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Core Requirements for an Associate in Science Degree

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A. Communication - 9 credits

Students must take three courses:

  1. ENG 105
  2. ENG 106*or ENG 108
  3. SPC 101 or SPC 126

*Students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution are advised to take ENG 105 and 106.

B. Social & Behavioral Sciences - 6 credits

ANT 100, 105
ECN 120, 130
GEO 111, 124, 125
HIS 112, 113, 150, 153, 257
POL 111, 112, 121, 125, 171
PSY 111, 121, 241, 251, 261
SOC 110, 115, 120, 200

C. Mathematics and Sciences - 6 credits

  1. Students must take one science course from BIO, CHM, ENV, PHY or PHS listed below.
  2. Students must take one MAT or BUS course listed below:
BIO 138, 156, 104, 112, 113, 187, 164, 168, 173
CHM 105, 122, 132, 165, 175, 263, 273
ENV 115, 116 (if student has credit for ENV115)
PHY 106, 160, 161, 213, 223
PHS 152
MAT 110, 114, 116, 129, 130, 141, 157, 162, 166, 211, 217, 219, 227
BUS 211

D. Humanities - 3 credits

ART 101
ASL 151, 181, 251, 291
DRA 101
FLA 141, 142, 241, 242
FLC 141, 142, 241, 242
FLF 151, 152, 241, 242
FLG 141, 142, 241, 242
FLI 141, 142, 241, 242
FLJ 141,142, 241, 242
FLS 151, 152, 181, 241, 242, 281
HIS 112, 113
HUM 120, 116, 121
LIT 101, 110, 111, 130, 142, 166, 185, 188, 190, 193
MUS 100, 102
PHI 101, 105, 110
REL 101

E. Distributed Requirement - 4 credits

Select the remainder from any of the courses in the above categories A, B, C, D.

F. Electives - 36 credits

1. Students may include no more than 16 semester credit hours of vocational courses.
2. Students may include no more than 8 semester credit hours of Independent Study courses; no more than 4 semester credit hours of Independent Study may be earned in any single semester.

G. Diveristy Requirement

One course is required, but this course may count in the areas above. Students must earn a grade of “C” or above for the course that is used to fulfill the Diversity Requirement. The courses marked with an asterisk (*) will satisfy the Diversity Requirement and will also fulfill requirements in Communications, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Humanities or Distributed areas above. The courses that are not marked with an asterisk will satisfy the Diversity Requirement and will count as electives.

ANT *100, *105, 110, 125, 150
ASL *151, *181, *251, *291
ASM *150, *155, *160, *165, 180, 200
  (Three ASM courses must be taken because the courses are one credit each.)
BUS 220
FL_ *All Foreign Language Courses
GEO *111, *124
GLS 200, 220, 230, 235
HIS *112, *113, *150, *153, 201, *257
HSV 185
HUM *116, *120, *121
ITP 133
ITR 101
LIT *101, *111, *130, *142, *190
MGT 145
PEH 178
POL *111, *121, *125, 129
PSY *241, *251
REL *101
SOC *110, *115, *200, 225
SPC 120, *126

To receive an AS degree a student must:

  1. Maintain a 2.0 grade point average on all work applicable for the AS degree.
  2. A minimum of 1/3 of the semester credit hours applicable to the degree being pursued must be completed at DMACC. No more than 43 transfer credit hours may be applied toward the degree.
  3. Complete the final 10 semester credit hours at DMACC (or petition to the Credentials Office for, and receive, an exception).
  4. Complete a minimum of 64 semester credit hours.
  5. Include at least 28 semester credit hours of core courses.
  6. Include at least 36 semester credit hours of elective credit.

Total AS Degree Requirements - 64 credits

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