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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE

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A degree in Biological Sciences may lead to such jobs as wildlife management, fishery biologist and/or biological research scientist, just to name a few. The curriculum below is designed to give the student a broad education in the biological sciences, especially teaching at the secondary level. A total of 64 hours is required for the Associate in Science Degree. At the university level, students may decide to specialize in zoology or botany after having had this sequence of courses.

Total Hours: 64

First Semester		Credit Hours
	Elective - Humanities/Fine Arts	3.00
BIO 1101	College Biology	5.00
ENGL 1101	Rhetoric and Composition I	3.00
HEA 1101	Health Education	2.00
MATH 1108	College Algebra	3.00
		16

Second Semester
	Elective - Fine Arts/Humanities	3.00
	Elective - Social Science	3.00
BOT 1101	General Biology	5.00
ENGL 1102	Rhetoric and Composition II	3.00
ZOO 1101	General Zoology	4.00
		18

Third Semester
	Elective - Social Science	3.00
BIO 1102	Environmental Ecology	4.00
CHE 1103	Inorganic Chemistry	5.00
MATH 1111	Statistics	3.00
		15

Fourth Semester
	Elective	1.00
	Elective - Fine Arts/Humanities	3.00
	Elective - Social Science	3.00
CHE 1104	Inorganic Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis	5.00
COMM 1101	Principles of Effective Speaking	3.00
		15