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2023-2024

Catalog Addendums


02.22.2024 Graduation Requirements (Changes are in Italic)

Students may pursue courses of study and complete requirements for an Associate in Science and Technology degree, Associate in Science degree, Associate in Arts degree, Associate in Applied Science degree, Technical Certificate, or a Career Certificate. Each student must file an application for graduation with the Registrar’s Office.

1. To graduate from Jones College with an Associate in Science and Technology degree, students must:

a. Earn 80 semester hours including LLS 1153, 3 hours; English composition, 6 hours; CSC 2293, 3 hours; humanities, 9 hours (at least 3 hours in fine arts); social science, 6 hours; mathematics (trigonometry or higher-level math, 6 hours; laboratory science, 16 hours; technical classes subject to approval, 11 hours; and electives subject to approval to complete the total hours required.

b. Developmental courses will not count toward graduation requirements.

c. Earn a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA on all work attempted at Jones College. (Quality points earned from another institution will not make up quality point deficiency for graduation).

d. Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above when all transfer courses used to meet degree requirements are averaged with course work completed at Jones College.

e. Complete 25 percent of semester credit hours through Jones College.

2. To graduate from Jones College with an Associate in Science degree, students must:

a. Earn 72 semester hours including LLS 1153, 3 hours; English composition, 6 hours; CSC 2293, 3 hours; humanities, 9 hours (at least 3 hours in fine arts); social science, 6 hours; mathematics (trigonometry or higher-level math), 6 hours; laboratory science, 16 hours; and electives subject to approval to complete the total hours required.

b. Developmental courses will not count toward graduation requirements.

c. Earn a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA on all work attempted at Jones College. (Quality points earned from another institution will not make up quality point deficiency for graduation).

d. Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above when all transfer courses used to meet degree requirements are averaged with course work completed at Jones College.

e. Complete 25 percent of semester credit hours through Jones College.

3. To graduate from the College with an Associate in Arts degree, students must:

a. Earn 60 semester hours including LLS 1153 , 3 hours; English composition, 6 hours; humanities, 9 hours (at least 3 hours in fine arts); social science, 6 hours; college algebra or higher lever math, 3 hours; laboratory science, 8 hours; and electives subject to approval to complete the total hours required.

b. Developmental courses will not count toward graduation requirements.

c. Earn a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA on all work attempted at JC. (Quality points earned from another institution will not make up quality point deficiency for graduation).

d. Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above when all transfer courses used to meet degree requirements are averaged with course work completed at Jones College.

e. Complete 25 percent of semester credit hours through Jones College.

4. To graduate from the College with an Associate in Applied Science degree, students must:

a. Complete requirements from an outlined curriculum stated in a specified catalog not more than three years old. Note that developmental courses will not count towards graduation requirements.

b. Successfully complete SSP 1003 - Smart Start Pathway.

c. Earn a minimum 2.0 GPA.

e. Complete 25 percent of semester credit hours through Jones College. Credit hours generated by work-based learning experience may be substituted for required courses to meet graduation requirements. The number of hours substituted will be restricted to a maximum equivalent to the hours generated by any two major field technical courses. Substitutions must be approved by the Dean of Career and Technical Education or the Office of Instructional Affairs.


Exception: Any deviation from the above-stated requirements must have the approval of the Office of Instructional Affairs.

5. To graduate from the college with a Career Certificate, students must:

a. Satisfactorily complete the prescribed certificate program as outlined in a catalog not more than three years old.

b. Successfully complete SSP 1003 - Smart Start Pathway.

c. Earn a minimum 2.0 GPA.

Credit hours generated by work-based learning experience may be substituted for elective courses. Substitutions must have the approval of the program’s Dean or the Office of Instructional Affairs.

 

02.26.2024 Adding Course CHE 1314 Principles of Chemistry I

CHE 1314 Principles of Chemistry I - A combined lecture and laboratory course that covers the fundamental principles of chemistry and their application. Chemical nomenclature, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, atomic structure, bonding theories, energy, periodic properties, and gas laws are among the topics discussed in depth. Labs associated with this course contain experiments and exercises that reinforce the principles introduced in lecture classes. This course cannot be substituted for CHE 1211, 1213, or 1214.  Four semester credit hours; prerequisites - none.