Associate of Science in Science (A.S.)

Required Courses

• SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 Credits.
• ENGL 101 - College Composition I 3 Credits.
• ENGL 102 - College Composition II 3 Credits.

Electives:

(Choose courses in each category using the information below and from the list of approved General Education courses  .)

• Arts and Humanities 3 Credits.
• Social and Behavioral Sciences (from 2 disciplines) 6 Credits.
• Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues, distributed as follows 8 Credits.
  • Wellness and Health 3 Credits.
  • Information Technology 3 Credits.
  • Global, Historical, and Cultural Perspectives 2 Credits.

Note:

* One of the 3-credit General Education courses must be a Diversity course.

Arts and Humanities - 6 Credits

• SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 Credits. reqd

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• ARTD 104 - Art Appreciation 3 Credits. *
• ARTD 105 - History of Art I 3 Credits. *
• ARTD 106 - History of Art II 3 Credits. *
• DANC 135 - Dance Appreciation 3 Credits.
• ENGL 201 - British Literature I 3 Credits.
• ENGL 202 - British Literature II 3 Credits.
• ENGL 203 - American Literature I 3 Credits.
• ENGL 204 - American Literature II 3 Credits.
• ENGL 205 - World Literature I 3 Credits. *
• ENGL 206 - World Literature II 3 Credits. *

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• ENGL 207 - Native American Literature 3 Credits. *

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• NAST 207 - Native American Literature 3 Credits. *

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• ENGL 218 - African American Literature I 3 Credits. *
• ENGL 219 - African American Literature II 3 Credits. *

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• ENGL 224 - Literature by Women 3 Credits. *

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• WMST 224 - Literature by Women 3 Credits. *

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• ENGL 260 - Holocaust Literature 3 Credits. *
• FAPA 100 - Introduction to Fine and Performing Arts 3 Credits.
• Any Gen. Ed. World Lang *
• INTR 101 - American Sign Language I 3 Credits.
• INTR 102 - American Sign Language II 3 Credits.
• INTR 121 - Deaf Issues: Past and Present 3 Credits. *
• MCOM 111 - Introduction to Broadcasting and Mass Communications 3 Credits.

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• MCOM 150 - Movies: History and Art 3 Credits.

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• HIST 150 - Movies: History & Art 3 Credits.

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• MUSC 101 - Music Fundamentals 3 Credits.
• MUSC 102 - Music Appreciation 3 Credits.
• MUSC 109 - Survey of World Music 3 Credits. *
• PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credits.
• PHIL 240 - Ethics 3 Credits.
• THTR 101 - Introduction to the Theatre 3 Credits.

Social and Behavioral Sciences - 6 Credits

From 2 different disciplines

• AASD 101 - Introduction to Africana Studies 3 Credits. *
• ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits.
• ARSC 121 - American Pluralism: The Search for Justice 3 Credits. *
• CRJU 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credits. *

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• CRJU 202 - Criminology 3 Credits.

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• SOCL 202 - Criminology 3 Credits.

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• ECON 201 - Introduction to Macro-Economic Principles 3 Credits.
• ECON 202 - Introduction to Micro-Economic Principles 3 Credits.

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• EDTR 103 - Principles of Human Growth and Development 3 Credits.

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• PSYC 103 - Principles of Human Growth and Development 3 Credits.

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• GEOG 102 - Introduction to Cultural Geography 3 Credits.
• GEOG 111 - World Regional Geography 3 Credits.
• HIST 101 - Western Civilization I: Ancient and Medieval History 3 Credits.
• HIST 102 - Western Civilization II: Modern History 3 Credits.
• HIST 111 - History of the United States I 3 Credits.
• HIST 112 - History of the United States II 3 Credits.
• HIST 116 - African-American History Overview 3 Credits. *
• HIST 120 - Ethnicity: American Dream 3 Credits. *

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• HIST 127 - Native American History 3 Credits. *

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• NAST 127 - Native American History 3 Credits. *

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• PALG 101 - Introduction to Law 3 Credits.

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• PRLW 101 - Introduction to Law 3 Credits.

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• POLS 101 - American Government and Politics 3 Credits.
• POLS 111 - Introduction to Political Science 3 Credits.
• POLS 131 - Comparative Government and Politics 3 Credits. *
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits.
• PSYC 105 - Human Relations in a Culturally Diverse Society 3 Credits. *

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• RECR 101 - Leisure in Society 3 Credits. *

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• SSCI 101 - Leisure in Society 3 Credits. *

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• SOCL 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits.
• SOCL 102 - Social Problems 3 Credits.
• SOCL 141 - Racial and Cultural Minorities 3 Credits. *
• SOCL 230 - The Holocaust and Global Racism 3 Credits. *
• WMST 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies 3 Credits. *

Biological and Physical Sciences - 7-8 Credits **

• ASTM 101 - Astronomy 3 Credits.
• ASTM 102 - Astronomy Laboratory 1 Credits.
• BIOL 104 - Introductory Botany 4 Credits.
• BIOL 106 - Zoology 4 Credits.
• BIOL 110 - Biology I: Molecular and Cells 4 Credits.
• BIOL 111 - Biology II: Organisms and Ecology 4 Credits.
• CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I 3 Credits.
• CHEM 122 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credits.
• CHEM 123 - General Chemistry II 3 Credits.
• CHEM 124 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credits.
• ENVS 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credits.
• ENVS 102 - Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory 1 Credits.
• ERSC 101 - Earth Science 4 Credits.
• ERSC 121 - Physical Geology 3 Credits.
• ERSC 122 - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 Credits.
• ERSC 131 - Meteorology 4 Credits.

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• ERSC 141 - Oceanography 3 Credits.

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• GEOG 141 - Oceanography 3 Credits.

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• ERSC 142 - Oceanography Laboratory 1 Credits.
• GEOG 101 - Introduction to Physical Geography 3 Credits.
• PHYS 101 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credits.
• PHYS 102 - Fundamentals of Physics II 4 Credits.
• PHYS 151 - General Physics I 4 Credits.
• PHYS 251 - General Physics II 4 Credits.

Mathematics - 3-5 Credits

• MATH 165 - Precalculus 4 Credits.
• MATH 251 - Calculus I 4 Credits.
• MATH 252 - Calculus II 4 Credits.
• MATH 253 - Calculus III 4 Credits.
• MATH 257 - Linear Algebra 4 Credits.
• MATH 259 - Elementary Differential Equations 3 Credits.

English Composition - 6 Credits

• ENGL 101 - College Composition I 3 Credits. reqd
• ENGL 102 - College Composition II 3 Credits. reqd

Interdisciplinary/Emerging Issues - 3 Courses

One from each category

Additional Information

* Diversity Course: Students are required to take one Diversity course. Choose a course marked with an asterisk.

**The courses must come from two different disciplines or be two sequential courses (these courses are labeled I and II in their titles) from one discipline. One of the courses must be a lab.