ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
General Education Core
Area I: Written Composition I and
II 6 Credit Hours
ENG 101 AND ENG 102 (A minimum grade of "C" is required)
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Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts
12 Credit Hours
• *Must complete a minimum of 3 semester hours in Literature.
ENG 271 and/or ENG 272
• Must complete 3 semester hours in the Fine Arts.
Art 100, MUS 011, THR 120
• Remaining semester hours to be selected from the following:
ART 100, ENG 271, ENG 272, FRN 101, FRN 102, HUM 101, MUS 101, SPA 101,
SPA 102, SPH 106, SPH 107, OR THR 120
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Area III: Natural Science and Mathematics
11-12 Credit Hours
• Must complete a minimum of 3 semester hours in Mathematics at the
Precalculus Algebra (MTH 112) or Finite Math (MTH 110) level or higher.
• Must complete 8 semester hours in the Natural Sciences which must
include laboratory experience. Choose from the following courses:
BIO 103, 104, CHM 104, 111, 112, PHS 111, 112, PHY 203, 204, OR PHY 213,
214
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Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral
Sciences 12 Credit Hours
• *Must complete a minimum of 3 semester hours in History.
HIS 101 and/or HIS 102
• Must complete at least 9 semester hours from among other disciplines
in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Choose from the following courses:
ECO 231, 232, HIS 101, 102, POL 211, PSY 200, PSY 210, or SOC 200
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Area I-IV: General Education Requirements 41-42 Credit
Hours
Area V: Pre-Professional, Pre-Major,
and Elective Courses ** 18-23 Credit Hours
• Courses appropriate to the degree requirements and major of the
individual student and electives.
Students completing courses that have been approved for
the General Studies Curriculum and are appropriate to their major and/or
degree program may transfer these course with credit applicable to their
degree program among two-year and four-year colleges and universities.
(See an academic advisor or Internet http://stars.troy.edu)
Area I-V: General Studies Curricula **60-64 Credit Hours
Maximum Program Semester Credit Hours 64 Credit Hours
Must complete a 6 semester hour sequence either in Literature
or in History. The sequence in Area II and IV in Literature or History
needs to follow the sequence requirements according to the students' major
and transfer plans.
** Respective programs of study for baccalaureate degrees at Alabama Public
Universities range from 120-128 semester credit hours in length. Dependent
upon the total hours allocated for the bachelor's degrees, institutions
in The Alabama College System will only be authorized to provide 50 percent
of tht total (60-64).
Candidates for graduation just demonstrate basic computer competency either
through passing or challenging a computer course in Area V or by passing
a college administered computer competency examination.
Note: The courses that are approved as part of the Alabama
General Studies Curriculum for Areas I - IV are denoted with an * in the
Course Descriptions section of this Catalog.
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