Associate in Applied Science Degree

Degree programs are developed in conjunction with Air Force technical experts and civilian/military consultants and reviewed by the Policy Council, dean of academic affairs, commander/president, and Board of Visitors. The programs are designed to provide graduates with knowledge, skills, and theoretical background for enhanced performance as technicians and noncommissioned officers. The associate in applied science degree is offered in the following broad career areas:

• Aircraft and Missile Maintenance
• Allied Health
• Electronics and Telecommunications
• Logistics and Resources
• Public and Support Services

Degree Completion Requirements

Degree programs consist of a minimum of 64 semester hours with requirements typically as follows:

Semester Hours
Technical Education	24
Leadership, Management, and Military Studies	6
Physical Education	4
General Education	15
Oral Communication	3
Written Communication	3
Mathematics	3
Social Science	3
Humanities	3
Program Elective	15
Total	64

Leadership, management, and military studies; physical education; general eduction; and program elective requirements are identical for all programs.

Students must hold the journeyman (five) level in the appropriate AFSC at time of program completion. Attainment of the journeyman level is waived for students in selected occupational specialties that do not have a journeyman level.

Residency Requirement

Students must have a minimum of 16 semester hours of CCAF credit applied to their degree program in order to graduate

General Education Requirement (15 Semester Hours)

The general education requirement is satisfied by application of courses accepted in transfer or by testing credit. The criteria for application of courses to the general education requirement are as follows:

• Must not be developmental, preparatory, remedial, refresher, or review.
• Must be from a regionally accredited institution or a recognized candidate for accreditation.
• Must be listed and identified in the offering institution's general catalog as satisfying the institution's freshman and sophomore general education graduation requirement designed for transfer.
• Must have been completed with the equivalent of a "C" grade or better.
• Must not duplicate or significantly overlap another course or test applied to the degree program.
• Must not be a special topic or problem, workshop, or similar course.
• Must not be narrowly focused on skills, techniques, and procedures peculiar to a particular occupation.

Leadership, Management, and Military Studies Requirement (6 Semester Hours)

The LMMS requirement may be satisfied by application of professional military education, civilian courses accepted in transfer, and/or by testing credit. However, the preferred method of completing leadership, managemnt, and military studies is through attendance at the ariman leadership school, Air Force NCO academy, and/or the Air Force Senior NCO Academy.

The criteria for application of civilian courses to the LMMS requirement are as follows:

• Must be from an accredited institution or a recognized candidate for accreditation.
• Must be taught by faculty who meet the minimum faculty professional preparation requirements of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Must be listed and identified in the offering institution's general catalog.
• Must not be developmental, preparatory, remedial, refresher, or review.
• Must emphasize the fundamentals of management and management of human resources. Examples of acceptable courses are Principles of Management, Personnel Management, Human Resource Management, Principles of Supervison, and Organizational Behavior. Examples of unacceptable LMMS courses are Small Business Management, Managerial Accounting, Financial Management, Labor/Management Relations, and other specialized management and/or business courses.
• Must have been completed with the equivalent of a "C" grade or better.
• Must not duplicate or significantly overlap another course or test applied to the degree program.

Physical Education Requirement (4 Semester Hours)

PHE 1000. The 4-semester-hour physical eduction requirement is satisfied by completion of basic military training. No civilian courses may be applied to this requirement.

Program Elective Requirement (15 Semester Hours)

The program elective requirement is satisfied from the following:

• Courses applicable to the technical education, LMMS, or general education requirements.
• Natural science courses that meet the general education requirement application criteria. Courses in biological, physical, and earth space science are acceptable. Appropriate natural science courses are freshman/sophomore courses that satisfy the delivering institution's natural science requirement for graduation. Such courses as science for elementary/secondary teachers, health, nutrition, and hygiene are not acceptable.
• Foreign language credit earned at the Defense Language Institute or through the Defense Language Proficiency Test.
• A maximum of 6 semester hours of CCAF degree-applicable technical course credit otherwise not applicable to the program of enrollment.

Technical Education Requirement (24 Semster Hours)

Twenty-four semester hours are required to fulfill the technical eduction requirement. Twelve semester hours must be applied from technical core courses with the remaining 12 applied from either technical core or technical elective courses. Refer to individual academic programs in Section III for specific technical education requirements. Students should check with their CCAF counselors/advisors for advice regarding transfer credit. Requests to substitute comparable courses or to exceed specified semester-hour values in any subject/course must be approved by appropriate program administrator in the Academic Programs Division. Office symbols and DSN phone numbers are listed with the individual technical program requirements in Section III.

Technical education requirements are generally satisfied by entry-level and advanced degree-applicable courses at affiliated schools and through internship. However, additional technical education requirements may be satisfied by application of courses accepted in transfer, testing credit, independent study/correspondence, certification, licenser, or registry.

The criteria for application of courses accepted in transfer to the technical education requirement are as follows.

• Must be from an accredited institution or a recognized candidate for accreditation.
• Must be taught by faculty who meet the minimum faculty professional preparation requirements of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Must be listed and identified in the offering institution's general catalog.
• Must not be developmental, preparatory, remedial, refresher, or review.
• Must be collegiate course work relevant to the technical requirement.
• Must have been completed with the equivalent of a "C" grade or better.
• Must not duplicate or significantly overlap another course or test applied to the degree program.

Courses that are closely aligned by definition to the subject areas listed below may be applied toward fulfilling specific technical elective requirements.

• Algebra-Based Physics. Generally a sequence of courses for engineering students not pursuing a major or minor in physics or a technical program. Topics generally include mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, wave motion, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, relativity, and atomic/nuclear structure. Prerequisites generally are high school algebra and trigonometry.
• Calculus. Normally includes study of limits, continuity, derivatives, techniques of differentiation, curve sketching, integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus, exponential and logarithmic functions, basic techniques of integration, and applications of the integral.
• Calculus-Based Physics. Generally a sequence of courses for engineering, physics, and technical majors or minors. Topics usually include mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, wave motion, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, relativity, and atomic/nuclear structure. Operational and mathematical analyses, including differential and integral calculus, are stressed. Corequisite or prerequisite is calculus.
• College Algebra. Normally includes, but is not limited to, the real number system, functions and relations, binomial theorem, matrices and determinants, logarithms, equations, sequences and series, and mathematical induction. Prerequisite is generally 2 years of high school algebra or its equivalent.
• Computer Science. Hands-on use of computers in today's work environment. Use of desktop computers; concepts of mainframe computers; techniques of word processing, databases, and spread sheets; development of programming skills in Ada, Basic, FORTRAN, etc..; concerns of virus prevention/detection; and data security. Computer history, hardware design, computer maintenance, and management of computer systems are not acceptable.
• General Biology. Normally includes study of fundamental principles of living organisms, including cell or subcellular structure, reproduction, heredity, and development.
• General Chemistry. Normally includes study of composition, structure, properties of and changes in matter, and accompanying energy phenomena as well as fundamental laws and theories including atomic/molecular structure.
• General Psychology. Introduction to the major areas of psychology. Normally includes history of psychology, factors in development of the individual, human capacities/abilities, emotions and their control, and the learning process.
• General Sociology. Introduction to the major areas of sociology. Normally includes nature and meaning of culture, social control/deviance, groups/associations, social institutions, social processes, ethnic relations, and social change. Emphasis is on man as a participant in society.
• Human Anatomy and Physiology.
• Statistics. Basic statistical theory and application. Topics normally include descriptive statistics, probability, binomial and normal distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, correlation and simple regression, and nonparametric methods.
• Trigonometry. Normally includes study of analytical trigonometry and applications to include trigonometric functions, solution of triangles, and trigonometric form of complex numbers.