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Associate in Science Degree

The Associate in Science Degree program prepares students to transfer courses or the degree in its entirety to a four-year senior institution. This program is designed for students who wish to earn a baccalaureate degree in a science-related or math-related discipline.
General Education Core (45 SHC) SHC = Semester Hours Credit The general education common course pathway includes study in the areas of English composition; humanities and fine arts; social and behavioral sciences; and natural science and mathematics.
Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) (34 SHC)*

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Curriculum Pathways

▸ Associate in Science Degree (A10400)

English Composition (6 SHC)

Two English composition courses are required.

ENG 111
Writing and Inquiry (3 SHC)

ENG 112
Writing/Research in the Disc (3 SHC)

Humanities/Fine Arts (6 SCH)

Two courses from two discipline areas are required.

ART 111
Art Appreciation (3 SHC)

ART 114
Art History Survey I (3 SHC)

ART 115
Art History Survey II (3 SHC)

COM 120
Intro Interpersonal Com (3 SHC)

COM 231
Public Speaking (3 SHC)

DRA 111
Theatre Appreciation (3 SHC)

ENG 231
American Literature I (3 SHC)

ENG 232
American Literature II (3 SHC)

ENG 241
British Literature I (3 SHC)

ENG 242
British Literature II (SHC)

MUS 110
Music Appreciation (3 SHC)

MUS 112
Introduction to Jazz (3 SHC)

PHI 215
Philosophical Issues (3 SHC)

PHI 240
Introduction to Ethics (3 SHC)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 SHC)

Two courses from two discipline areas are required.

ECO 251
Principles of Microeconomics (3 SHC)

ECO 252
Principles of Macroeconomics (3 SHC)

HIS 111
World Civilizations I (3 SHC)

HIS 112
World Civilizations II (3 SHC)

HIS 131
American History I (3 SHC)

HIS 132
American History II (3 SHC)

POL 120
American Government (3 SHC)

PSY 150
General Psychology (3 SHC)

SOC 210
Introduction to Sociology (3 SHC)

Mathematics (8 SHC)

MAT 171
Precalculus Algebra (4 SHC)

MAT 172
Precalculus Trigonometry (4 SHC)

MAT 263
Brief Calculus (4 SHC)

MAT 271
Calculus I (4 SHC)

MAT 272
Calculus II (4 SHC)

Natural Science (8 SHC)

BIO 111 (4 SHC) and BIO 112 (4 SHC)

BIO 110 (4 SHC) and GEL 111 (4 SHC)

CHM 151 (4 SHC) and CHM 152 (4 SHC)

GEL 111 (4 SHC) and PHY 110/110A (4 SHC)

PHY 110/110A (4 SHC) and BIO 110 (4 SHC)

PHY 151 (4 SHC) and PHY 152 (4 SHC)

PHY 251 (4 SHC) and PHY 252 (4 SHC)

Credit will not be awarded for both:

BIO 110 & BIO 111, PHY 151 & PHY 251, and PHY 152, & PHY 252

Additional General Education Hours (11 SHC)

An additional 11 SHC should be selected from the UGETC courses listed above or the list below, based on student’s intended major and transfer university.

BIO 120, 130, 140, 140A

CHM 131, 131A

COM 110, 140

DRA 112, 211, 212

ENG 114, 261, 262

FRE 111, 112, 211, 212

GEL 113, 230

GEO 111, 112, 130

HUM 110, 115, 130, 160, 211, 212

MAT 143, 152, 273

MUS 113, 210, 212

PHI 210, 230

POL 210, 220

PSY 239, 241, 281

REL 112, 211, 212, 221

SOC 213, 220, 240

SPA 111, 112, 211, 212

Other Required Hours (15 – 16 SHC)

The following courses are required. (5 – 7 SHC)

ACA 122
College Transfer Success (1 SHC)

CIS 110
Introduction to Computers (3 SHC) or

CIS 115
Intro to Prog & Logic (3 SHC)

HEA 110
Personal Health/Wellness (3 SHC) or

PED 110
Fit and Well for Life (2 SHC) or

PED 111
Physical Fitness I (1 SHC)

An additional 8 – 11 SHC should be selected from the UGETC or Additional General Education courses listed above, or the courses listed below.

ACC 120, 121

ART 121, 122, 131, 132, 135, 171, 214, 231, 232, 240, 241, 244, 245, 246, 264, 265, 271, 281, 282, 283, 284

BIO 155, 163, 168, 169, 175, 243, 275

BUS 110, 115

CHM 130, 130A, 251, 252

CJC 111, 121, 141

COM 251

CSC 134, 139, 151

CTS 115

DRA 120, 130, 131, 135, 140, 141, 145, 170, 171, 260

EDU 144, 145, 216, 221

EGR 150

ENG 125, 126, 273

HEA 112, 120

HIS 145, 162, 167, 221, 231, 236

MAT 280, 285

MUS 111, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 141, 142, 151, 152, 161, 162, 221, 222, 225, 226, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 241, 242, 261, 262

PED 113, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 130, 131, 143, 210, 217, 218

POL 130, 250

PSY 243, 263, 271

Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program: 60 – 61*

Students must meet the receiving university’s foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.

*All Universal General Education Transfer Component Courses will transfer for equivalency credit to each of the sixteen constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina under the provisions of the NC Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.