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 COURSES IN MAJOR

Both semesters of at least two different sciences must be completed with a grade of “C” or better in each course.

Choose 20 hours from courses listed.

REQUIRED RELATED COURSES

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

CMIN 201 - Computer & Internet Literacy 3
Humanities Course 3
Social Science Course 3

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.

ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3
ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3
MATH 128 - Explorations in College Algebra 3 OR
MATH 130 - Pre-Calculus Algebra 3
MATH 129 - Trigonometry 3 OR
MATH 131 - Pre-Calculus Trigonometry 3
Fine Arts Requirement 3
Humanities Requirement 3
Natural Science Requirement 3
Social Science Requirement 3

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