Transfer Degree

Associate in Science, Transfer Track 1

Area of Study
Math and Science

The Associate in Science, Transfer Track 1 is designed to fulfill the requirements of baccalaureate institutions for transfer with junior standing. The requirement of the degree is completion of a minimum of 90 credits with a specific number in each of English/Humanities distribution, Social Sciences distribution, Science, and Quantitative Skills courses. 

Students completing this Associate in Science, Transfer Track 1 will receive the same priority consideration for admission to the baccalaureate institution as they would for completing the direct transfer associate degree and will be eligible for junior status by the receiving institution. 

Advising is a critical element in implementation of the Associate in Science Transfer degree. Sequences should not be broken up between institutions (e.g., the typical three-quarter physics sequence should be taken entirely at one institution). 

Communication Skills

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Title
Credits
5

Active reading, effective writing, and critical thinking, using subjective and objective approaches. Introduction to research techniques. This class may include students from multiple sections. (Communication Skills)

Credits: 5

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Sub-Total Credits
5

Quantitative Skills

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Title
Credits
5

Limits and continuity; techniques and applications of derivatives of algebraic and transcendental functions; an introduction to antiderivatives. This class may include students from multiple sections. This class may include students from multiple sections. (Quantitative Skills, Natural Sciences, Elective)

Credits: 5

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5

Integration involving algebraic and transcendental functions. Applications of integration, including an introduction to differential equations. This class may include students from multiple sections. (Quantitative Skills, Natural Sciences, Elective)

Credits: 5

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Sub-Total Credits
10

Pre-Major Requirements

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Title
Credits
5

For science and engineering majors. This course focuses on the fundamentals of chemical structures: atomic nature of matter, atomic structure, periodic trends, quantum concepts, molecular structure, and chemical reactions. Three hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory. This class may include students from multiple sections. (Natural Sciences with Lab, Elective)

Credits: 5

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5

This course focuses on physical and chemical interactions: intermolecular forces, properties of mixtures, gas laws, and thermodynamics. This course builds on the content developed in CHEM& 161. Three hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory. This class may include students from multiple sections. (Elective)

Credits: 5

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5

This course focuses on the quantitation of dynamic chemical systems: equilibrium, acid-based reactions, electrochemistry, kinetics, and nuclear reactions. This course builds on the content developed in CHEM& 162. This class may include students from multiple sections. (Elective)

Credits: 5

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MATH& 146 or MATH& 163  +
5
BIOL& 221 or PHYS& 114 or PHYS& 221  +
5
BIOL& 222 or PHYS& 115 or PHYS& 222  +
5
BIOL& 223 or PHYS& 116 or PHYS& 223  +
5
Sub-Total Credits
35

Humanities and Social Sciences

Minimum of 5 credits in Humanities, minimum 5 credits in Social Science, plus an additional 5 credits in either Humanities or Social Sciences for a total of 15 credits. A maximum of 5 Humanities credits allowed in performance/skills.

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Title
Credits
Humanities  +
5
Humanities or Social Sciences  +
5
Social Sciences  +
5
Sub-Total Credits
10-15

Additional Requirements

10-15 credits in physics, geology, organic chemistry, biology or mathematics, consisting of courses normally taken for science majors, preferably in a 2 or 3 quarter sequence.

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Credits
Additional Requirements  +

Complete 10-15 credits in physics, geology, organic chemistry, biology or mathematics, consisting of courses normally taken for science majors, preferably in a 2 or 3 quarter sequence.

10 - 15
Sub-Total Credits
10-15

Remaining Credits

Sufficient additional college-level credits so that total credits earned are at least 90 credits. These remaining credits may include prerequisite for major courses, additional major coursework, Professional Technical coursework, or specific general education or other university requirements, as approved by the advisor. A maximum of five credits of nonacademic electives may be accepted. 

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Credits
Remaining Credits  +

Complete sufficient college-level credits so that total credits earned are at least 90 credits. These remaining credits may include prerequisite for major courses, additional major coursework, Professional/Technical coursework, or specific general education or other university requirements, as approved by advisor. A maximum of 5 nonacademic electives may be accepted.

5
Sub-Total Credits
10-15

  • Demonstrate academic skills at the college level, e.g., literacy, quantitative and critical thinking, composition, and the acquisition of information
  • Employ modes of inquiry basic to philosophical, scientific, mathematical, social, historical, and literary studies
  • Demonstrate knowledge in the humanities and arts, natural and physical sciences, mathematics, and the social sciences
  • Integrate knowledge drawn from diverse areas of study
  • Demonstrate mastery of field-specific knowledge in preparation for successful transfer to an upper-division science program 
Total Credits
90