Natural Science (AS)
Associate of Science

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Purpose Statement

This is a foundation for any four-year science degree or premedical curriculum. This is a recommended curriculum only. Some courses may be taken in different order and students do not have to complete the degree in four semesters. Students in TSI remediation will require a different course sequence. All interested students should see the Arts and Science Division Director for degree plan.

Program of Study

First Semester	Course	Credit Hours
BIOL 1406 OR GEOL 1403 OR CHEM 1411	General BIOL I OR Physical Geology OR General Chemistry	4
ENGL 1301	Composition I	3
HIST 1301	U.S. History Before 1877	3
MATH 1314	College Algebra	3
PHED	Physical Education	1
PHIL 1301 OR Elective	Introduction to Philosophy OR English Literature *	3
	Total Hours	17

Second Semester	Course	Credit Hours
BIOL 1407 GEOL 1404 CHEM 1412	General Biology II OR Historical Geology OR General Chemistry	4
COSC 1301	Microcomputer Applications	3
ENGL 1302	Composition II	3
HIST 1302	U.S. History Since 1877	3
MATH 2312 OR MATH 1342 OR MATH 2413	Precalculus OR Elementary Statistics OR Calculus I	3/4
	Total Hours	16/17

Third Semester	Course	Credit Hours
ENGL	Literature *	3
GOVT 2301	Introduction to American Government I	3
CHEM 1411 GEOL 1403	General Chemistry I OR Physical Geology	4
BIOL 2420 OR GEOL	Microbiology OR Any GEOL Course	3/4
Fine Arts *	Fine Arts *	3
	Total Hours	16/17

Fourth Semester	Course	Credit Hours
GOVT 2302	Introduction to American Government II	3
GEOL 1404 OR CHEM 1412	Historical Geology OR General Chemistry II	4
Elective	Natural Science w/lab	4
Elective	Social Science	3
SPCH 1315 OR Elective	Public Speaking OR a modern language	3
	Total Hours	17
	Grand Total	66/68

*Core Curriculum Options