Associate of Science

The Associate of Science degree requires completion of 60 credit hours including the general education requirements listed below with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. . It is the student's responsibility to study carefully the catalog of the institution to which they plan to transfer so the choice of courses in their major field of study will apply toward fulfillment of the baccalaureate degree graduation requirement.

Students seeking this degree typically plan to major in a science related discipline such as biology, chemistry, computer science, dentistry, engineering, geology, mathematics, medicine, clinical laboratory science, nursing, pharmacy, occupational and physical therapy, physics, and veterinary medicine. It is also for transfer business majors such as accounting, business administration, finance, human resources, marketing, and management.

All requirements on this guide sheet must be met to receive the degree. To determine appropriate courses, meet with a counselor. 

Sample Full-time Plan

Sample Part-time Plan

Transfer Information For Majors

Requirements

COMMUNICATIONS: 3 courses

9 credit hours with a minimum grade of "C" is required.
IAI Course
ENG 1001English Composition I

3

C1 900

ENG 1002English Composition II

3

C1 901R

SPH 1001Fundamentals of Speech

3

C2 900

MATHEMATICS: 2 courses

Minimum of 6 credit hours with one course from Group I; one course from Group I or II.

MATHEMATICS Group I: 1 course minimum

IAI Course
ECN 2004Business Statistics

3

M1 902; BUS 901

MTH 1000Math for Liberal Arts

3

M1 904

MTH 1006Finite Mathematics

4

M1 906

MTH 1007Calculus for Bus. & Soc. Sciences

4

M1900B

MTH 1008General Elementary Statistics

3

M1 902

MTH 1010Structure of Number Systems II

3

M1 903

MTH 2001Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

5

M1 900 1;MTH901

MTH 2002Calculus & Analytic Geometry II

4

M1 900 2;MTH902

MTH 2003Calculus & Analytic Geometry III

4

M1 900 3;MTH903

MATHEMATICS: Group II

IAI Course
MTH 1003College Algebra

3

MTH 1004Trigonometry

3

MTH 1005Precalculus

5

MTH 1009Structure of NumberSystems I

3

LIFE & PHYSICAL SCIENCES: 3 courses

Minimum of 10 credit hours with one course from Life Science Group I; one course from Physical Science Group II; (one must be lab course from I or II); 1 course from Group I, II, or III.
(Lab science courses are italicized below)

LIFE SCIENCES Group I: 1 course

IAI Course
BIO 1000The Global Environment

3

L1 905

BIO 1001General Biology I

4

L1 900L

BIO 1003Principles of Biology

4

L1 910L;BIO 910

BIO 1004Biological Diversity

4

L1 910L;BIO 910

PHYSICAL SCIENCES Group II: 1 course

IAI Course
CHM 1000Introduction To Chemistry

3

P1 902

CHM 1004Chemistry

4

P1 902L

CHM 1006General Chemistry I

5

P1 902L; CHM911

GEG 1001Weather & Climate

4

P1 909L

GEL 1005Natural Disasters

3

P1 908

GEL 1006Introduction To Oceanography

3

P1 905

GEL 1007Environmental Geology

4

P1 908L

GEL 1008Physical Geology

4

P1 907L

GEL 1009Historical Geology

4

P1 907L

PHY 2003General Physics I: Mech/Therm/Waves/Sou

5

P1 900L

PHY 2011Engineering Physics I: Mechanics

5

P2900L/PHY911

PSC 1000Intro To Physical Science

3

LIFE SCIENCE/PHYSICAL SCIENCE Group III

IAI Course
BIO 1002General Biology II

4

BIO 1007Anatomy & Physiology I

4

BIO 1008Anatomy & Physiology II

4

BIO 1009Microbiology

4

CHM 1007General Chemistry II

5

CHM 2002Organic Chemistry

5

CHM 913

CHM 2003Organic Chemistry II

5

CHM 914

PHY 2004Gen. Physics II: Elect, Mag, Opt & Mod

5

PHY 2012Engr. Physics II Elec, Mag, Waves & Op

5

PHY912

PHY 2013Engineering Physics III: Thermal/Quan.

5

PHY915A

HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS: 3 courses

 9 credit  hours with one course from Humanities Group I; 1 course from Fine Arts Group II; 1 course from Group I or II; Group III course may be used for Group I or II.

HUMANITIES Group I: 1 course

IAI Course
FEN 2002Intermediate French II

4

H1 900

GEN 2000Women Through Culture and Centuries

3

H9 900

GEN 2002Women in Literature

3

H3 911D

GER 2002Intermediate German II

4

H1 900

HIS 1000History of Western Civilization I

3

H2 901

HIS 1001History of Western Civilization II

3

H2 902

HIS 1006African American History

3

H2909D

LIT 2000Survey of American Lit I

3

H3 914

LIT 2001Major English Writers I

3

H3 912

LIT 2005Children's Literature

3

H3 918

LIT 2010Survey of American Literature II

3

H3 915

LIT 2011Major English Writers II

3

H3 913

LIT 2013Fiction

3

H3 901

LIT 2021Intro To Shakespeare I

3

H3 905

PHL 1001Introduction To Philosophy

3

H4 900

PHL 1002Ethics

3

H4 904

PHL 1003Philosophy of Religion

3

H4 905

PHL 1005Logic

3

H4 906

PHL 1013Comparative Religions

3

H5 904N

SPN 2002Intermediate Spanish II

4

H1 900

FINE ARTS Group II: 1 course

IAI Course
ART 1000Art Survey

3

F2 901

ART 1003Survey of Non Western Art

3

F2903N

ART 1010Art Survey II

3

F2 902

FLM 2009The Art of The Film

3

F2 902

MUS 1000Music Appreciation

3

F1 901

THE 2002Introduction To Theatre

3

F1 908

HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS Group III

IAI Course
FLM 2010Film, Art & Literature

3

HF 900

GEN 2001Women in Ancient Cultures

3

HF 907D

SOCIAL SCIENCES: 3 courses

9 credit hours must be selected from at least two disciplines.
IAI Course
ALH 1002Human Growth & Development Workers

3

S6 902

ANT 1000Introduction To Anthropology

3

S1 900N

ANT 1002Cultural Anthropology

3

S1 901N

ECN 2002Principles of Microeconomics

3

S3 902

ECN 2003Principles of Macroeconomics

3

S3 901

GEG 1003Cultural Geography

3

S4 900N

GEG 1004World Regional Geography

3

S4 900N

HIS 2000United States History To 1865

3

S2 900

HIS 2001United States History From 1865

3

S2 901

HIS 2006History of Middle Eastern Civilization

3

S2 920N

HIS 2007History & Civilization of China

3

S2 920N

HIS 2008Modern Africa

3

S2 920N

PSI 1000American National Government

3

S5 900

PSI 1002State and Local Government

3

S5 902

PSI 2000International Relations

3

S5 904

PSY 1000General Psychology

3

S6 900

PSY 2001Child Growth and Development

3

S6 903; ECE 912

PSY 2004Social Psychology

3

S8 900

SOC 1000Introduction To Sociology

3

S7 900

SOC 1002Marriage and Family

3

S7 902

SOC 2001Social Problems

3

S7 901

NON-WESTERN: 1 course

IAI Course
ANT 1000Introduction To Anthropology

3

S1 900N

ANT 1002Cultural Anthropology

3

S1 901N

ART 1003Survey of Non Western Art

3

F2903N

GEG 1003Cultural Geography

3

S4 900N

GEG 1004World Regional Geography

3

S4 900N

GEN 2001Women in Ancient Cultures

3

HF 907D

HIS 1006African American History

3

H2909D

HIS 2006History of Middle Eastern Civilization

3

S2 920N

HIS 2007History & Civilization of China

3

S2 920N

HIS 2008Modern Africa

3

S2 920N

PHL 1013Comparative Religions

3

H5 904N

PSI 2000International Relations

3

S5 904

SPH 1003Intercultural Communication

3

MC 904

HEALTH & WELLNESS: 1 Credit Hour

IAI Course
ALH 1030Yoga

2

ALH 1031T'ai Chi

2

HPE 1000Wellness

1

HPE 1003Personal and Community Health

2

HPE 1004First Aid

2

Total Credit Hours: 60

Prerequisite: BIO 1002BIO 1008, BIO 1009, CHM 1007, CHM 2002, CHM 2003ECN 2004, ENG 1001, ENG 1002, FEN 2002, GEN 2001, GEN 2002GER 2002, LIT 2000, LIT 2001, LIT 2005LIT 2010, LIT 2011, LIT 2013, LIT 2021, MTH 1000, MTH 1003, MTH 1004, MTH 1005, MTH 1006, MTH 1007, MTH 1008, MTH 1009MTH 1010, MTH 2001, MTH 2002, MTH 2003, CHM 1004, CHM 1006, PHY 1001, PHY 2003,  PHY 2004, PHY 2011, PHY 2012, PHY 2013, PSY 2004, SOC 2001, SPN 2002

Non-Western: ANT 1000, ANT 1002, ART 1003, GEG 1003, GEG 1004GEN 2001, HIS 1006HIS 2006, HIS 2007, HIS 2008, PHL 1013, PSI 2000, and SPH 1003

Fifty-six (56) credit hours must have a "0"second digit "baccalaureate-oriented." Four (4) credit hours may be "2" second digit occupationally oriented.

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