Roane State Community College

COLS 1010: College to Career

Description: This course is designed to help students become more efficient, proficient, and self-aware learners. The course focuses on active learning strategies fostering communication, student and campus engagement, academic success, career awareness and development, and interpersonal skills needed in the chosen career field. Students will develop a capstone project throughout the course, highlighting applied academic skills, personal values, leadership skills, career development plans, and applications gained from  campus engagement initiatives. These experiences will lay the foundation for students to successfully transition the skills learned in the college setting to future career aspirations with successful research, knowledge, and planning.

Degree Requirement: All degree-seeking students entering Roane State are required to complete the COLS 1010 course if it is listed as a requirement in his/her program of study. Certificate students and students who already have earned a degree are exempt. Students may be granted credit for the course if they meet the following criteria:

• First-Time Freshman - All first-time freshman are required to complete the course within their first two terms at Roane State. If a student has successfully completed 6 credit hours of college-level dual enrollment courses with a 3.0 GPA, the student can wait until the 2^nd term to enroll in the course. Credit may be granted upon verification of successful completion of 12 college-level credit hours with a 3.0 cumulative GPA in the first term of enrollment. 
• Readmission Students - Credit may be granted upon the verification of successful completion of 12 college-level credit hours with a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
• Transfer Students - Students transferring into Roane State may be granted credit upon the verification of successful completion of 12 college-level credit hours with a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

Credit recommendations are requested through a Success Coach or Faculty Advisor and are approved/disapproved by the Vice President of Student Learning or designee.