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Associate of Science Degree

Curriculum

I. General Education Requirements

A. Communications — 12 hours minimum

ENGL 111S Discourse and Composition (4); ENGL 112S Composition and Research (4); ENGL 115S Composition and Literature (4)

B. Mathematics — 8 hours minimum

MATH 110S Mathematics Core Course (4) and one additional course from the following: MATH 131 (4); MATH 132 (4); MATH 201 (4); MATH 202 (4); MATH 250 (4)

C. Arts and Humanities — 12 hours minimum

ENGL/HIST 225S Civilization and Literature (4) and two of the following: ARTH 261 (4); ARTH 262 (4); ENGL 200 (4); MUSI 220 (3); PHIL 200 (4)

Students may take additional courses from the following (optional): ENGL 203 (4); ENGL 210 (4); ENGL 211 (4); ENGL 212 (4); MUSI 221 (3); MUSI 222 (3); MUSI 223 (3); PHIL 103 (4); PHIL 105 (4)

D. Social Sciences — 12 hours minimum

SOCI 110S Foundations of Social Science (4)

ENGL/HIST 226S Civilization and Literature 2 (4) and one of the following: ECON 101 (4); GEOG 125 (4); GOVT 101 (4); HIST 111 (4); HIST 112 (4); HIST 113 (4); PSYC 101 (4); SOCI 101 (4)

E. Natural Sciences — 16 hours minimum

NTSC 110S Scientific Reasoning & Methodology (4)

and 12 additional hours chosen from the following: BIOL 151 (5) (4 lec./2 lab); CHEM 121 (4), CHEM 122 (4); CHEM 141 (5); CHEM 142 (5); CHEM 143 (5) (all CHEM - 3 lec./3 lab); GEOL 101 (4) (3 lec./2 lab); PHYS 201 (4); PHYS 202 (4); PHYS 203 (4) (all PHYS - 3 lec./3 lab)

Students may take additional courses from the following (optional): BIOL 162 (5); BIOL 202 (5); BIOL 203 (5); CHEM 200 (4); GEOL 112 (4); PHYS 210 (4)

Note: Students cannot receive credit for both CHEM 121/122 and CHEM 141/142 series.

II. Concentration Area — 30 hours

A. Science

Selected courses in an area of specialization chosen from one of the following subject areas:

Biology

Physical Science (includes chemistry, geology, physics, and physical science)

B. Mathematical Sciences

1. Selected courses from mathematics — 22 hours minimum must be numbered above 110.

2. Science — 8 hours minimum must be chosen from biology, chemistry, geology, or physics numbered above 100.

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