Physical Sciences, AS [PHYS-AS, 60 Total Credits]

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DESCRIPTION

The Associate of Science Degree is a general transfer program for students who are planning to transfer to a baccalaureate or pre-professional institution. A secondary objective may be employment upon completion of the AS degree.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Demonstrate knowledge of Scientific Methods and the relationship of theory, experiment, data analysis, and general knowledge.
Demonstrate the ability to analyze data and perform dimensional and graphical analysis of collected data.

General Education Requirements (35 Credits)

Mathematics (4-6 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

English Composition (6-8 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Literature (3 Credits)

Recommended: ENG 231 or ENG 232

ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above

Humanities (6 Credits)

COM 101 - Oral Communication
and one course from the following:
ENG 230 - Writing Creative Non-Fiction or above
or any HIST prefix course
or any PHIL prefix course
or World Languages 111 or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

any ART prefix course
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)

Social Science (9 Credits)

^{Nine credits must be from three different disciplines.}

any ANTH prefix course
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or any ECON prefix course
or PSC 200 - Survey of Political Theory or above
or any PSY prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Recommended: HIST 100 or PSC 101

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Values and Diversity

All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.

ENG 231 or ENG 232 fulfills this requirement.

Special Program Requirements (25 Credits)

Core Requirements (4 Credits)

CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I

Choose One Group (4 Credits)

Group #1
PHYS 151 - General Physics I
or
Group #2
PHYS 180 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
and PHYS 180L - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab I

Physical Sciences Electives (17 Credits)

Choose from the following, one must include a lab. Selection must not include any other course used to satisfy other degree requirements.

See an Academic Advisor or Counselor for course selection.

AST 103 - Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System
^{(May choose either AST 103 or AST 104 – NOT BOTH)}
or AST 104 - Introductory Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies
^{(May choose either AST 103 or AST 104 – NOT BOTH)}
or AST 105 - Introductory Astronomy Laboratory
or BIOL 196 - Principles of Modern Biology I
or BIOL 197 - Principles of Modern Biology II
or BIOL 220 - Introduction to Ecological Principles
^{(May choose either BIOL 220 or ENV 220 - NOT BOTH)}
or CEE 241 - Statics
or CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II
or CHEM 241 - Organic Chemistry I
or CHEM 242 - Organic Chemistry II
or ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science
or ENV 201 - Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment
or ENV 206 - Introduction to Climate Change
or ENV 220 - Introduction to Ecological Principles
^{(May choose either BIOL 220 or ENV 220 - NOT BOTH)}
or ENV 260 - Environmental Measurement and Analysis
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOL 101 - Geology: Exploring Planet Earth
or GEOL 102 - Earth and Life Through Time
or MATH 182 - Calculus II
or MATH 251 - Discrete Mathematics I
or MATH 253 - Matrix Algebra
or MATH 283 - Calculus III
or MATH 285 - Differential Equations
or ME 242 - Dynamics
or NRES 210 - Environmental Pollution
or PHYS 152 - General Physics II
^{(May choose either PHYS 152; or PHYS 181 and PHYS 181L – NOT BOTH)}
or PHYS 181 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II
^{(May choose either PHYS 152; or PHYS 181 and PHYS 181L – NOT BOTH)}
and PHYS 181L - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab II
^{(May choose either PHYS 152; or PHYS 181 and PHYS 181L – NOT BOTH)}
or PHYS 182 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers III
^{(Choosing PHYS 182 requires also taking PHYS 182L)}
and PHYS 182L - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab III
^{(Choosing PHYS 182 requires also taking PHYS 182L)}