Associate in Science

Associate in Science
Credit Requirements: 60 Semester Credit Hours
Program Credit Requirements

The Associate in Science degree is designed for students planning to transfer to four-year programs and for students who wish to broaden their general knowledge. The degree stresses mathematics and natural and physical sciences.

Program Requirements
(60 credits required)

Recommended Sequence of Courses

I. General Education Requirements:

 

English Composition I

3

 

English Composition II

3

 

College Algebra

3

 or

Precalculus

5

 or

Probability and Statistics

3

 or

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I

4

 

General Psychology

3

 or

Macroeconomics

3

 

Public Speaking

3

 or

Interpersonal Communication

3

 or

Introduction to Theater

3

II. Math/Lab Science Requirements
(Must include another math course and at least one lab science course.)
Select 21 semester credit hours from the following:

 

Solar System Astronomy

4

 

Stellar Astronomy

4

 

Biological Science I

4

 

Biological Science II

4

 

Anatomy and Physiology I

4

 

Anatomy and Physiology II

4

 

Microbiology

4

 

College Chemistry I

4

 

College Chemistry II

4

 

Organic Chemistry I

4

 

Organic Chemistry II

4

 

Analytical Chemistry I

5

 

Environmental Microbiology

4

 

Environmental Chemical Analyses

4

 

College Algebra

3

 

College Trigonometry

3

 

Precalculus

5

 

Probability and Statistics

3

 

Discrete Mathematics

3

 

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I

4

 

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II

4

 

Analytic Geometry and Calculus III

4

 

Differential Equations

4

 

Physics I

4

 

Physics II

4

 

University Physics I

4

 

University Physics II

4

 

University Physics III

4

III. Humanities, Languages and Social Science Requirements
Select nine semester credit hours from the following (must include at least one Humanities course):

 

Art History and Appreciation

3

 

History of Early Western Art

3

 

History of Western Art

3

 

American Literature I

3

 

American Literature II

3

 

English Literature I

3

 

English Literature II

3

 

World Literature I

3

 

World Literature II

3

 

Fiction

3

 

Drama

3

 

Poetry

3

 

Western Civilization to 1689

3

 

Western Civilization Post 1689

3

 

World History I

3

 

World History II

3

 

Introduction to African History

3

 

African-American History to 1877

3

 

African-American History: 1877 to Present

3

 

American History: Discovery to 1877

3

 

American History: 1877 to Present

3

 

Music Appreciation

3

 

Introduction to Philosophy

3

 

Ethics

3

 

Introduction to Theater

3

Languages/Social Sciences:

 

General Anthropology

3

 

Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

 

Macroeconomics

3

 

Microeconomics

3

 

Elementary French I

4

 

Elementary French II

4

 

Intermediate French I

3

 

Intermediate French II

3

 

Elementary German I

4

 

Elementary German II

4

 

Intermediate German I

3

 

Intermediate German II

3

 

American Government

3

 

State and Local Government

3

 

Introduction to International Relations

3

 

General Psychology

3

 

Human Growth and Development

3

 

Abnormal Psychology

3

 

Introduction to Sociology

3

 

Marriage and the Family

3

 

Introduction to Gerontology

3

 

Elementary Spanish I

4

 

Elementary Spanish II

4

 

Intermediate Spanish I

3

 

Intermediate Spanish II

3

IV. Computing Requirement
(Select one from the following.)

 

Introduction to Computers

3

 

Basic Computer Concepts

3

 

Introduction to Engineering

3

V. Electives
Select 12 credits from the following courses:
(NOTE: Students may also select from courses in Mathematics and Lab Science requirements and Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences requirements above.)

 

Accounting Principles I

3

 

Accounting Principles II

3

 

Introduction to Business

3

 

Business Law I

3

 

Survey of Organic Chemistry

3

 

Cooperative Work Experience

3

 

Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar

1

 

Electrical and Computer Lab I

3

 

Introduction to Computer Engineering I

3

 

Introduction to Computer Engineering II

3

 

Introduction to Electrical Engineering I

3

 

Introduction to Electrical Engineering II

3

 

Engineering Statics

3

 

Engineering Dynamics

3

 

Introduction to Engineering Mechanics of Solids

3

 

Engineering Thermodynamics Fundamentals

3

 

Problem Solving for Engineers

2

 

Introduction to Engineering/Computer Graphics

3

 

Introduction to Civil Engineering

2

 

Engineering Surveying I

3

 

Engineering Surveying II

3

 

Engineering Surveying Lab I

1

 

Engineering Surveying Lab II

1

 

Advanced Technical Communications

3

 

Introduction to Treatment Facilities

3

 

Chemistry of Hazardous Materials

4

 

Environmental Science

3

 

Introduction to Environmental Law

3

 

Health Effects of Hazardous Materials

3

 

Industrial Safety and Emergency Response

3

 

Hazardous Waste

3

 

World Geography

3

 

Introduction to Journalism

3

 

Contemporary College Mathematics

3

 

Elementary Calculus

3

 

Principles of Management

3

 

Human Resource Management

3

 

Marketing

3

 

Environmental Science Institute

3

 

Public Speaking

3

 

Interpersonal Communication

3
No course can count more than once.