Associate of Science Degree Requirements

To earn the Associate of Science degree, the student must successfully complete courses from the following areas to meet the minimum general education distribution requirements:

Written Communication - 6 semester hours

To meet this distribution requirement, the student must successfully complete English 151 and one (1) additional course selected from English 102, 152, 155, or 254.

Mathematics and/or Science* - 8 semester hours

To meet this distribution requirement, the student must:

  1. Successfully complete courses selected from two (2) or more of the following subjects: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Mathematics, Geography 151, Physical Science, Physics.
  2. Pass the Mathematics assessment or successfully complete at least three (3) semester hours of mathematics from courses numbered MATH 121 or higher.

Social Science - 9 semester hours

To meet this distribution requirement, the student must successfully complete Political Science 151 and additional courses selected from two (2) different subject areas listed below:

Anthropology, Economics, Geography (except 151), History, Political Science (except 101 and 151), Psychology, Social Work, or Sociology.

Computer Skills

To meet this distribution requirement, the student must successfully complete one (1) course selected from CIS 130, WPR 102, or WPR 110, MDTC 160, or achieve a satisfactory score on a computer skills assessement.

Humanities - 3 semester hours

To meet this distribution requirement, the student must successfully complete courses selected from one (1) different subject areas listed below:

Art, Communications, English (251 or higher, excluding 254 and 261), Foreign Language, Humanities, Journalism, Music, Philosophy, Speech, or Theater.

*It is strongly recommended that students select a science course with a scheduled laboratory period.

page last updated: September 27, 2007


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