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Associate in Science (AS) Degree (A10400)

The Associate in Science degree shall be granted for a planned program of study consisting of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit (SHC) of college transfer courses� Within the degree program, the institution shall include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communication, fundamental mathematical skills, and the basic computer use�

The Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) and the Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (ICAA) enables North Carolina community college graduates of two-year associate in science programs who are admitted to constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina and to Signatory Institutions of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities to transfer with junior status�

Community college graduates must obtain a grade of “C” or better in each course and an overall GPA of at least 2�0 on a 4�0 scale in order to transfer with a junior status� Courses may also transfer through bilateral agreements between institutions�

General Education (45 Hours)

English Composition - 6 hours

ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry ENG-112 Writing/Research in the Disc

Humanities/Fine Arts (Courses must be from two different disciplines) - 6 hours

COM-120 Intro to Interpersonal Com OR COM-231 Public Speaking ART-111 Art Appreciation ART-114 Art History Survey I ART-115 Art History Survey II COM-231 Public Speaking ENG-231 American Literature I ENG-232 American Literature II ENG-241 British Literature I ENG-242 British Literature II MUS-110 Music Appreciation MUS-112 Introduction to Jazz PHI-215 Philosophical Issues PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics

Social / Behavioral Sciences (Courses must be from at least two disciplines) - 6 hours

Pick one of the following:

HIS-111 World Civilizations I HIS-112 World Civilizations II HIS-131 American History I HIS-132 American History II

Pick one of the following:

ECO-251 Prin of Microeconomics ECO-252 Prin of Macroeconomics POL-120 American Government PSY-150 General Psychology SOC-210 Introduction to Sociology

Mathematics - 8 hours

MAT-171 Precalculus Algebra MAT-172 Precalculus Trigonometry MAT-263 Brief Calculus MAT-271 Calculus I MAT-272 Calculus II

Natural Sciences - 8 hours

BIO-110 Principles of Biology BIO-111 General Biology I and BIO 112 General Biology II CHM-151 General Chemistry I and CHM 152 General Chemistry II GEL-111 Geology PHY-110 Conceptual Physics and PHY 110A Conceptual Physics Lab PHY-151 College Physics I and PHY 152 College Physics II PHY-251 General Physics I and PHY 252 General Physics II

Additional General Education Requirements- 11 hours

HUM 220 Human Values and Meaning

Additional General Education courses as designated in pathway� Courses listed in bold meet this requirement�

Other Required Hours -15 hours

ACA-122 College Transfer Success

Additional hours from the list below (14 hours) AA and AS degrees require completion of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit, but pathways may include extra hours to meet university baccalaureate degree plans. Completion of hours beyond 60 may not be required to meet AA or AS graduation requirements but is recommended based on programs offered by intended transfer institutions. The following pathways are for full-time students. Please see the Program Advising Center or an advisor for part-time pathways.

ACC-120 ACC-121

ANT-220 ART-111 ART-114 ART-115

ART-121 ART-122 ART-131 ART-171 ART-214 ART-231 ART-240 ART-244 ART-264 ART-266 ART-267 ART-275 ART-276 ART-283 ART-284

BIO-110 BIO-111 BIO-112 BIO-120 BIO-130 BIO-140 BIO-140A

BIO-155 BIO-163 BIO-168 BIO-169 BIO-175 BIO-275 BUS-110 BUS-115