General Education Requirements for Associate of Science (AS)

Associate of Science - AS (38/40 credit hours)

Communications (9 credit hours)

• COM 121 English Composition I  (3 credit hours) OR COM 122 English Composition I (Honors)  (3 credit hours)
• COM 151 Fundamentals of Speech  (3 credit hours)
• COM 221 English Composition II  (3 credit hours) 

Humanities (3 credit hours) 

Choose ONE from the following list: 

• ART 111 Introduction to Drawing  (3 credit hours) 
• ART 201 Art Appreciation  (3 credit hours) 
• COM 110 Introduction to Creative Writing  (3 credit hours) 
• ENG 125 Introduction to Literature  (3 credit hours) 
• MUS 221 Music Appreciation  (3 credit hours)
• PHI 271 Introduction to Philosophy  (3 credit hours) 
• PHI 275 Introduction to Ethics  (3 credit hours) 
• THR 120 Introduction to Theater  (3 credit hours) 

Information Technology (3 credit hours) 

• IFT 110 Microcomputer Applications  (3 credit hours) 

Mathematics (6/8 credit hours)

Choose TWO from the following list:

• MAT 180 Precalculus  (3 credit hours) OR MAT 160 College Algebra  & MAT 165 Trigonometry  
• MAT 210 Statistics  (3 credit hours)
• MAT 220 Calculus I  (4 credit hours) 
• MAT 221 Calculus II  (4 credit hours)

Natural/Physical Sciences (8 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following list:

• BIO 150 Biology I  (4 credit hours) 
• CHE 150 Chemistry I  (4 credit hours) 
• PHY 240 Physics I  (4 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following list:

• BIO 155 Biology II  (4 credit hours)
• CHE 155 Chemistry II  (4 credit hours)
• PHY 245 Physics II   (4 credit hours)

Orientation (3 credit hours)

• CSS 103 College Success Strategies  (3 credit hours)

Social Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following:

• ANT 140 Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective  (3 credit hours) 
• HIS 110 Early American History  (3 credit hours) 
• HIS 115 The Emergence of Modern America  (3 credit hours) 
• PSY 130 General Psychology  (3 credit hours) 
• SOC 130 Sociology  (3 credit hours) 

Social Sciences or Humanities (3 credit hours)

Choose ONE from the following: ANT, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC, ART, ENG, HUM, MUS, PHI OR THR. (3 credit hours)