Science, AS

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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 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 Curriculum

First Semester

ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 cr.
SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 cr.
Elective - Information Technology Essentials (ITE) 3 cr.¹
Elective - Mathematics (MTH) 3 cr.²
Elective - Science w/ Laboratory 4 cr.^1,3

Semester Total: 14 Credits

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 cr.
Elective - History (HIS) 3 cr.¹
Elective - Mathematics (MTH) 3 cr.²
Elective - Science w/ Laboratory 4 cr.^1,3
Elective - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) 3-4 cr.⁴

Semester Total: 16-17 Credits

Third Semester

Elective - Literature (ENG) 3 cr.¹
Elective - Social Science 3 cr.¹
Elective - Health/Physical Ed (HLT/PED) 1 cr¹
Elective - Science w/ Laboratory 4 cr.^1,3
Elective - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) 3-4 cr.⁴

Semester Total: 14-15 Credits

Fourth Semester

Elective - Communications (CST) 3 cr.¹
Elective - Social Science 3 cr.¹
Elective - Science w/ Laboratory 4 cr.^1,3
Elective - Humanities/Fine Arts 3 cr.¹
Elective - Transfer 3 cr.¹

Semester Total: 16 Credits

Program Total: 60-62 Credits

¹ Choose from ELECTIVES General Studies All Programs (excluding Liberal Arts) . Students should check with the institution to which they will be transferring to determine the most appropriate courses to take at LFCC.
² Must be MTH 161 or higher. Students should check with the institution to which they will be transferring to determine the most appropriate courses to take at LFCC.
³ A full-year sequence of science with lab is required each year, one of which must be chemistry of physics.

⁴ Choose from ELECTIVES STEM Science/Technology/Engineering/Math