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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Course Catalog
Associate of Science in Natural Science
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Program Learning Outcomes
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Students will understand the basic facts, principles, theories, and methods of modern science.
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Students will explain how scientific principles are formulated, evaluated, and eitehr modified ro validated.
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Students will distinguish between scientific and non‐scientific evidence and explanations.
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Students will be capable of basic measurement of physical quantities, data collection, and analysis.
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Students will explain quantitative relationships, critically evaluate statistics, create, and use tables and graphs to model a variety of real-world scenarios.
Degree Requrements
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I. General Education Requirement (25 Hours)
| Complete the following categories of the General Education Program |
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| First Year Experience: University Foundations |
(1 credit hour) |
| English Composition |
(6 hours minimum) |
| Literature |
(3 hours minimum) |
| Quantitative Reasoning |
(The 3 credit hour requirement will be satisfied by the Math requirement of the AS-Natual Science degree) |
| Natural Sciences |
(This 7 credit hour requiremetn will be satisfied within the core requirements of the AS-Natural Sciences degree) |
| Oral Communication |
(This 3 credit hour requirement will be satisfied by the COMM1103 requirement of the AS-Natural Science degree) |
| Ethical Insight and Reasoning |
(This GEP category is not required by the AS-Natural Science degree) |
| Engaged Citizenry |
(3 hours minimum) |
| Fine and Performing Arts |
(3 hours minimum) |
| Global Perspectives |
(3 hours minimum) |
| Historical Perspectives |
(3 hours minimum) |
| Human Behavior |
(3 hours minimum) |
II. Natural Science Curriculum (16 Hours)
Select courses in BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS, or NTSC numbered 1110 or higher (NTSC1110 may also be used), including at least 2 courses selected from the GEP Natural Sciences list.
Note: Credit only allowed for one of the following courses in each pair: CHEM1121/1141 and CHEM2200/3305.
III. Math Requirement (3-4 Hours)
Select one course from the following:
IV. Communication Requirement (3 Hours)
V. General Electives (12-13 Hours)
Choose any course in any area, until 60 total credit hours have been earned.
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