Volunteer State Community offers the TBR Regents “On-Line” degree, a program to increase higher education access for adult Tennesseans, especially those with some college experience. It maximizes effective use of technology to deliver college level instruction and provide student access to web-based courses and degree programs.
The Regent’s On-Line Degree builds on collaboration of course work completed at TBR institutions. It is aimed at adults who have earned college credits and want to complete an Associate or Bachelor degree.
All courses are “fully on-line. Advising, student support and other forms of student assistance are available on-line; students and faculty have technical support 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
Volunteer State offers the following RODP degrees:
- Associate of Applied Science in Professional Studies Concentration: Information Technology
- Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education
- Associate of Arts in General Studies (*University Parallel)
- Associate of Science in General Studies (*University Parallel)
- Updated: Associate of Science in General Studies: Elective Concentration for: Teacher Aides / Paraprofessionals Preparation (*University Parallel)
(Designed for teacher aides interested in completing their AS online. Elective courses customized to address the course credentialing of paraprofessionals for the “No Child Left Behind” requirements) Through on-line delivery students may study and complete course work at any time, and from any place. Courses are delivered on the internet.
Students apply to VSCC for the on-line degree exactly as they do for any other program. VSCC will evaluate any transfer course work. Courses are available in traditional (16 week) and fasttrack format.
Web Based degree programs build on existing courses at TBR two and four year institutions. Students may complete an associate degree designed for transfer to a university, an associate of applied science degree in professional studies. All 13 TBR two-year colleges will award associate degrees.
On-Line Associate Degrees earned at VSCC will transfer to TBR universities and credit will be accepted for Regent’s On-Line Bachelors Degrees in General Studies and Professional studies. The Bachelor Degrees may be completed through the six TBR universities.
For additional information on the Regent’s On-Line Degree at Volunteer State Community College, call the Distance Education Office. You can also find out more about the Regent’s On-Line Degree at the following web site: www.tn.regentsdegree.org
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