University Transfer - Associate in Science, AS (AS.SCIENCE)

Associate in Science

60 Credit Hours

This University Transfer - Associate in Science degree is designed for students planning to transfer to four-year programs and for students who wish to broaden their general knowledge. The degree stresses mathematics and natural and physical sciences.

Transfer Recommendations:

Students who plan to transfer to a four-year program should select courses that also meet the program requirements at the transfer institution. Students should review the online transfer course guides and meet with their advisor to select appropriate courses.

REACH Act Statement:

Students who plan to transfer to a four-year program at a public institution in South Carolina should consider completing HIS 201 or PSC 201 to fulfill the REACH Act requirement at the transfer institution.

General Education Core Requirements

ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit: 3
ENG 102 - English Composition II Credit: 3
MAT 110 - College Algebra Credit: 3
or
MAT 115 - Analytical Foundations for Calculus Credit: 4
or
MAT 120 - Probability and Statistics Credit: 3
or
MAT 123 - Contemporary College Mathematics Credit: 3
or
MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit: 3
or
MAT 170 - Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry I Credit: 3
REQ SSC Select from
Behavioral/Social Sciences
Credit: 3
REQ HUM Select from
Humanities
Credit: 3

Total: 15

Major Requirements

Communication or Literature

Select one course from the following.

ENG 203 - American Literature Survey Credit: 3
ENG 205 - English Literature I Credit: 3
ENG 206 - English Literature II Credit: 3
ENG 208 - World Literature I Credit: 3
ENG 209 - World Literature II Credit: 3
ENG 236 - African American Literature Credit: 3
SPC 205 - Public Speaking Credit: 3
SPC 209 - Interpersonal Communication Credit: 3
SPC 210 - Oral Interpretation of Literature Credit: 3
THE 101 - Introduction to Theater Credit: 3

Total: 3

Lab Science Requirement

Select one course from the following.

AST 101 - Solar System Astronomy Credit: 4
BIO 101 - Biological Science I Credit: 4
BIO 210 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit: 4
BIO 225 - Microbiology Credit: 4
CHM 110 - College Chemistry I Credit: 4
CHM 211 - Organic Chemistry I Credit: 4
PHY 201 - Physics I Credit: 4
PHY 221 - University Physics I Credit: 4

Total: 4

Additional Math/Science Requirement

Take an additional 17 credit hours from the following. Courses applied to the categories above cannot be used to meet this requirement.

AST 101 - Solar System Astronomy Credit: 4
AST 102 - Stellar Astronomy Credit: 4
BIO 101 - Biological Science I Credit: 4
BIO 102 - Biological Science II Credit: 4
BIO 210 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit: 4
BIO 211 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit: 4
BIO 225 - Microbiology Credit: 4
CHM 110 - College Chemistry I Credit: 4
CHM 111 - College Chemistry II Credit: 4
CHM 211 - Organic Chemistry I Credit: 4
CHM 212 - Organic Chemistry II Credit: 4
ECE 221 - Introduction to Electrical Engineering I Credit: 3
ECE 222 - Introduction to Electrical Engineering II Credit: 3
EGR 260 - Engineering Statics Credit: 3
EGR 274 - Engineering Applications of Numerical Methods Credit: 3
EGR 282 - Introduction to Civil Engineering Credit: 2
EGR 285 - Engineering Surveying I Credit: 3
EGR 286 - Engineering Surveying II Credit: 3
EGR 295 - Engineering Surveying Lab I Credit: 1
EGR 296 - Engineering Surveying Lab II Credit: 1
MAT 103 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit: 3
MAT 110 - College Algebra Credit: 3
MAT 111 - College Trigonometry Credit: 3
MAT 112 - Precalculus Credit: 5
MAT 115 - Analytical Foundations for Calculus Credit: 4
MAT 120 - Probability and Statistics Credit: 3
MAT 123 - Contemporary College Mathematics Credit: 3
MAT 130 - Elementary Calculus Credit: 3
MAT 132 - Discrete Mathematics Credit: 3
MAT 140 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credit: 4
MAT 141 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credit: 4
MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit: 3
MAT 170 - Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry I Credit: 3
MAT 240 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credit: 4
MAT 242 - Differential Equations Credit: 4
PHY 201 - Physics I Credit: 4
PHY 202 - Physics II Credit: 4
PHY 221 - University Physics I Credit: 4
PHY 222 - University Physics II Credit: 4

Total: 17

Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Requirement

Select 6 credits from the following Humanities, Behavioral/Social Sciences, and Language courses above or from the following Behavioral/Social Sciences and Languages courses below. Courses cannot be applied to more than one category.

ART 101 - Art History and Appreciation Credit: 3
ART 105 - Film as Art Credit: 3
ART 107 - History of Early Western Art Credit: 3
ART 108 - History of Western Art Credit: 3
ANT 101 - General Anthropology Credit: 3
ECO 210 - Macroeconomics Credit: 3
ECO 211 - Microeconomics Credit: 3
ENG 203 - American Literature Survey Credit: 3
ENG 205 - English Literature I Credit: 3
ENG 206 - English Literature II Credit: 3
ENG 208 - World Literature I Credit: 3
ENG 209 - World Literature II Credit: 3
ENG 214 - Fiction Credit: 3
FRE 101 - Elementary French I Credit: 4
FRE 102 - Elementary French II Credit: 4
FRE 201 - Intermediate French I Credit: 3
FRE 202 - Intermediate French II Credit: 3
HIS 101 - Western Civilization to 1689 Credit: 3
HIS 102 - Western Civilization Post 1689 Credit: 3
HIS 104 - World History I Credit: 3
HIS 105 - World History II Credit: 3
HIS 201 - American History: Discovery to 1877 Credit: 3
HIS 202 - American History: 1877 to Present Credit: 3
HSS 110 - History of Ideas Credit: 3
MUS 105 - Music Appreciation Credit: 3
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit: 3
PHI 105 - Introduction to Logic Credit: 3
PHI 110 - Ethics Credit: 3
PSC 201 - American Government Credit: 3
PSC 215 - State and Local Government Credit: 3
PSC 220 - Introduction to International Relations Credit: 3
PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit: 3
PSY 203 - Human Growth and Development Credit: 3
PSY 212 - Abnormal Psychology Credit: 3
REL 101 - Introduction to Religion Credit: 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit: 3
SOC 102 - Marriage and the Family Credit: 3
SOC 205 - Social Problems Credit: 3
SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish I Credit: 4
SPA 102 - Elementary Spanish II Credit: 4
SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit: 3
SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit: 3
THE 101 - Introduction to Theater Credit: 3

Total: 6

General Electives

Add up all credits generated by courses in the categories above, and take enough additional credit hours to complete a minimum of 60 hours. Hours beyond the number required in Communication, Social Science, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Languages and Humanities categories will count toward the general elective hours. Up to twelve hours of nonequivalent transfer credit also may be used.

Total: 9-15

Admission Requirements

Admission into this program requires proof of high school graduation (or GED) and qualifying scores on SAT, ACT or the TTC placement test.

Other Degree Information

Any course listed in the catalog as a nondegree course cannot be counted toward the 12 hours of electives.

No course can count more than once.