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Associate in Applied Science Degrees
These programs comply with policies set by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
who set standards of education for awarding the associate degree in technical and
occupational programs, as well as those of OCCC.
General Requirements
The completion, as a portion of the overall 60 semester-credit hours, of a basic general
education core of a minimum of 18 semester-credit-hours of transferable coursework
instructed by general education faculty, and which shall include the following:
a. Communications .........................................................................6
hours II*
This must include two courses from one or more of the following three areas:
(1) a college-level communications course in general, applied technical writing
or
(2) a course in English grammar and composition or
(3) a college-level oral communication course.
b. U.S. History and U.S. Government ..................................................6
hours I & III
c. General Education Electives ...........................................................6
hours
Technical-Occupational Specialty ......................................................27
hours
Support and Related Courses 0-15 hours** (to total a minimum of 60 hours)
*The Roman numeral designates which general education area is being achieved.
**The credit-hour requirement will depend upon the course requirements in general
education and the technical-occupational specialty to total a minimum of 60 hours.