Associate in Science A.S. (A10400)

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Program Description

In order to complete the Associate in Science degree at Alamance Community College, students must earn 60 hours of college credit in the categories listed in the table. All students must complete at least 34 hours from the Universal General Education Transfer Component list of courses. As part of their degree, students are required to complete 32 credit hours of math, science or computer courses in the categories listed in the table, as well as an academic transition course.

Articulation Agreements

Comprehensive Articulation Agreements
Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement

Elon University
Guilford College
East Carolina University and the Pirate Promise Program
North Carolina State University and the C3 Program
North Carolina A&T State University and the Aggie Plus Program
UNC Chapel Hill and the C-STEP Program
UNC Greensboro and the Spartan Passage Program
UNC Wilmington and the Pathway to Excellence Program

Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)

English Composition (6 semester hours required)

ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry 3 Credit Hour(s)

Humanities/Fine Arts

ART 111 - Art Appreciation 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 114 - Art History Survey I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ART 115 - Art History Survey II 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 120 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 231 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)
DRA 111 - Theatre Appreciation 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 231 - American Literature I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 232 - American Literature II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 241 - British Literature I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 242 - British Literature II 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 110 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 112 - Introduction to Jazz 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 215 - Philosophical Issues 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 240 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credit Hour(s)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 semester hours required from at least 2 subject areas)

ECO 251 - Prin of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECO 252 - Prin of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 111 - World Civilizations I 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 112 - World Civilizations II 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 131 - American History I 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 132 - American History II 3 Credit Hour(s)
POL 120 - American Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSY 150 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 210 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hour(s)

Natural Sciences (8 semester hours of sequenced courses required)

BIO 111 - General Biology I 4 Credit Hour(s) AND
BIO 112 - General Biology II 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 151 - General Chemistry I 4 Credit Hour(s) AND
CHM 152 - General Chemistry II 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 151 - College Physics I 4 Credit Hour(s) AND
PHY 152 - College Physics II 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 251 - General Physics I 4 Credit Hour(s) AND
PHY 252 - General Physics II 4 Credit Hour(s)

Mathematics (8 semesters hours required)

MAT 171 - Precalculus Algebra 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 172 - Precalculus Trigonometry 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 263 - Brief Calculus 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 271 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 272 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hour(s)

Mathematics (8 semesters hours required) Total Universal General Education Transfer Component: 34

Additional General Education Hours

Take additional hours from the UGETC list or from the following general educationcourses. At least 8 hours must be science, math or computer courses.

General Education: Science/Math Requirement (8 hours)

Choose courses from the UGETC list or from the following courses.

BIO 140 - Environmental Biology 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 140A - Environmental Biology Lab 1 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 251 - Organic Chemistry I 4 Credit Hour(s)
GEL 111 - Geology 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 110 - Conceptual Physics 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 110A - Conceptual Physics Lab 1 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 152 - Statistical Methods I 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 273 - Calculus III 4 Credit Hour(s)

Additional General Education Hours: (3 hours)

Choose a course from the UGETC list or from the following courses.

Total Additional General Education Hours Required: 11 Credit Hour(s)

Additional Elective Hours (14 hours required) Choose from General Education courses or the electives listed here.

BIO 155 - Nutrition 3 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 163 - Basic Anatomy and Physiology I 5 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 168 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 169 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 250 - Genetics 4 Credit Hour(s)
BIO 275 - Microbiology 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 252 - Organic Chemistry II 4 Credit Hour(s)
COM 251 - Debate I 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 134 - C Programming 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 151 - JAVA Programming 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 251 - Advanced JAVA Programming 3 Credit Hour(s)
CTS 115 - Info Sys Business Concept 3 Credit Hour(s)
DFT 170 - Engineering Graphics 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGR 150 - Intro to Engineering 2 Credit Hour(s)
EGR 220 - Engineering Statics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 273 - African-American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
GIS 111 - Introduction to GIS 3 Credit Hour(s)
HEA 110 - Personal Health/Wellness 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 163 - The World Since 1945 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 221 - African-American History 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIS 236 - North Carolina History 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUM 230 - Leadership Development 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 285 - Differential Equations 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 131 - Chorus I 1 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 132 - Chorus II 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 110 - Fit and Well for Life 2 Credit Hour(s)
PED 113 - Aerobics I 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 120 - Walking for Fitness 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 122 - Yoga I 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 123 - Yoga II 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 142 - Lifetime Sports 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 232 - Aikido 1 Credit Hour(s)
PED 240 - Advanced PE Skills 1 Credit Hour(s)
POL 130 - State & Local Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 242 - Sociology of Deviance 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 141 - Culture and Civilization 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 181 - Spanish Lab 1 1 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 182 - Spanish Lab 2 1 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 221 - Spanish Conversation 3 Credit Hour(s)
SPA 231 - Reading and Composition 3 Credit Hour(s)

Total Elective Hours Required: 14 Credit Hour(s)

Academic Transition

ACA 122 - College Transfer Success 1 Credit Hour(s) (Required)