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2010 - 2011 Catalog 
    
2010 - 2011 Catalog [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]

General Science, A.S.


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DEGREE: ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
DIVISION: SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

The General Science curriculum provides foundation courses that may lead to a science or health paraprofession or toward one of the numerous science-related professions requiring additional work at a senior institution or a specialized school. Students planning to continue their education in areas such as dentistry, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, physics, biological science, or chemistry may elect to pursue the Associate of Science in General Science degree.

Students planning to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor about obtaining either an Associate of Science in General Science or an Associate of General Studies with a concentration in the sciences by following an articulation agreement with participating institutions.

REQUIRED RELATED COURSES


See General Education Requirements  for approved Humanities and Social Science courses.

APPROVED ELECTIVES


Select an additional 8 hours from courses with the following prefixes:

ARCH*, BIOL 142  or higher, CHEM 142  or higher, CIVT*, ELET, GEOL, MATH 151  or higher, PHYS 142  or higher.

* Students planning to transfer credits to a baccalaureate program should check with the receiving institution to determine if this course may be used for credit toward a degree.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS


See General Education Requirements  for approved Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Science, and Social Science courses.

FREE ELECTIVES


Choose three hours from credit courses that are numbered 100 or above.

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 64


NOTE:


See Graduation Requirements .

Students planning to pursue a baccalaureate program should contact that receiving institution for determination of course transferability. A listing of Delgado courses can be found at Delgado Community College’s web site at http://www.dcc.edu/transfer/courselist.pdf

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