The Associate in Science degree is awarded to students completing the prescribed curriculum shown below with a grade-point average of at least 2.0 (C).

Core Transfer Component

Writing/Accessing Information                                                     6

Oral Communication                                                                  3

Heritage/Humanities/Foreign Language                                        6

Completion of at least one course in humanities and one course in heritage is a graduation requirement for the Associate in Science degree

Social Interaction                                                                       9

At least two disciplines must be represented in this area, and these must be different from those in the heritage/humanities/foreign language area.

Science                                                                                     6

Mathematics                                                                              3

The course used to fulfill this competency must be college algebra or a higher level MA course (this excludes MAH courses and MA108R).

Subtotal Core Transfer Component                                       33

Additional General Education Requirements (Beyond the Core)

Science or Mathematics                                                              9

Any MA or STA course can be used to satisfy this mathematics requirement. (This excludes all MAH courses and MA108R). The Associate in Science degree must include at least one science course with a laboratory experience and at least 4 credit hours in MA or STA courses.

Computer Literacy                                                                    1-3

Course(s) to be chosen from the areas in the Core                      3-5

Subtotal Additional General Education Requirements          15

Other Degree Requirements

Electives                                                                                   12

Students are advised to choose hours to satisfy additional education requirements and pre-major requirements at the institution to which they are transferring.

Total Credit Hours                                                                  60

A course used to fill one competency cannot be used to fulfill another competency. Developmental/remedial courses cannot be used to satisfy graduation requirements.