Official Curriculum Guide
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Associate of Science: Science(880)
The Associate of Science (A.S.) degree program in Science prepares students to transfer to a four-year
college or university to pursue a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in science leading to careers in fields
such as biology, chemistry, dental hygiene, forestry, general science, geophysical science, mathematics,
medical technology, nuclear medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and physics. The program also prepares
students for transfer into baccalaureate degrees leading to advanced studies in medicine, dentistry, and
veterinary medicine.
Courses required for the Science degree are available on all four campuses.
SEMESTER 1
Credits Prerequisites
Course Title
ENG 111
College Composition I
Qualifying Placement
Test score, ENF 1,
ENF 2 or equivalent
None
___________
( )
MTH 163
Precalculus I
MTH 1 or MTE 1-3,
MTH 95 or MTE 4-5,
and MTE 6-9; or
equivalent
None
___________
( )
SDV 100
College Success Skills (or SDV
101)
None
None
___________
( )
___________
History Elective
Placement into ENG
111
___________
( )
___________
Science with Lab Elective
___________
( )
Semester Total
Co-Requisites
When Taken
Grade
Course No.
14
SEMESTER 2
Credits Prerequisites
Course Title
ENG 112
College Composition II
ENG 111 or
equivalent and ability
to use word
processing software
None
___________
( )
MTH 164
Precalculus II
MTH 163 or
equivalent
None
___________
( )
___________
Health/Physical Education
Elective 5
___________
( )
___________
History Elective
___________
( )
___________
Science with Lab Elective
___________
( )
Semester Total
Tidewater Community College
3
1
Placement into ENG
111
Co-Requisites
When Taken
Grade
Course No.
15
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SEMESTER 3
Course No.
Course Title
CST 100
Principles of Public Speaking
___________
___________
___________
___________
Credits Prerequisites
Approved Elective
Approved Elective
Humanities Elective
Science with Lab Elective
Semester Total
None
Co-Requisites
None
When Taken
Grade
___________
( )
___________
( )
___________
( )
___________
( )
___________
( )
17
SEMESTER 4
Course No.
Course Title
Credits Prerequisites
___________
Approved Elective
___________
Humanities Elective
___________
Science with Lab Elective
___________
Social Science Elective
4
1
1
Semester Total
Total Minimum Credits
1
Co-Requisites
When Taken
Grade
___________
( )
___________
( )
___________
( )
___________
( )
14
60
Eligible courses are listed on page 35 in the 2016-2017 catalog. See your academic advisor or counselor to choose the
appropriate course(s). Sequenced lab courses are required in natural and physical sciences, and ENV 121-122 is not an
acceptable sequence.
Students may substitute CST 110 for CST 100. Consult transfer institution to ensure that the substitution is appropriate for
intended transfer program.
Students may select any of the following courses to meet this requirement: HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 121, or 122.
The "Approved Electives" may be satisfied with any mathematics, natural science, social science, humanities, or foreign language
electives listed on page 35 of the 2016-2017 catalog. Additional course options are provided on the advising transcript in the
Student Information System and/or through consultation with a counselor or academic advisor.
Curriculum Options/Recommendations: Course requirements differ from college to college and major to major. Students should
consult a transfer counselor or academic advisor to plan a course of study and investigate the requirements of transfer
institutions before choosing mathematics courses, laboratory sciences, and electives.
Biology/Pharmacy/Forestry/General Science: Students should take MTH 163-164 and take a third laboratory science that is
appropriate to their curriculum for the approved elective credits. Some colleges and universities require calculus for their biology
and pharmacy majors. Students should check college catalogs and transfer guides to determine mathematics and laboratory
science requirements.
Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics/Geophysical Sciences: Students should take MTH 173, 174, 277, and 279 to ensure junior-level
status at the transfer institution. Mathematics requirements are quite varied at transfer institutions. Students should examine the
catalog requirements of the senior institutions to which they intend to transfer.
Preparation for Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Studies: Students should take MTH 163-164 and at least one semester of calculus
(MTH 173). Biology (BIO 101-102), Chemistry (CHM 111-112), Organic Chemistry (CHM 241-242), and Physics (PHY 201-202) are
the introductory level laboratory sciences generally completed at the freshman/sophomore level.
Health Science Majors (Dental Hygiene, Nursing, Nuclear Medicine, and Medical Technology): Students should complete MTH 163
and MTH 157 for most baccalaureate health science majors. Students should check college catalogs and transfer guides to
determine appropriate mathematics and laboratory science requirements. A waiver/substitution must be approved by the
appropriate academic dean in order to substitute MTH 157 for MTH 164.
Students may select any of the following courses to meet this requirement: DIT 121, 125; HLT 100, 105, 106, 110, 116, 121, 130,
138, 141, 150, 160, 200, 204, 215; PED (any activity course).
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