Awards

Below are specific awards (including occupational skills awards, certificates, and degrees) available at Tyler Junior College. The suggested degree plans with detailed information for each award begins after this list. Students are strongly encouraged to seek advisement for course planning from their academic advisor or faculty advisor. TJC recommends that all students who plan to transfer consult with their respective transfer institution about the transfer institution’s degree requirements.

The final responsibility for the selection, scheduling, and satisfactory completion of requirements for an award rests with the student.

Allied health, honors, and select professional and technical students must contact the department chair or Academic Advisor for specific application information and deadlines. See the Special Admissions and/or Selective Admissions sections of this Catalog.

General Education Courses

Every Associate of Applied Science degree plan must contain 15 semester hours of general education courses. At least one course must be taken from each of the following areas: humanities/fine arts (language, philosophy & culture/creative arts), social/behavioral science (social and behavioral sciences/American history/government/political science), and natural science/mathematics (life and physical sciences/mathematics).

It is the students’ responsibility to make sure the classes listed in their specific degree plan will transfer to the receiving institution. Students are strongly encouraged to schedule an appointment with an Academic Advisor at TJC.

Associate of Arts