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    Dec 26, 2024  
2024-25 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-25 Academic Catalog

Science Degree, AS


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Program Description/Purpose: Designed for persons interested in pre-professional scientific programs who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate or higher degree program with a major in one of the following fields: agriculture, astronomy, biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, computer science, dentistry, engineering, entomology, environmental science, forestry, genetics, geology, home economics, horticulture, marine biology, mathematics, meteorology, medicine, nuclear science, pre-pharmacy, physics, science education, veterinary medicine, wildlife biology or zoology.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will critically interpret scientific data in various formats.
  2. Students will demonstrate proficiency in scientific problem-solving.
  3. Students will recognize methods of inquiry that lead to scientific knowledge.
  4. Students will identify scientific principles.

Transfer Information: students should consult with their advisor to ensure that they select electives that best prepare them for the specific requirements of their intended transfer university’s program of study. More information can also be found at www.laurelridge.edu/transfer.

Courses are displayed under the semester in which they are regularly offered and are recommended to be taken in this sequence to ensure timely graduation. It is possible that a course shown in a particular semester may not be offered due to low enrollment or other factors.

Program Curriculum


Program Total: 60-63 Credits


Students should discuss choosing the appropriate class with their advisor.

2 MTH 161  or higher, or science course from the Elective Group Lab Science  list.  Students should discuss choosing the appropriate class with their advisor.

3 PSY 200 SOC 200 , or ECO 201  may be recommended.  The selected class cannot be a History class.  Students should discuss choosing the appropriate class with their advisor.

 

 

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