Associate in Applied Science - Transfer
Professional Technical Degrees
Candidates for these degrees must complete a minimum of 90-105 credit
hours in an approved Administrative Office Management, Network Technology, or Web Application Programming Technology degree
program. The course of study includes general education and related instruction.
Any variance from the published degree requirements or requests for additional
degrees in Applied Science programs must be approved by the appropriate
Dean (or designee). The primary intent of these degrees is preparation for employment.
The AAS-T degree follows a state approved degree pattern that includes
the same collegiate math, English and Human Relations courses as the AIS
degree. Successful completes may also be preparing for transfer into specific Bachelors’
programs at specific institutions that articulate with this degree.
The curricula for Business and Information Technology at Cascadia Community
College were designed to include the best elements of current research with professional
and technical education. Among these elements are:
Skill Standards
The standards for information technology
were developed by industry at the Northwest
Center for Emerging Technologies.
Skill standards describe the knowledge,
skills and abilities identified by industry as
necessary to succeed in a particular job
cluster. They might be viewed as a set of
competencies that must be utilized
together to accomplish a given task or activity. Cascadia has used these statements
of industry needs to build a
curriculum that encompasses the
necessary learning in all of the activities
within the job cluster.
Work-based Learning
While most colleges include internships or cooperative education courses in their
professional and technical programs, Cascadia has included a higher than
typical proportion of Work-Based learning because of its efficacy in reinforcing workplace
as well as technical skills. In addition, classroom curriculum is project
oriented and work-focused. The Work-Based experiences will assist students
with practicing the work-place skills that are embedded in the skill standards as
well as the more routine technical skills. It allows students to work as real team
members in applying the concepts they have practiced in the classroom and lab.
Threads of Learning
In the Threads of Learning, Cascadia articulates the elements of learning that can be expected in every class. The Threads of Learning are:
- Teamwork
- Internet Usage/Research
- Problem Solving
- Communication Skills
- Project Management
- Futuring
Articulation between Certificates and Degree Programs
Cascadia offers certificate programs of varying length. They are designed to
articulate to or expand onward from the AAS-T degree programs in a specialty
area. For example, the three-quarter Office Skills Integrated with ESL certificate articulates with the Technical Support Specialist Program. At that
point, the work allows a student to articulate either to the four-quarter Network
Specialist Certificate that in turn articulates to the AAS-T degree in Network
Technology, or to move into the Administrative Office Management AAS-T. This
interwoven pattern of certificates and degrees and choices allows students
logical entrance and exit points which combine education with career progression
without starting over. Students can find the “right fit” for moving ahead with
new skills and goals.
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