Program: Associate of Science (A.S.) - Community College of Baltimore County

Apr 17, 2025

Catalog 2018-19

General Education Requirements and Electives for AS Degree - 29-30 Credits

Requirements

ENGL 101 - College Composition I 3 Credit(s).

Electives

Choose courses in each category from the list of approved General Education Courses , including a Diversity course (marked with an asterisk *).

Arts and Humanities 6 Credits.
Biological and Physical Sciences 7-8 Credits.
Mathematics 4 Credits.
Social and Behavioral Sciences 6 Credits.

A.S. programs must have 3 additional credits of general education. Check the Program of Study for specific, additional general education requirements.

Biological and Physical Sciences - 7-8 Credits

Choose 7-8 credits from this list:

ASTM 101 - Astronomy 3 Credit(s).
ASTM 102 - Astronomy Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
BIOL 104 - Introductory Botany 4 Credit(s).
BIOL 106 - Zoology 4 Credit(s).
BIOL 110 - Biology I: Molecular and Cells 4 Credit(s).
BIOL 111 - Biology II: Organisms and Ecology 4 Credit(s).
CHEM 131 - General Chemistry I 4 Credit(s). **
CHEM 133 - General Chemistry II 4 Credit(s).
ERSC 101 - Earth Science 4 Credit(s).
ERSC 121 - Physical Geology 3 Credit(s).
ERSC 122 - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
ERSC 131 - Meteorology 4 Credit(s).
ERSC 141 - Oceanography 3 Credit(s).
or
GEOG 141 - Oceanography 3 Credit(s).
ERSC 142 - Oceanography Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
or
GEOG 142 - Oceanography Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
ENVS 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credit(s).
ENVS 102 - Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory 1 Credit(s).
GEOG 101 - Introduction to Physical Geography 3 Credit(s).
PHYS 101 - Fundamentals of Physics I 4 Credit(s).
PHYS 102 - Fundamentals of Physics II 4 Credit(s).
PHYS 151 - General Physics I 4 Credit(s). ***
PHYS 251 - General Physics II 4 Credit(s).

Mathematics - 3-4 Credits

Choose one course from this list:

MATH 165 - Precalculus 4 Credit(s).
MATH 251 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s).
MATH 252 - Calculus II 4 Credit(s).
MATH 253 - Calculus III 4 Credit(s).
MATH 257 - Linear Algebra 4 Credit(s).
MATH 259 - Elementary Differential Equations 3 Credit(s).

Notes

**In order to take CHEM 131 , students must have done one of the following:

Completed CHEM 107 and CHEM 108 with a grade of C or better, OR
Passed the Chemistry placement exam and completed or tested out of (ENGL 052 and RDNG 052) or ACLT 052, and MATH 083, OR
Received permission from the Physical Sciences department chair.

***In order to take PHYS 151 , students must have completed MATH 251 with a C or higher and done one of the following:

Completed PHYS 101 with a grade of C or better, OR
Received permission from the Physical Sciences department chair.