Maximum Credit Hours: 29 Credit Hours
Area I: Written Composition
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts
Core Humanities and Fine Arts include area/ethnic studies, art and art history, ethics, foreign language, music and music history, philosophy, religious studies, speech and theatre.
Must complete a minimum of six (6) credit hours but no more than seven (7) credit hours for Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts
ART 100 or MUS 101 or THR 120
SPH 106 OR SPH 107
Area III: Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Must complete a minimum of three (3) semester hours in Mathematics at the Precalculus Algebra (MTH 112) or Finite Math (MTH 110) level or higher.
- Must complete four (4) semester hours in the Natural Sciences which must include laboratory experience. Choose from the following courses: AST 220, BIO 101†, BIO 102, or BIO 1O3†, BIO 104, CHM 104†, CHM 111†, CHM 112, GLY 101, GLY 102, PHS 111, PHS 112, PHY 201, PHY 202, or PHY 213, PHY 214
Note: BIO 201, BIO 202, BIO 220 are not natural sciences and will not fulfill the Area III requirement for an Associate in Science degree.
Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences
Study in history and the social and behavioral sciences deals primarily with the study of human behavior, social and political structures, and economics. In addition to history, disciplines include, but are not limited to, anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology.