Telecommunications

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE (A.A.S)

» Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or better in courses required for this program in addition to an overall GPA of 2.50 or higher for all required Specific Major Courses and a minimum cumulative GPA for all courses of 2.00.

 

» Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 63 credit hours is required -- 62 of these are required within the program.  A total of 6 upper division credit hours (numbered 3000 or higher) is required within the program.

 

» Assessment Requirements: Students will be required to complete certain assessment instruments as part of the overall requirements for receiving their associate's degree.  Please see your advisor or your department for specific information regarding assessment.

Advisement

All two-year telecommunications students should meet with a faculty advisor for course and program advisement. Call Dr. Diana Green at 801-626-6821 or Kenneth Cuddeback at 801-626-6026 or call 801-626-6059 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Advisement may also be obtained in Building 2 Room 218.  (Also refer to the Department Advisor Referral List.)

Admission Requirements

Declare a program of study with the department secretary (Building 2 Room 218). There are no special admission or application requirements for this program.

General Education

Refer to General Requirements for Associate of Applied Science requirements. Computer Literacy as defined in this catalog is also required for the A.A.S. degree.  TBE TE1700, Introduction to Microcomputer Applications, will partially fill the Computer Literacy requirement and Comm HU1050 and Econ SS1010 will be used to help fill both program and general education requirements.

Course Requirements for A.A.S. Degree

Core Courses Required (11-14 credit hours)

• Engl EN1010 Intro to Writing (3)
• Engl EN2010 Intermediate Writing (3)
• Computer Literacy as defined in this catalog (2-4)
• Math QL1030 Contemporary Mathematics (3)
  or Math QL1040 Intro to Statistics (3)
  or Math QL1050* College Algebra (4)

Specific Major Courses Required (39-45 credit hours)

• TBE 1040 Speedbuilding Keyboarding (1)
• TBE 2010 Business English (3)
• TBE 2200 Microcomputer Operating Systems (2)
• TBE 2300 Intro to LAN Management (3)
• TBE 2500 Intro to Telecommunications (3)
• TBE 2710 Digital Switching Systems (3)
• TBE 2720 Transport Media & Emerging Technologies (3)
• TBE 2730 Programming a Telephone Switch (3)
• TBE 2899 Associate Degree Assessment (0)
• TBE 3070 Advanced Spreadsheet Applications (1)
• TBE 3080 Advanced Database Applications (1)
• TBE 3090 Electronic Presentations (1)
• TBE 3250 Business Communications (3)
• CEET 1105 Personal Computer Fundamentals (4)
• CEET 1110 Basic Electronics (2)
• Certification Program (6-12)

Support Courses Required (9 credit hours)

• Econ SS1010 Economics as a Social Science (3)
• Comm HU1050 Intro to Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3)
• Acctng 2010 Survey of Accounting I (3)

Suggested Course Sequence

The following suggested course sequence is provided to assist students in planning their schedules. Use this only as a guideline and be sure to consult with an advisor.

Freshman Fall		Freshman Spring
TBE TE1700	3	TBE 2010	3
TBE 1040	1	TBE 2200	2
TBE 2500	3	CEET 1110	2
Engl EN1010	3	Math (QL) Gen Ed	4
Comm HU1050	3	PS/LS Gen Ed	3
Econ SS1010	3	TBE 3070	1
Total Hours	16	Total Hours	15
Sophomore Fall		Sophomore Spring
TBE 2415	3	TBE 2435	3
TBE 2710	3	CEET 1105	4
TBE 2720	3	TBE 2730	3
Engl EN2010	3	TBE 3250	3
Acctng 2010	3	TBE 2300	3
TBE TD1704	1	TBE 3090	1
TBE 3080	1	TBE 2899	0
Total Hours	17	Total Hours	17

Weber State University 2002-2003 Catalog