Science - Life Science Specialization, AA&S

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

ACADEMIC PLAN: 881-01

CIP CODE: 24.0101

AWARD: Associate of Arts and Sciences

LENGTH: 2 Years

Purpose:

An Associates of Arts and Sciences in Science - Life Sciences Specialization prepares the student to transfer to a fouryear college or university to major in the sciences. It provides the student with the course work and skills needed to pursue further study in biology, chemistry, biomedical sciences, neuroscience, and more.

Admissions Requirements:

Individuals are eligible for admission to CVCC if they are high school graduates or the equivalent, or if they are eighteen years of age or older and able to benefit academically from study at the community college, as demonstrated by assessment in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Program Requirements:

All students expected to complete the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or career studies certificate must complete an Application for Graduation.

Courses:

The Program Pathway for Science AA&S is a resource for students that lists the following items:

The recommended order in which to take the program courses
Suggested course when more than one option exists
If the course has a prerequisite
Courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)

Students who plan to transfer should consult an academic counselor to verify specific program requirements with their intended four-year institution. While an elective course may satisfy a requirement for a Central Virginia Community College program, it may not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution.

Please Complete Program Requirements in the Order Listed:

SDV 100 - College Success Skills Credits: 1
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective - Humanities or Fine Arts Transfer Elective Credits: 3
BIO 101 - General Biology I Credits: 4
MTH 161 - PreCalculus I Credits: 3 ²
Communication Elective - Communications Transfer Elective Credits: 3 ¹
ENG 112 - College Composition II Credits: 3
MTH 162 - PreCalculus II Credits: 3 ¹
BIO 102 - General Biology II Credits: 4
Social Science Elective - Social Science Transfer Elective Credits: 3 ³
History Elective - History Transfer Elective Credits: 3 ¹
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications Credits: 3
Hum, Fine Arts, Lit Elective - Humanities or Fine Arts or Literature Transfer Elective Credits: 3
Uniform Certificate of General Studies Completed
Transfer Elective - Transfer Electives Credits: 3
CHM 111 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
MTH 245 - Statistics I Credits: 3 ¹
or
MTH 261 - Applied Calculus I Credits: 3 ¹
CHM 112 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
Science /Math Elective Credits: 4 ^1,5
Science /Math Elective Credits: 4 ^1,5

Total Program Credits: 61

Total Pathway Credits: 61

¹Students should confer with their intended transfer institution to determine appropriate transfer electives
² MTH 161 -MTH 162 may be replaced with MTH 167 . If enrolled in MTH 167 , students would be expected to enroll in MTH 263 instead of the math elective in course #16 to maintain the same number of credits toward the program
³Students may not complete a HIS course to fulfill this requirement
⁴Students must complete 3 credits from one of the three areas but may not be from the same area as course #3. Students who choose a Literature elective must have completed ENG 112 prior to enrollment
⁵Students who take Organic Chemistry I (CHM 241 and CHM 245 ) alone or followed by Organic Chemistry II (CHM 242 and CHM 246 ) as their electives will finish their program with more than 61 credits.