Earth Science - Arts and Sciences (A.S.)

Title of Major: Arts and Sciences - Earth Science, A.S.

Award: Associate of Science degree, A.S.

Code: AS.ARTS-SCI.EARTH

Total Credit Hours: 60

About Physical Sciences Department

Purpose: Prepares students for transfer to four-year institutions offering Bachelor of Science degrees in various professional disciplines and science programs.

Graduation Requirements

See Academic Regulations for college-wide Graduation Requirements .

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General Education Requirements: 34-37 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:

English: 3-6 credits

ENG 111 - Composition and Introduction to Literature 1 3 credit hours AND
ENG 112 - Composition and Introduction to Literature 2 3 credit hours
OR
ENG 115 - Composition and Introduction to Literature 1 for Non-Native Speakers 3 credit hours AND
ENG 116 - Composition and Introduction to Literature 2 for Non-Native Speakers 3 credit hours
OR
ENG 121 - Composition and Literature 3 credit hours
Successful completion of ENG 121 fully satisfies the college English composition general education requirements.

Arts and Humanities: 6 credits

Communications course 3 credit hours
Sophomore Literature course 3 credit hours
These courses simultaneously satisfy the Arts and Humanities general education requirements and two of the Program Requirements for this degree.

Students must choose one History course from the following:
HIS 111 - Ancient and Medieval Western Civilizations 3 credit hours
HIS 112 - Early Modern and Modern Western Civilizations 3 credit hours
HIS 211 - United States History through the Civil War 3 credit hours
HIS 212 - United States History Since the Civil War 3 credit hours
The History course simultaneously satisfies one of the Social and Behavioral Sciences general education requirements and one of the Program Requirements for this degree.

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: 23-26 credits

PHS 109 - General Oceanography 3 credit hours
PHY 211 - General Physics 1 4 credit hours
PHY 212 - General Physics 2 4 credit hours
Electives 12-15 credit hours

Suggested electives include:

MAT 202 - Linear Algebra 4 credit hours
MAT 212 - Differential Equations 4 credit hours
PHS 119 - Fundamentals of Weather 4 credit hours
PHY 213 - General Physics 3 4 credit hours
One of the electives must be chosen to satisfy the computer competency requirement. See General Education Computing Competency Requirement for a list of approved courses.

Computer Competency Requirement

All students in associate degree programs must demonstrate competence in computing and information technology (a computer competency requirement ). Students may satisfy the computer competency course requirement simultaneously as they satisfy the computer technology general education course or with an elective.

Diversity Requirement

All students in associate degree programs must satisfy the diversity requirement. In many cases, students may satisfy this requirement simultaneously as they satisfy a general education course requirement or with an elective.

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.

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