Associate in Science Program Requirements

A.S. Degree, Diploma

An asterisk (*) indicates that a prerequisite/corequisite is required; see your advisor for specfic course information.
^English Composition (6 SHC)
Required:				Select one course from the following:
*ENG	111	Expository Writing	3	*ENG	112	Argument-Based Research	3
				*ENG	113	Literature-Based Research	3
				*ENG	114	Prof. Research & Reporting	3
^Humanities/Fine Arts (9 SHC) Select three courses from at least three different disciplines: art, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, literature, music, philosophy, or religion. At least one course must be a literature course.
Select one literature course - 3 SHC required.
*ENG	131	Intro to Literature	3	Humanities
*ENG	231	American Literature I	3	HUM	120	Cultural Studies	3
*ENG	232	American Literature II	3	HUM	150	American Women's Studies	3
*ENG	241	British Literature I	3	HUM	160	Introduction to Film	3
*ENG	242	British Literature II	3	Music
*ENG	261	World Literature I	3	MUS	110	Music Appreciation	3
*ENG	262	World Literature II	3	MUS	210	History of Rock Music	3
Art				Philosophy
ART	111	Art Appreciation	3	*PHI	210	History of Philosophy	3
ART	114	Art History Survey I	3	*PHI	215	Philosophical Issues	3
ART	115	Art History Survey II	3	*PHI	240	Intro to Ethics	3
Foreign Languages
CHI	111	Elementary Chinese I	3
*CHI	112	Elementary Chinese II	3	Religion
*CHI	211	Intermediate Chinese I	3	REL	110	World Religions	3
*CHI	212	Intermediate Chinese II	3	REL	111	Eastern Religions	3
FRE	111	Elementary French I	3	REL	211	Intro to Old Testament	3
*FRE	112	Elementary French II	3	REL	212	Intro to New Testament	3
*FRE	211	Intermediate French I	3	REL	221	Religion in America	3
*FRE	212	Intermediate French II	3
JPN	111	Elementary Japanese I	3
*JPN	112	Elementary Japanese II	3
*JPN	211	Intermediate Japanese I	3
*JPN	212	Intermediate Japanese II	3
SPA	111	Elementary Spanish I	3
*SPA	112	Elementary Spanish II	3
*SPA	211	Intermediate Spanish I	3
*SPA	212	Intermediate Spanish II	3
^Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 SHC) Select three courses from at least three different disciplines: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology. At least one course must be a history course.
Select one history course - 3 SHC required
HIS	111	World Civilizations I	3	Political Science
HIS	112	World Civilizations II	3	POL	120	American Government	3
HIS	121	Western Civilization I	3	Psychology
HIS	122	Western Civilization II	3	PSY	150	General Psychology	3
HIS	131	American History I	3	*PSY	237	Social Psychology	3
HIS	132	American History II	3	*PSY	241	Developmental Psychology	3
Anthropology				*PSY	281	Abnormal Psychology	3
ANT	210	General Anthropology	3	Sociology
ANT	220	Cultural Anthropology	3	SOC	210	Intro to Sociology	3
ANT	240	Archaeology	3	SOC	213	Sociology of the Family	3
Economics				SOC	220	Social Problems	3
ECO	251	Principles of Microeconomics	3	SOC	240	Social Psychology	3
ECO	252	Principles of Macroeconomics	3	Geography
				GEO	111	World Regional Geography	3
				GEO	130	General Physical Geography	3
^Natural Science/Mathematics (20 SHC)
Natural Sciences - 8 SHC minimum Select a two-course sequence in general biology, general chemistry, or physics.
BIO	111	General Biology I	4	*CHM	152	General Chemistry II	4
*BIO	112	General Biology II	4	*PHY	151	College Physics I	4
*CHM	151	General Chemistry I	4	*PHY	152	College Physics II	4
Mathematics - 6 SHC minimum
Required:
*MAT	171	Precalculus Algebra	3
Select one course from the following:
*CIS	110	Intro to Computers	3	*MAT	175	Precalculus	4
*CIS	115	Intro to Programming & Logic	3	*MAT	263	Brief Calculus	3
*MAT	151	Statistics I	3	*MAT	271	Calculus I	4
*MAT	172	Precalculus Trigonometry	3	*MAT	272	Calculus II	4
Select 6 additional semester hour credits from Natural Science/Mathematics general education transfer courses listed above.
Other Required Hours/Electives (20-21 SHC) At least 14 of the 20-21 elective hours must be mathematics, natural sciences, or computer science transfer courses. You may choose from courses listed above in the Natural Science/Mathematics category or from the following BIO and MAT courses.
BIO	140	Environmental Biology	3	*MAT	161	College Algebra	3
*BIO	140A	Environmental Biology Lab	1	PHY	110	Conceptual Physics	3
BIO	155	Nutrition	3	*PHY	110A	Conceptual Physics Lab	1
*MAT	140	Survey of Math	3
The remaining 6-7 hours of electives may be chosen from any courses listed above or below.
ACA	122	College Transfer Success	1	HEA	110	Personal Health/Wellness	3
ACC	120	Princ of Financial Accounting	4	HIS	231	Recent American History	3
*ACC	121	Princ of Managerial Accounting	4	HIS	236	North Carolina History	3
ART	283	Ceramics I	3	*MAT	140A	Survey of Mathematics Lab	1
*BIO	163	Basic Anatomy & Physiology	5	*MAT	161A	College Algebra Lab	1
*BIO	165	Anatomy & Physiology I	4	*MAT	175A	Precalculus Lab	1
*BIO	166	Anatomy & Physiology II	4	PED	110	Fit & Well for Life	2
*BIO	275	Microbiology	4	PED	111	Physical Fitness I	1
BUS	110	Intro to Business	3	PED	113	Aerobics I	1
BUS	115	Business Law I	3	PED	117	Weight Training I	1
BUS	137	Principle of Management	3	PED	121	Walk, Jog, Run	1
CJC	111	Intro to Criminal Justice	3	PED	122	Yoga I	1
CJC	121	Law Enforcement Operations	3	*PED	123	Yoga II	1
+COM	110	Intro to Communication	3	PED	125	Self-Defense, Beginning	1
+COM	231	Public Speaking	3	PED	128	Golf, Beginning	1
*EDU	144	Child Development I	3	PED	130	Tennis, Beginning	1
*EDU	145	Child Development II	3	PED	143	Volleyball, Beginning	1
*EDU	146	Child Guidance	3	PED	145	Basketball, Beginning	1
*EDU	216	Foundations of Education	4	PED	171	Nature Hiking	1
*EDU	221	Children with Exceptional	3	PED	184	Square Dancing I	1
*FRE	181	French Lab 1	1	PED	186	Dancing for Fitness	1
*FRE	182	French Lab 2	1	PED	187	Social Dance - Beginning	1
*FRE	281	French Lab 3	1	PED	189	Clogging	1
*FRE	282	French Lab 4	1	POL	130	State & Local Government	3

+ Three SHC in Communications (COM) may be substituted for 3 SHC in Humanities/Fine Arts. Communication may not substitute for the literature requirement.
* An asterisk indicates that a prerequisite/corequisite course is required; see your advisor for specific course information.

Notes:

Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.
All degree graduates of Montgomery Community College must demonstrate competency in the basic use of computers. To satisfy this requirement, students may utilize one of the following three options:
- Provide evidence of computer courses taken in high school or at another college;
- Take a computer course at MCC; or
- Take the MCC Computer Competency Test

^Students who complete General Education Core requirements (44 semester hours credit) and earn a grade of "C" or better on each course may be eligible for the Associate in Science diploma.

Total Semester Hours Required For Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree: 64/65

^Total Semester Hours Required for Associate in Science Diploma: 44