Requirements

General Education: 30-32 Credits

As described in the General Education section of the catalog and as identified below:

The following General Education courses are required:

course - English Composition: The Writing Process Credits: 3
course - English Composition: Writing and Research Credits: 3
course - Intermediate Algebra Credits: 4 and course - College Algebra & Trigonometry Credits: 4 or course - Calculus I Credits: 4 and course - Calculus II Credits: 4
Science (with Lab) Credits: 4-5
Social Sciences Credits: 3
Humanities Credits: 3-4
Social Sciences or Humanities Credits: 3 *
course - Computer Logic and Design or course - Information Technology Credits: 3

General Education Note:

*One course is recommended from the Cultural and Global Awareness knowledge area.

Career Studies: 4 Credits as Follows:

A grade of "C" or higher is required in all career studies courses.

course - Pre-Calculus Mathematics Credits: 4

Career Studies: 21-25 Credits From Among the Following:

The selected courses must include at least one two-semester sequence of courses chosen from BIOL101/102, BIOL111/1112, CHEM101/102, MATH171/172, PHYS111/112. PHYS121/112. (The Science and Health Science Division may approve another sequence based on the requirements of the transfer institution.) It is suggested that the student complete both courses in any two-semester sequence begun. Consult with your counselor.

A grade of "C" or higher is required in all career studies courses.

course - General Biology I Credits: 4
course - General Biology II Credits: 4
course - Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4
course - Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4
course - Invertebrate Zoology Credits: 4 *
course - Vertebrate Zoology Credits: 4 **
course - Marine Biology Credits: 4 ***
course - Ecology and Field Biology Credits: 4 *
course - Microbiology Credits: 4
course - Cell and Molecular Biology Credits: 4
course - General Chemistry I Credits: 5
course - General Chemistry II Credits: 5
course - Introduction to Marine Chemistry Credits: 4 ***
course - Introduction to Inorganic, Organic and Biological Chemistry Credits: 4
course - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 5
course - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 5
course - Fundamentals of Organic and Biological Chemistry Credits: 5
course - Biochemistry Credits: 5
course - Physical Geology Credits: 4
course - Oceanography Credits: 4
course - Calculus I Credits: 4
course - Calculus II Credits: 4
course - General Physics I (Non-Calculus) Credits: 4
course - General Physics II (Non-Calculus) Credits: 4 **
course - General Physics I Credits: 4
course - General Physics II Credits: 4
course - General Physics III Credits: 4

Elective: 0-5 Credits

Total Credits Required for Degree: 60

Notes:

*Offered Fall Term only

**Offered Spring Term only

***Offered Summer Term only

Suggested Sequence

Students wishing a concentration in science combined with liberal studies needed for transfer to four-year colleges or special professional institutions may choose this option. This option may fulfill the needs of students planning to major in Marine Science, Geology, or Environmental Science at a four-year college. The flexibility offered by this option allows for differences in entrance and transferability requirements of these schools. To maximize transfer credits, students must be guided by the transfer institution’s requirements and work closely with their counselor in order to select courses wisely.

Semester 1: Fall Term

Total Credits: 14-15

Semester 2: Spring Term

course - College Algebra & Trigonometry or course - Calculus II Credits: 4
course - English Composition: Writing and Research Credits: 3
Social Sciences Credits: 3
Career Studies Credit: 4-5

Total Credits: 14-15

Semester 3: Fall Term

course - Pre-Calculus Mathematics Credits: 4
Career Studies Credits: 4-8
Science (with Lab) Credits: 4

Total Credits: 12-16

Semester 4: Spring Term

Career Studies Credits: 8
Humanities or Social Sciences Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 0-5
course - Computer Logic and Design or course - Information Technology Credits: 3

Total Credits: 14-19

Sequence Note:

*One course is recommended from the Cultural and Global Awareness knowledge area.

MTHSC - Math/Science Program, Science Option, A.S.

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