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• Credit Costs (approximate, minimum cost of two-years $8,800 full time at AACC)
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Graduation Requirements

Refer to Academic Regulations on Graduation Requirements  for college-wide graduation requirements.

Honors Program Courses

If you qualify for the Honors Program, you may take honors versions  of some courses (such as ENG 101H , ENG 102H , etc.).

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General Education Requirements: 35-36 credits

An approved list of general education courses can be found in the General Education and Diversity, Technology and Wellness Requirements  section of the catalog. Choose general education courses from the following topics:

Area of Concentration Requirements: 24-25 credits

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• Required courses: 11 credits

• CHE 111 - General Chemistry 1 4 credit hours
• CHE 112 - General Chemistry 2 4 credit hours
• MAT 146 - Precalculus 2 3 credit hours

• Choose one course from the following: 4 credits

• BIO 103 - General Botany 4 credit hours
• BIO 105 - General Zoology 4 credit hours
• BIO 107 - Environmental Science 4 credit hours
• BIO 122 - Fundamentals of Ecology Travel Study 1 4 credit hours

• Choose two courses from the following: 8 credits

• BIO 220 - Genetics with Laboratory 4 credit hours
• BIO 221 - Molecular Biotechniques 4 credit hours
• BIO 223 - General Microbiology 4 credit hours

• Electives  1-2 credits. 

Arts and Sciences Transfer Program Core Course Requirements

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 113  or HIS 114  or HIS 211  or HIS 212  or HIS 214 ).

Diversity Requirement

Satisfied by SOC 111 .

Technology Requirement

Satisfied by UAS 111 .

Wellness Requirement

Unless they are in a degree that is exempt, all students in associate degree programs must satisfy the Wellness 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:

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

This program aligns with all the college’s core competencies.

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