Associate in Science
A10400
The Associate in Science degree shall be granted for a planned program of study consisting of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit (SHC) of college transfer courses. Within the degree program, the institution shall include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communication, fundamental mathematical skills, and the basic computer use.
Courses are approved for transfer through the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA). The CAA enables North Carolina community college graduates of two-year associate in science programs who are admitted to constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina to transfer with junior status.
Community college graduates must obtain a grade of “C” or better in each course and an overall GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale in order to transfer with a junior status. Courses may also transfer through bilateral agreements between institutions.
Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.
General Education: 44 SHC
English Composition (6 SHC)
Required
ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
ENG 112 | Writing/Research in the Disc | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
HUMANITIES/COMMUNICATIONS/FINE ARTS (6 SHC)
Select one course from each set below. Courses must come from two different disciplines/prefixes.
Humanities/Communications/Literature/Fine Arts
Select one course
ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
ART 114 | Art History Survey I | 3 | FA, SP |
ART 115 | Art History Survey II | 3 | SP |
COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 | FA, SP |
ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP |
MUS 112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 | |
PHI 215 | Philosophical Issues | 3 | |
PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Humanities/Literature
(Select 3 SHC from the following courses)
ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 | FA, SP |
ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
ENG 241 | British Literature I | 3 | FA, SU |
ENG 242 | British Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
ENG 251 | Western World Literature I | 3 | FA |
ENG 252 | Western World Literature II | 3 | SP |
Social/Behavioral Science
Select 6 SHC from two different prefixes that are not HIS from the Social/Behavioral Science list.
Social Behavioral Science
Select one course
ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | FA, SU |
ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | SP, SU |
POL 120 | American Government | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Social Science
Select one course
Natural Science (8 SHC)
Select one of the following groups of courses
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
BIO 111 | General Biology I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
BIO 112 | General Biology II | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
Group 5
Mathematics (8 SHC)
Select two courses
Additional General Education 11 SHC
Natural Science/Math (8 SHC)
Select 8 SHC from the following. One course may not be used to satisfy two program requirements.
Humanities/Social Sciences (3 SHC)
Select one course:
ANT 210 | General Anthropology | 3 | |
ANT 220 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 | |
ANT 240 | Archaeology | 3 | |
ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
ART 114 | Art History Survey I | 3 | FA, SP |
ART 115 | Art History Survey II | 3 | SP |
ART 116 | Survey of American Art | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
ART 117 | Non-Western Art History | 3 | |
ASL 111 | Elementary ASL I | 3 | FA, SP |
ASL 112 | Elementary ASL II | 3 | FA, SP |
ASL 211 | Intermediate ASL I | 3 | |
ASL 212 | Intermediate ASL II | 3 | |
DRA 111 | Theatre Application | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
DRA 112 | Literature of the Theatre | 3 | FA |
DRA 122 | Oral Interpretation | 3 | FA, SP |
DRA 126 | Storytelling | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
ECO 151 | Survey of Economics | 3 | FA, SP |
ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | FA, SU |
ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | SP, SU |
ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 | FA, SP |
ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
ENG 241 | British Literature I | 3 | FA, SU |
ENG 242 | British Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
ENG 251 | Western World Literature I | 3 | FA |
ENG 252 | Western World Literature II | 3 | SP |
GEO 111 | World Regional Geography | 3 | |
GEO 112 | Cultural Geography | 3 | |
GER 111 | Elementary German I | 3 | |
GER 112 | Elementary German II | 3 | |
GER 211 | Intermediate German I | 3 | |
GER 212 | Intermediate German II | 3 | |
HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
HIS 131 | American History I | 3 | FA |
HIS 132 | American History II | 3 | SP |
HUM 110 | Technology and Society | 3 | |
HUM 120 | Cultural Studies | 3 | |
HUM 130 | Myth in Human Culture | 3 | |
HUM 160 | Introduction to Film | 3 | FA, SP |
MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | FA, SP |
MUS 112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 | |
MUS 113 | American Music | 3 | |
MUS 210 | History of Rock Music | 3 | SP |
MUS 211 | History of Country Music | 3 | SP |
PHI 210 | History of Philosophy | 3 | FA, SP |
PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
POL 120 | American Government | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
POL 220 | International Relations | 3 | |
PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
PSY 239 | Psychology of Personality | 3 | |
PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
PSY 281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
REL 110 | World Religions | 3 | FA, SP |
REL 212 | Introduction to New Testament | 3 | FA, SP |
SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
SOC 213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 | FA, SP |
SOC 220 | Social Problems | 3 | SP |
SOC 225 | Social Diversity | 3 | |
SPA 111 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
SPA 112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
SPA 211 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 | FA, SP |
SPA 212 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 | |
Other Required Hours (15 SHC)
Select course(s) which are classified as pre-major, elective or general education courses within the CAA. Students should select these courses based on their intended major and transfer university.
Required Courses (1 SHC)
ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
Natural Science/Mathematics/Computer Science (8 SHC)
Select 8 SHC from the following courses
AST 151 | General Astronomy I | 3 | FA |
AST 151A | General Astronomy I Lab | 1 | FA |
AST 152 | General Astronomy II | 3 | SP |
AST 152A | General Astronomy II Lab | 1 | SP |
BIO 111 | General Biology I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
BIO 112 | General Biology II | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
BIO 120 | Introductory Botany | 4 | |
BIO 130 | Introductory Zoology | 4 | |
BIO 140 | Environmental Biology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
BIO 140A | Environmental Biology Lab | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
BIO 168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | FA, SP |
BIO 169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | SP, SU |
BIO 275 | Microbiology | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
CHM 132 | Organic and Biochemistry | 4 | SP |
CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 4 | FA, SP |
CHM 152 | General Chemistry II | 4 | SP, SU |
CHM 251 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 | FA |
CHM 252 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 | SP |
CSC 120 | Computing Fundamentals I | 4 | |
CSC 130 | Computing Fundamentals II | 4 | |
CSC 134 | C++ Programming | 3 | SP |
CSC 139 | Visual BASIC Programming | 3 | FA |
CSC 151 | JAVA Programming | 3 | SP |
CSC 239 | Advanced Visual BASIC Programming | 3 | SP |
GEL 111 | Geology | 4 | |
MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
MAT 171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 | |
MAT 172 | Precalculus Trigonometry | 4 | |
MAT 263 | Brief Calculus | 4 | |
MAT 271 | Calculus I | 4 | |
MAT 272 | Calculus II | 4 | |
MAT 273 | Calculus III | 4 | |
MAT 280 | Linear Algebra | 3 | |
MAT 285 | Differential Equations | 3 | |
PHY 151 | College Physics I | 4 | FA |
PHY 152 | College Physics II | 4 | SP |
PHY 251 | General Physics I | 4 | FA |
PHY 252 | General Physics II | 4 | SP |
Physical Education (2 SHC)
Select one or two courses
PED 110 | Fit and Well for Life | 2 | FA, SP |
PED 111 | Physical Fitness I | 1 | |
PED 113 | Aerobics I | 1 | FA, SP |
PED 117 | Weight Training I | 1 | FA, SP |
PED 118 | Weight Training II | 1 | FA, SP |
PED 120 | Walking for Fitness | 1 | FA, SP |
PED 121 | Walk, Jog, Run | 1 | FA, SP |
PED 122 | Yoga I | 1 | FA, SP |
PED 123 | Yoga II | 1 | FA, SP |
PED 125 | Self-Defense-Beginning | 1 | |
PED 126 | Self-Defense-Intermediate | 1 | |
PED 128 | Golf-Beginning | 1 | FA, SP |
PED 129 | Golf-Intermediate | 1 | |
PED 130 | Tennis-Beginning | 1 | FA, SP |
PED 131 | Tennis-Intermediate | 1 | |
PED 132 | Racquetball-Beginning | 1 | |
PED 137 | Badminton | 1 | |
PED 143 | Volleyball-Beginning | 1 | |
PED 152 | Swimming-Beginning | 1 | |
PED 153 | Swimming-Intermediate | 1 | |
PED 155 | Water Aerobics | 1 | |
PED 161 | Canoeing-Rivers | 1 | SU |
PED 170 | Backpacking | 1 | |
PED 171 | Nature Hiking | 1 | SP, SU |
PED 173 | Rock Climbing | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
PED 174 | Wilderness Pursuits | 1 | SU |
PED 181 | Snow Skiing-Beginning | 1 | SP |
PED 183 | Folk Dancing | 1 | |
PED 187 | Social Dance-Beginning | 1 | SP |
PED 211 | New Games | 1 | |
PED 235 | Tai Chi | 1 | FA, SP |
General Electives
Select 3 SHC from college transfer general education, elective, and/or pre-major courses
Total Credit Hours: 60-61
One semester hour of credit may be included in a 61 SHC associate in arts program of study. The transfer of this hour is not guaranteed.