Science, AA&S

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ACADEMIC PLAN: 881

CIP CODE: 24.0101

AWARD: Associate of Arts and Sciences

LENGTH: 2 Years

Purpose:

An Associates of Arts and Sciences in Science prepares the student to transfer to a four-year 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, physics, geology, biomedical sciences, environmental science, 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
Science With Lab Elective - Science with Laboratory Transfer Elective Credits: 4¹
MTH 161 - PreCalculus I Credits: 3 ²
Communication Elective - Communications Transfer Elective Credits: 3¹
ENG 112 - College Composition II Credits: 3
MTH 162 - PreCalculus II Credits: 3 ²
Science With Lab Elective - Science with Laboratory Transfer Elective Credits: 4 ¹
Social Science Elective - Social Science Transfer Elective Credits: 3³
History Elective - History Transfer Elective Credits: 3¹
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: 3⁴
Uniform Certificate of General Studies Completed
MTH 245 - Statistics I Credits: 3 ¹
or
MTH 261 - Applied Calculus I Credits: 3 ¹
Science /Math Elective Credits: 4 ^{1, 5}
Transfer Elective - Transfer Electives Credits: 3¹
Science /Math Elective Credits: 4 ^{1, 5}
Science /Math Elective Credits: 4 ^{1, 5}
Science /Math Elective Credits: 4 ^{1, 5}

Total Pathway Credits: 61

Total Program Credits: 61

¹ 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.
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 #14 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