Science, A.S.

First Year

Second Year

Total Minimum Credits for Degree: 60

¹ Veterans with an honorable discharge will be awarded HLT/PED credit based on military service.

² Students planning to transfer to Virginia Tech should take MTH 166  in place of MTH 163. 

* This course has a requisite. 

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Program Notes: Students preparing for a major in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-pharmacy, pre-physician’s assistant or pre-veterinary should complete the curricular program in Science and select BIO 101 -BIO 102  and CHM 111 -CHM 112  to fulfill the required 16 credits of Science Elective with Lab. It is strongly recommended that PHY 201 -PHY 202  General College Physics be taken to fulfill the Science Elective and Transfer Elective requirements. Many pre-professional programs also require Organic Chemistry.

Students preparing for a major in biology should complete in their science electives BIO 101 -BIO 102 , BIO 205 , BIO 206 , BIO 220 , as well as CHM 111 -CHM 112 . Students should consult transfer institution for appropriate math sequence.

Students preparing for a major in chemistry should complete in their science electives CHM 111 -CHM 112 , CHM 241 /CHM 245 , CHM 242 /CHM 246 , as well as BIO 101 -BIO 102 . Students preparing for a major in chemistry should complete in their math sequence MTH 166  and MTH 173 -MTH 174 .

Students preparing for a major in earth sciences should complete in their science electives GOL 105 -GOL 106 , as well as selecting from BIO 101 -BIO 102  or CHM 111 -CHM 112 , depending on the demands of the transfer institution. Math electives typically are MTH 166 , MTH 173 -MTH 174 . Students should verify math sequence with their transfer institution.

Students preparing for a major in physics, astronomy, or astrophysics should complete in their science electives PHY 241 -PHY 242 , CHM 111 -CHM 112 , MTH 166 , MTH 173 -MTH 174 , MTH 277 , MTH 285  and MTH 291 .

Students preparing for a major in environmental science, ecology, or forestry should pursue the Integrated Environmental Studies Specialization.

Students preparing for a major in mathematics, mathematics education, or statistics should pursue the Specialization in Mathematics.

Students preparing for a major in a health field such as Nursing or other allied health field and who desire a BS degree, should pursue the Specialization in Health Sciences.