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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
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A community college level program for adults preparing for baccalaureate study.
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REQUIREMENTS:
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- 60 semester/90 quarter credits
- Critical Analysis, Annotated Bibliography, Proposal and major Paper
- At least 25% in general education
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PREREQUISITES:
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High school diploma or equivalent.
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INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:
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DISTANCE EDUCATION
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CURRICULUM:
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(CORE REQUIREMENTS)
Biology
Chemistry
Physical Science
Life Sciences
Civilization
Government
Afro-American History
History of Western Civilization
English Language
Mathematics
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COURSE OUTLINES / SYLLABI
1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Sciences
1.3 Course Number: SCI 175
Title: BIOLOGY
1.4 Recommended Text List:
- Fundamentals of Physiology: A Hyman Perspective - Lauralee Sherwood
- Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems, 2nd edition - Lauralee Sherwood
- Human Anatomy & Physiology, 4th edition - Alexander P. Spence, Elliott B. Mason
- Understanding Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Developmental Biology, 3rd edition - '91, Gilbert
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- Course Objectives: Student will know current methods of research in biology.
- Course Description: Study of principles of biology governing all living organisms: includes diversity and evolution of plants and animals, concepts of genetics, ecology, physiology, reproduction and development
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Sciences
1.3 Course Number: SCI 170
Title: CHEMISTRY
1.4 Recommended Text List:
- Basic Chemistry. A Problem Solving Approach - Julien Grendell
- Chemistry for Today: General, Organic BioChemistry, 2nd Edition - Spencer L. Seager, Michael R. Slabaugh
- Intro Chemistry for Today, 2nd Edition - Spencer L. Seager, Michael R. Slabaugh
- Chemistry: Central Science, 5th Edition, '91 - Brown
- Organic Chemistry, 6th Edition, '92 - Morrison
- Physical Chemistry, 4th edition, '90 - Atkins
- Inorganic Chemistry, 4th edition, '93 - Huheey
- Biochemistry 3rd edition, '88 - Stryer
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- Course Objectives: Student can show reasonable efficiency in chemistry.
- Course Description: Study of chemical symbols, formulas and equations: the states of matter: electronic structure and bonding. Topics include an introduction, math review, dimensional analysis, density, percentage, elements and compounds stoichiometry, thermochemistry, atomic structure, periodicity, chemical bonds, molecular structure and gases.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Sciences
1.3 Course Number: SCI 172
Title: PHYSICAL EDUCATION
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will exhibit knowledge and understanding of Physical Education.
- Course Description: A development of the relationship of man to his physical world; content for the course is centered about the development of our modern concepts about matter and energy and how this development is related to the social order of which man is a part.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: Sciences
1.3 Course Number: SCI 178
Title: PHYSICAL SCIENCE
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will exhibit knowledge and understanding of Physical Science.
- Course Description: Study of chemical symbols, formulas and equations: the states of matter: electronic structure and bonding. Topics include an introduction, math review, dimensional analysis, density, percentage, elements and compounds stoichiometry, thermochemistry, atomic structure, periodicity, chemical bonds, molecular structure and gases.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: SCIENCES
1.3 Course Number: SCI 173
Title: GOVERNMENT
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will know what is current and basic to governing.
- Course Description: Political behavior and institutions in Britain, Germany, France and other European countries and transnational developments in Europe, such as the post-industrial society phenomenon, terrorism, Eurocommunism and European federation.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: SCIENCES
1.3 Course Number: SCI 172
Title: AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will gain an overview of African-American History.
- Course Description: Experiences, aspirations and contributions of Black Americans from the ethnic origins of "African-Americans" to the present characteristics of race relations in the USA; comparative study of ancient cultures and institutions; also explores Washitaw assertions of being earth's original, "black, bushy-haired aborigines, mothers and fathers of the human species."
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: SCIENCES
1.3 Course Number: SCI 177
Title: AMERICAN CIVILIZATION
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will know what is current in American Civilization.
- Course Description: American history from its early colonial beginnings to the present. The emphasis is upon placing the American experience in a broad setting. As such, movements and interpretations are stressed.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: SCIENCES
1.3 Course Number: SCI 176
Title: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will exhibit knowledge and understanding of Standard English.
- Course Description: Student will exhibit knowledge and understanding of Standard English.
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1. Course Designation:
1.1 School: Arts and Sciences
1.2 Department: SCIENCES
1.3 Course Number: SCI 175
Title: MATHEMATICS
1.4 Recommended Text List:
FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION
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- Course Objectives: Student will be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of math.
- Course Description: Mathematics from antiquity to the present: origins of the various methods and branches. How and why mathematical concepts, such as number and geometry, evolved.
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