Associate in Applied Science

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General Education Core Requirements

Each A.A.S. program is required to include a minimum of 15 credit hours in general education courses, called core requirements, already selected or to be selected from the following:

Humanities

(minimum of 6 credit hours)

ENG 101 - College Composition I 3 Credit(s) *
ENG 102 - College Composition II 3 Credit(s) *
ENG 115 - Technical Writing 3 Credit(s)
SPCH 101 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit(s)
SPCH 105 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3 Credit(s) *

Social Science

(minimum of 3 credit hours)

ECON 104 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit(s) *
ECON 105 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit(s) *
GEOG 205 - World Geography 3 Credit(s)
HIST 100 - World Cultures I 3 Credit(s) *
HIST 101 - World Cultures II 3 Credit(s) *
HIST 110 - The United States to 1865 3 Credit(s) *
HIST 111 - The United States Since 1865 3 Credit(s) *
POLS 102 - American National Government and Politics 3 Credit(s) *
PSYC 105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credit(s) *
PSYC 155 - Human Relations 3 Credit(s)
PSYC 208 - Developmental Psychology 3 Credit(s)
SOC 125 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s) *
SS 255 - The Global Community 3 Credit(s) *

Mathematics

(Minimum of 3 credit hours of Math, as specified in program requirements)

MATH 101 - Intermediate Algebra 3 Credit(s)
MATH 108 - College Algebra 4 Credit(s) *
MATH 109 - Mathematics of Business and Finance 3 Credit(s) ²
MATH 110 - Pre-Calculus Mathematics 5 Credit(s) *
MATH 113 - Technical Mathematics 4 Credit(s)
MATH 115 - Mathematics for Health Sciences Credit(s) ³
MATH 204 - Mathematics for Teachers I (K-9) 4 Credit(s) ¹
MATH 205 - Mathematics for Teachers II (K-9) 4 Credit(s) ¹
MATH 210 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit(s) *
MATH 279 - Calculus I 5 Credit(s) *

Laboratory Sciences

BIO 110 - Principles of Biology 4 Credit(s) *
BIO 112 - Plant Biology 4 Credit(s) *
BIO 113 - Animal Biology 4 Credit(s) *
BIO 114 - Anatomy and Physiology I 3 Credit(s)
BIO 115 - Anatomy and Physiology II 3 Credit(s)
BIO 117 - Microbiology 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 108 - General Chemistry I 4 Credit(s) *
CHEM 109 - General Chemistry II 4 Credit(s) *
GSC 100 - Science in the Contemporary World 4 Credit(s) *
PHYS 104 - General Physics I 4 Credit(s) *
PHYS 105 - General Physics II 4 Credit(s) *
PHYS 115 - Applied Physics 4 Credit(s)
Additional General Education Core courses may be selected from any of the above,
or
CIT 117 - Microsoft Applications 3 Credit(s)
and/or
Any HPE course (1 credit hour each)

Note(s)

¹These courses may not transfer to some Associate in Arts baccalaureate programs as an acceptable math core. Students should check with the transfer institution before choosing these courses for their math core requirements.

² This course may only be used by students in the following AAS programs to fulfill math core requirements: Business Studies/Accounting, Business Studies/Business Administration, Business Studies/Executive Administration Assistant, CIT/Cyber Security, CIT/Microsoft Applications/Support Desk, CIT/Networking: Microsoft, CIT/Software Engineering, Clinical Medical Assisting, Culinary Arts, Human Services, Welding Technology.

³ This course may only be used by students in the following AAS programs to fulfill math core requirements: Clinical Medical Assistant, Health Information Technology, Radiography, Radiologic Technology/Degree Completion, Surgical Technology.

Remaining academic work is composed of courses relating to specific programs. Courses required for each program are prescribed in sequence within the Academic Programs section in this catalog. *See Core Coursework Transfer Agreement information in General Education, this section.