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AS - Associate of Science

An Associate of Science degree (AS) is a transfer degree designed for students who plan to transfer their community college credits to a four-year college or university and plan to major in subject areas such as: astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics and physics.

General Education Core *

Communications

9 Credits from the following:

Course # Course Title Credits
ENG 121

English Composition I

3

ENG 122

English Composition II

3

SPE 115
SPE 125

+ Public Speaking OR
+ Interpersonal Communication

3

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Arts and Humanities

9 Credits from the following:

Course # Course Title Credits

Arts:

ART 110

Art Appreciation

3

ART 111

Art History I

3

ART 112

Art History II

3

MUS 120

Music Appreciation

3

MUS 121

Intro. to Music History I

3

MUS 122

Intro. to Music History II

3

Languages:

FRE 211

French Language III

3

GER 211

German Language III

3

GER 212

German Language IV

3

ITA 211

Italian Language III

3

ITA 212

Italian Language IV

3

JPN 211

Japanese Language III

3

JPN 212

Japanese Language IV

3

RUS 211

Russian Language III

3

RUS 212

Russian Language IV

3

SPA 211

Spanish Language III

3

SPA 212

Spanish Language IV

3

Literature & Humanities:

HUM 121

Survey of Humanities I

3

HUM 122

Survey of Humanities II

3

HUM 123

Survey of Humanities III

3

LIT 115

Introduction to Literature

3

LIT 201

Masterpieces of Literature I

3

LIT 202

Masterpieces of Literature II

3

LIT 205

Ethnic Literature

3

LIT 211

Survey of American Literature I

3

LIT 212

Survey of American Literature II

3

LIT 221

Survey of British Literature I

3

LIT 222

Survey of British Literature II

3

Ways of Thinking:

PHI 111

Introduction to Philosophy

3

PHI 112

Ethics

3

PHI 113

Logic

3

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Mathematics

4 credits minimum (credits over 4 will be applied to electives) select from:

Course # Course Title Credits
MAT 121

College Algebra

4

MAT 122

College Trigonometry

4

MAT 201

Calculus I

5

MAT 202

Calculus II

5

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Social and Behavioral Sciences

9 Credits from 3 different categories, one of which must be History, select from:

Course # Course Title Credits

History:

HIS 101

History of Western Civilization I

3

HIS 102

History of Western Civilization II

3

HIS 201

U.S. History I

3

HIS 202

U.S. History II

3

HIS 247

Contemporary World History

3

Economic & Political Systems:

ECO 201

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECO 202

Principles of Microeconomics

3

POS 105

Introduction to Political Science

3

POS 111

American Government

3

Geography:

GEO 105

World Geography

3

GEO 106

Human Geography

3

Human Behavior & Social Systems

ANT 101

Cultural Anthropology

3

ANT 111

Physical Anthropology

3

PSY 101

General Psychology I

3

PSY 102

General Psychology II

3

PSY 235

Human Growth and Development

3

SOC 101

Introduction to Sociology I

3

SOC 102

Introduction to Sociology II

3

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Physical and Life Sciences

8 credits choose two courses (credits over 8 will be applied to electives) select from:

Course # Course Title Credits
AST 101

Astronomy I

4

AST 102

Astronomy II

4

BIO 111

Gen. College Biology I

5

BIO 112

Gen. College Biology II

5

BIO 201

Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIO 202

Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BIO 204

Microbiology

4

CHE 111

Gen. College Chemistry I

5

CHE 112

Gen. College Chem. II

5

GEY 111

Physical Geology

4

GEY 121

Historical Geology

4

MET 150

General Meteorology

4

PHY 111

Physics: Algebra-Based I

5

PHY 112

Physics: Algebra-Based II

5

PHY 211

Physics: Calculus-Based I

5

PHY 212

Physics: Calculus-Based II

5

Please see your home college advisor to assist in selecting appropriate elective/ courses for your major/transfer institution. Certain majors have specific prerequisites.

Math & Science Electives
18 credits - Choose from: AST, BIO, CHE, GEY, HWE, MAT 120+, PHY

Other Electives
3 credits - Choose from: ACC 121/122; ANT; ART; ASL; AST; BIO, BUS 115/216/217/226; CHE; CIS 115/118; COM, DAN, ECO, ENG 121+; ETS; FOR 111+; GEO; GEY; HWE; HIS; HHP (no more that 6 credits); HUM; JOU; LIT; MAN 226; MAR 216; MAT 120+; MUS; PED; PHI; PHO; PHY; POS; PSY; SOC; SPE; THE; WMS

* All General Education courses except SPE, DAN, HPR, HWE, PED and PER are
State Guaranteed Transfer Courses.

TOTAL State Guaranteed General Education courses

38, 39, or 40 credits

TOTAL Electives (selected from approved course list)

20, 21, or 22 credits

Degree TOTAL Credits

60 credits