Associate of Science, AS [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 UNLV, UNR, NSC, GBC or another baccalaureate-level institution. A secondary objective may be employment upon completion of the AS.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Student Learning Outcomes depend upon the students Special Program Requirements and the outcomes will be done through the Science Department on an individual basis.

General Education Requirements (34 Credits)

Mathematics (3-4 Credits)

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

For Health Sciences:
MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH123)
or
For Science:
MATH 181 - Calculus I

English (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 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or any HIST prefix course
or any PHIL prefix course
or World Languages 111 or above (courses must be in a single language; 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 (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or any ECON prefix course
or any PSC prefix course
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
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
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 (26 Credits)

Natural Science (13 Credits)

Thirteen credits from the following, one must include a lab.

any AST prefix course
or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
or any CHEM prefix course
or any ENV prefix course
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or any GEOL prefix course
or any PHYS prefix course

Electives (13 Credits)

See an Academic Advisor or Counselor for course selection.