Technical Associate Degree Requirements

The minimum requirement for the Associate in Applied Business (A.A.B.) or the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree is the completion of 60 credits with a 2.0 accumulative GPA upon graduation. A maximum of 15 credits earned through the experiential learning may be applied to any technical associate degree. You must earn a minimum of 18 semester credit hours while enrolled at Ohio University, and you must earn a minimum of 50 percent of coursework taken to fulfill your major concentration in residence with resident credit as defined in the Graduation Requirements – Universitywide  section. You also must meet Ohio University General Education requirements for associate degrees. (See Graduation Requirements - Universitywide section)

To earn a technical associate’s degree, you must complete an Application for Update of Program(s), available from any college office or regional campus student services office.

Major Hours Requirement

The computer science technology major requires a minimum of 61 hours.

General Requirements

Complete 3 or more hours from Tier II Social Science (2SS) and complete the following courses:

• ATCH 1030 - Financial Accounting Procedures Credit Hours: 3.0
• ATCH 1040 - Managerial Accounting Procedures Credit Hours: 3.0
• COMS 1030 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 1250 - Introduction to Computers Credit Hours: 3.0
• ECON 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3.0
• ENG 1510 - Writing and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3.0
• MATH 1200 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4.0

• or higher course

• MATH 2500 - Introduction to Statistics Credit Hours: 4.0

CTCH Core Requirement

Complete the following courses:

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• CTCH 1270 - Introduction to Website Management Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 1330 - Introduction to Computer Programming Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2140 - Computer System Maintenance and Troubleshooting Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2500 - System Analysis Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2850 - Database Management Systems Credit Hours: 3.0

Major Electives

Complete 15 hours from the following courses:

• EM 2120 - Introduction to Multimedia Production Credit Hours: 3.0
• EM 2150 - Introduction to Website Design Credit Hours: 3.0
• EM 2180 - Introduction to Digital Media Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 1610 - Network Concepts II Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 1620 - Network Systems I Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 1630 - Network Systems II Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 1892 - Internetworking II Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 1893 - Internetworking III Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 1894 - Internetworking IV Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2330 - Survey of Emerging Languages Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2340 - COBOL Programming I Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2341 - COBOL Programming II Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2380 - Assembler Programming Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2400 - C++ Programming Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2410 - Visual BASIC Programming Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2420 - Java Programming Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2430 - C Programming Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2640 - Computer and Network Security Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2650 - Network Design and Implementation Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2660 - Wireless Systems Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2700 - Network Management and Administration Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2800 - Operating Systems Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2801 - Creating eBooks Credit Hours: 1.0
• CTCH 2802 - Introduction to Google Docs Credit Hours: 1.0
• CTCH 2803 - Safe Facebooking Credit Hours: 1.0
• CTCH 2804 - Photoshop: Basic Correction Techniques Credit Hours: 1.0
• CTCH 2805 - Photoshop Artistic Enhancements Credit Hours: 1.0
• CTCH 2860 - Database Application Development Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2870 - Database Administration Credit Hours: 3.0
• CTCH 2900 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 1.0-8.0
• CTCH 2920 - Practicum Credit Hours: 1.0-6.0