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Requirements

Semester Credit Hour Requirements

Midlands Technical College offers courses on a semester calendar. All requirements in this catalog are based on semester credit hours. Students who attended Midlands Technical College prior to the summer 1992 term must check with their advisors to carefully match the previous quarter hour requirements with new semester hour requirements.

Graduation Requirements

All students who expect to receive a degree, diploma or certificate from Midlands Technical College must complete all of the following requirements. Specific course requirements for each major are defined later in this catalog.

General Requirements

Regardless of the level of award, all students must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfactory completion of all general education requirements and all academic major requirements specified for the award.
2. Completion of all program and residency credit hours.
3. Completion of all academic course credit with a minimum of a cumulative 2.0 grade point average (GPA). In addition, certain programs may require higher GPAs in selected courses.
4. Fulfillment of all financial obligations to the college. A student may be graduated but will not receive their degree until all obligations have been met.
5. Completion of an application for graduation during the term the student plans to complete their academic requirements. The Graduation Application is available in Student Planning via MyMTC. The deadline for submission for each term is published in the college calendar. Student who do not submit an application for graduation will be administratively graduated by the college if the student has met all graduation requirements.

Associate Degree Requirements

  1. Each associate degree program consists of a fundamental core of general education courses totaling at least 15 credit hours. While programs may use different courses to meet general education requirements, all programs must include at least one course from each of MTC’s Core Competency areas: (1) Humanities or Fine Arts, (2) Social and Behavioral Science, (3) Natural Science or Mathematics, and (4) Communication with Information Literacy.  

    An additional general education course that provides breadth of knowledge and promotes intellectual inquiry in any discipline should be taken if needed to meet the required 15 credit hours of general education courses.

    Humanities or Fine Arts – Graduates should understand the diversity of our cultural heritage and the effects of artistic or philosophical influences.


    Social and Behavioral Science – Graduates should understand factors which influence behavior. They should recognize the complex and dynamic nature of human actions and experience.


    Natural Science or Mathematics – Graduates should be able to understand and use mathematical or scientific methods of inquiry and reasoning to systematically define, investigate and solve problems.

    Communication with Information Literacy –Graduates should recognize the need for information, access and critically evaluate sources, incorporate the information into their knowledge base, and generate and comprehend written, oral, and multi-media communication appropriate for a variety of audiences, purposes, and subjects.

  2. Earn a minimum of 25 percent of the program course work in residence at Midlands Technical College.

  3. Complete all other degree requirements.

Diploma Requirements

  1. Complete at least eight semester hours in approved general education courses. These courses are specified by the program.

  2. Earn a minimum of 25 percent of the program course work in residence at Midlands Technical College.

Complete all other diploma requirements.

Certificate Requirements

  1. Each program contains specific requirements for graduation. Students should consult their certificate program advisor.

  2. Earn a minimum of 25 percent of the program course work in residence at Midlands Technical College.

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