100 recommended)
NUR 107**	Nutrition and Diet Therapy	RDG 100 & ENG 100 with minimum grades of "C"
NUR 131**	Introduction to Pharmacology	MAT 100
NUR 105**	Pharmacology for Nurses	BIO 210 and NUR 131 with minimum grades of "C"
NUR 163**	Nursing Across Life Span I	RDG 100 and ENG 100 with minimum grades of "C"
BIO 225**	Microbiology	BIO 211 or BIO 101
5-29 SEMESTER-HOUR CREDITS OF ELECTIVE COURSES IS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
COURSES		PREREQUISITES
BAF 101***	Personal Finance	RDG 100
BUS 101***	Introduction to Business	RDG 100
COL 105* ****	Freshman Seminar	NONE
MAT 102*	Intermediate Algebra	MAT 101 and RDG 032
MAT 120**	Probability And Statistics	MAT 102 and RDG 100
* Included in Pre-Nursing Certificate ** Required for ADN Nursing after completion of Pre-Nursing Certificate *** Pre-Business Certificate **** COL 103 or ENG 102 can be substituted

07/23/08