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Graduation Requirements

See Academic Regulations for college-wide Graduation Requirements .

General Education Requirement: 33-36 credits

An approved list of general education courses can be found in the General Education Requirements and degree program required courses  section of the catalog. Choose general education courses from the following topics:

Program Requirements: 9 credits

The Program Requirements for this degree are simultaneously satisfied by three of General Education Requirements listed above: (1) the Communications Arts and Humanities general education requirement, (2) the  Sophomore Literature Arts and Humanities general education requirement, and (3) one of  the History Social and Behavioral Sciences general education requirement courses (HIS 111 or HIS 112 or HIS 211 or HIS 212).

Area of Concentration Requirements: 24-27 credits

• BIO 135 - Principles of Nutrition 3 credit hours
• BIO 233 - Anatomy and Physiology 1 4 credit hours
• BIO 234 - Anatomy and Physiology 2 4 credit hours

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• CHE 111 - General Chemistry 1 4 credit hours

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• CHE 115 - General, Organic and Introduction to Biochemistry 4 credit hours

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• MAT 135 - Statistics 3 credit hours
• PSY 211 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit hours
• Electives (consult with an advisor) 0-3 credit hours

​No more than 3 credits of physical activity courses may be used as electives.

• Students transferring to the University of Maryland Baltimore should take CHE 115 . Students transferring to an allied health program that requires two terms of chemistry should take CHE 111  and either CHE 112  or CHE 113 , depending on the requirements of the transfer institution.

• PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hours

Computer Competency Requirement

See Computing and Information Technology Competency Requirement  for a list of approved courses.

Diversity Requirement

Satisfied by SOC 111  requirement.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Analyze and solve problems by applying discipline-appropriate quantitative tools, concepts, and methods.
• Investigate physical phenomena experimentally, using discipline-specific tools and methodology. 
• Apply discipline-specific lab safety rules.
• Apply knowledge of discipline-specific fundamental concepts to explain experimental outcomes or real world phenomena.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret information based on scientific reasoning and discipline-specific concepts.

This program aligns with the college’s core competencies.

Related Anne Arundel Community College Degree

Students seeking entry to Anne Arundel Community College’s Nursing (RN) degree should refer to the registered nurse  information in this catalog.

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