Science, A.S.

Associate of Science
880

Purpose: This curriculum is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree in a science discipline or pre-professional program.

Students may elect to specialize in Health Sciences, Integrated Environmental Studies or Mathematics.

Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to credit-level coursework established by the college.

Developmental Requirements: Students who do not place into college-level English will be required to take developmental courses.

Students who do not demonstrate proficiency in MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , MTE 5 , MTE 6 , MTE 7 , MTE 8 and MTE 9 will be required to take developmental courses.

It is strongly recommended that developmental education requirements be completed as soon as possible.

While a course may satisfy a requirement for a Virginia Western program, it may not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution. Students who intend to transfer should verify specific program requirements with their four-year institution.

First Semester

SDV 101 - Orientation to Science 2 CR ²
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 CR *
MTH 161 - Pre-Calculus I 3 CR (or MTH 167 ) ^{*, 1}
Science ELE - Science Major Sequence 4 CR
ITE 115 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts 3 CR (or ITE 119 )

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 CR *
MTH 261 - Applied Calculus I 3 CR (or MTH 263 ) *
Science ELE - Science Major Sequence 4 CR
Humanities/Fine Arts ELE - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 CR
Science ELE - Science Elective I 3 CR

Third Semester

HIS 121 - United States History I 3 CR (or HIS 111 )
MTH 262 - Applied Calculus II 3 CR (or MTH 264 ) *
Science ELE - Science Major Sequence 4 CR
Social Science ELE - Social Science Elective 3 CR
Science ELE - Science Elective II 4 CR

Fourth Semester

Total Minimum Credits for Degree: 62

¹Students planning to transfer to Virginia Tech should take MTH 167 in place of MTH 161 .

²SDV 108 will satisfy the SDV 101 requirement. SDV 108 is for developmental English students.

* This course has a requisite.

For program specific information please go to the program website.

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 (CHM 241 /CHM 245 and CHM 242 /CHM 246 ).

Students preparing for a major in biology should complete in their science sequence electives BIO 101 -BIO 102 and CHM 111 -CHM 112 . Additional transfer science electives should be selected from the following list after consulting their transfer institution and taking into consideration program of interest after transfer: BIO 205 , BIO 206 , BIO 220 , BIO 251 , BIO 252 , BIO 270 , BIO 271 , BIO 285 or CHM 261 . 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 and PHY 241 -PHY 242 . Students preparing for a major in chemistry should complete in their math sequence MTH 167 and MTH 263 -MTH 264 .

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 167 , MTH 263 -MTH 264 . 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 167 , MTH 263 -MTH 264 , MTH 265 , MTH 266 and MTH 267 .

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.