TGOW Institute offers the following University Accredited Education Programs:

Credit-by-Examination

On-line/Distance Learning Course Offerings

BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL WRITING

CULTURAL DIVERSITY

ETHICS

MUSIC HISTORY OF BLACK AMERICANS

A SURVEY HISTORY OF BLACK AFRICA

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT & THE POLITICS OF EVERY DAY LIFE

      THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCH

INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY: CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING

      SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

Adult learners may earn college-level credit by successfully passing courses in the College Level Exam Program (CLEP).  This exam gives you the opportunity to receive college credit for knowledge that you have already acquired through prior courses, job experience, professional development, training programs, or other pursuits.  For more information on costs, scheduling, and test preparation, please send an inquiry to moreinfo@tgowinstitute.com

Credit-for-Prior Learning (Experiential Learning)

Adult learners can earn up to 30 semester hours by designing and submitting a Credit-for-Prior Learning Portfolio to the TGOW Institute Academic Review Panel.  The contents in this portfolio may include a combination of any of the following options:  

• Assessment of Certified Training Courses;
  

• Assessment of Military Training Credit;
  

• College Equivalent Experiential Learning
  

Any learner seeking Credit-for-Prior Learning credits must enroll in and complete a 3 semester hour on-line seminar entitled “Strategic Learning Colloquium”. This seminar is designed to assist adult learners with identifying realistic and valid options for obtaining credit for experiential learning. Advisors work with learners in documenting experiences that match knowledge normally acquired in an accredited college-level course.

This course introduces fundamentals of business and technical writing as practiced today in business, industry and the professions. It teaches the various types of letters, reports, memos, and the resume, with heavy emphasis on practical applications.

The history of the Black church in the United States, with emphasis on the AME Church.  Required of all students interested in theology.

This course includes an introduction to the political process:  elections, pressure groups, class studies, and institutions of U.S. Government – Congress, the Presidency, and courts.  Students are expected to keep up with current political developments in the U.S.  This introductory course is required of all social science majors, satisfies the general studies requirements in social sciences, is highly recommended for students in pre-law, pretheology, economics and related behavioral sciences, and is a basic prerequisite for upper level course work in political science. 

This course surveys the history of Black Africa and considers its political, economic, educational, and cultural development, the problems attending the rise of Black African states and their impact on the present century.

This course is open to non-music majors and will study African American musical pioneers with special emphases on the history and evolution of jazz and blues.

This course is a study of normative ethical thinking, its problems and possibilities, including various conceptions of the right and the good. In different years, the course may emphasize philosophical or theological ethics, and classical or contemporary writings.

This course examines theories of racial and ethnic relations among various ethnic, religious, racial, and political minorities and majorities with special reference to the United States. This includes understanding and embracing cultural differences in the workplace.

This is an introductory level course designed to improve skills in using rational techniques for effective thinking, to encourage the practice of imaginative problem solving, and to develop confidence in dealing with a variety of problems.

This course includes a study of the African American with special emphasis on the African heritage, the emergence of African American culture, slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, and the origin and impact of discrimination.

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TGOW Institute offers the following for learners to gain course credit:

This course includes a multi-disciplinary approach including biology, chemistry, social and political science. Learners will be exposed to societal and individual issues that affect our humanity and the environment. 

ENVIORONMENTAL BIOLOGY

NATURAL SCIENCE

This course includes a survey of astronomy, geology, and meteorology. Learners will be introduced to theories on the origin of the universe, composition and structure of the earth and a study of the natural elements. 

AFRICAN AMERICAN ART HISTORY: THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

This course is a historical survey of the social, cultural and educational contributions of African American art and artists with specific focus on the Harlem Renaissance. 

NON-WESTERN WRITERS: CARIBBEAN

This course will study the contributions of Caribbean writers to literary works. Specific attention will be paid to historical, cultural and identity contexts with emphasis on Afro-Caribbean writers from various regions.