General Education

The purpose of General Education at Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) is to provide high quality educational courses in humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, natural science/ mathematics, and language arts/ communication through both distance and traditional delivery methods to help students develop individual skills and abilities that will enable them to 1) think critically; 2) communicate clearly and effectively in written form; and 3) apply the use of mathematics to solve common problems. SRTC students with associate degrees and diplomas are required to demonstrate to what extent he/she has mastered appropriate General Education competencies.

Learning Support

The ability of a student to succeed in an occupational program at SRTC is greatly determined by the math and language skills possessed by that student. The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) is committed to assisting each student achieve at their maximum potential. Students applying for diploma, degree and certificate programs may be assessed prior to acceptance into a program of study. Some programs have specific requirements, so placement scores may still be required for admission into those areas. The admissions process is designed to determine the applicant’s reading, writing and math skills in order to guide the student in educational and career decisions. It is not designed as a barrier to enrollment in a program.

All students, no matter their admission status, will be offered the appropriate learning support to help them find success in their course work. Such support is available from the following:

All General Education faculty have posted office hours and are available to assist students. students can drop in or make appointments with instructors for supplemental instruction. Instructors can assist students over the phone, in person on campus, and/or in a virtual meeting space, like the WebEx virtual classroom in Blackboard.

Supplemental content is embedded in each course and available to all students. These modules will offer support in areas identified by faculty as topics where students commonly struggle to include grammar, punctuation, mechanics, or MLA in writing courses and algebraic expressions, problem solving strategies, or quadratics in math courses.

Tutor.com offers 24/7 tutoring on demand in over 250 subjects with voice, text and video options to accommodate a variety of learner preferences. Students can schedule sessions or visit on demand. They can also drop off assignments for review.

Student Success Centers located on the Bainbridge, Moultrie, Thomasville and Tifton campuses offer tutoring to students in any subject.

Student Success (COLL 1500) Requirement: All students seeking a diploma or degree are required to complete a 3 semester-hour course in Student Success (COLL1500) during their first semester of enrollment. Students who already have an Associates Degree or higher are given exemption credit for the COLL 1500 course.

Diploma programs offered through the College also include a required component of 8 semester hours of Basic Skills courses providing background in one Language Arts/Communication course, one Social/Behavioral Sciences course, and one Natural Science/Mathematics course.

Diploma Level

Courses offered within the Basic Skills area for Diploma programs are:

Language Arts/Communication

ENGL 1010 Fundamentals of English I

Social/Behavioral Sciences Course

EMPL 1000 Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development
PSYC 1010 Basic Psychology

Natural Science/Mathematics

MATH 1012 Foundations of Mathematics

The College offers a variety of General Education courses as enrollment warrants. Students should contact their academic advisor to inquire about course availability.

Degree Level

The College requires a minimum of 30 semester credit hours of General Education core courses for the Associate of Science (AS) degree.

The College requires a minimum of 15 semester credit hours of General Education core courses for the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.

The College requires a minimum of 15 semester credit hours of General Education core courses for the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree.

A minimum of at least one course each from Area I (Language Arts/Communication), Area II (Social/Behavioral Sciences), Area III (Natural Science/Mathematics), and Area IV (Humanities/Fine Arts).

Courses offered for Degree programs are:

Area I: Language Arts/Communication

ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric
ENGL 1102 Literature and Composition
SPCH 1101 Public Speaking

Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences

Area III: Natural Sciences/Mathematics

BIOL 1111 Biology I
BIOL 1111L Biology Lab I
BIOL 1112 Biology II
BIOL 1112L Biology Lab II
CHEM 1151 Survey of Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 1151L Survey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab I
CHEM 1152 Survey of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
CHEM 1152L Survey of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Lab 1
PHYC 1110 Conceptual Physics
PHYC 1110L Conceptual Physics Lab I
PHYS 1111 Introductory Physics I
PHYS 1111L Introductory Physics Lab I
PHYS 1112 Introductory Physics II
PHYS 1112L Introductory Physics Lab II

Mathematics Courses
MATH 1101 Mathematical Modeling
MATH 1103 Quantitative Skills and Reasoning
MATH 1111 College Algebra
MATH 1112 College Trigonometry
MATH 1113 Pre-Calculus
MATH 1127 Intro to Statistics
MATH 1131 Calculus I

Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts

ARTS 1101 Art Appreciation
ENGL 2110 World Literature
ENGL 2130 American Literature
HUMN 1101 Introduction to Humanities
MUSC 1101 Music Appreciation

The College offers a variety of General Education courses as enrollment warrants. Students should contact their academic advisor to inquire about course availability.

Degree Works Plans are available to all students.

Degree Electives that do not count as General Education Core Electives include:

BIOL 2113 Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 2113L Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
BIOL 2114 Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 2114L Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
BIOL 2117 Introductory Microbiology
BIOL 2117L Introductory Microbiology Lab
PSYC 2103 Human Development
PSYC 2250 Abnormal Psychology