College Catalog 2025-2026
Degree Type Associate of Science (AS)
Total Credits 60
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PURPOSE: This two-year degree prepares students to transfer to a four-year college and major in a science program such as biology, chemistry, physics, pre-med, pre-dentistry, and environmental science. CREDENTIALS: An Associate of Science (AS) degree is a major related to an area such as business administration, engineering, science, and social sciences that takes 2 years for full-time students to complete. Students receiving an AS degree intend to transfer to four-year colleges.

Curriculum

First Semester

Course Credits
SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3
Social Science EEE2 - Social Science Elective 3
MTH 161 - PreCalculus I 3
BIO 101 - General Biology I 4
HLT/PED EEE - Health or Physical Education Elective 2
Subtotal 16

Second Semester

Course Credits
ENG 112 - College Composition II 3
Social Science EEE2 - Social Science Elective 3
MTH 162 - PreCalculus II 3
BIO 102 - General Biology II 4
Subtotal 13

Fourth Semester

Course Credits
ENG EEE3 - Literature Elective 3
Social Science EEE2 - Social Science Elective 3
CHM 112 - College Chemistry II 4
MTH 264 - Calculus II 4

Humanities Humanities Elective: Choose One of the Following

Course Credits
ART 101 - History and Appreciation of Art I 3
HUM 100 - Survey of Humanities 3
PHI 220 - Ethics 3
or other approved humanities elective 3
Subtotal 17

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