Behavioral Sciences, A.S.

Required Courses: 6 Credit Hours

• ENGL - 101 Rhetoric & Research I Credits: 3
• ENGL - 102 Rhetoric & Research II Credits: 3

The Art of Language and Ideas: 3 Credit Hours

• COMM - 101 Public Speaking Credits: 3

The Language and History of the Fine Arts: 3 Credit Hours

Select one from the following:

• ART - 201 Art History Survey Credits: 3
• ART - 202 Art History Survey Credits: 3
• ART - 231 Art Appreciation Credits: 3
• MUS - 103 Music Appreciation Credits: 3
• MUS - 123 Intro to Rock n’ Roll Credits: 3
• THEA - 201 Theatre: A Contemporary and Historical Introduction Credits: 3

The Human Experience: 21 Credit Hours

• Required Courses:

• PHIL - 203 Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3
• PSY - 201 Introduction to Psychology as a Natural Science Credits: 3
• PSY - 202 Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science Credits: 3
• PSY - 217 Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences Credits: 3
• PSY - 250 Developmental Psychology Credits: 3
• SOC - 253 Marriage and the Family Credits: 3

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  Select one from the following:

• SOC - 201 General Sociology Credits: 3
• SOC - 204 Social Problems Credits: 3
• SOC - 208 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3

U.S. and World Cultures: 6 Credit Hours

Select two from the following (one must be History):

• ECON - 201 Principles of Economics (Macro) Credits: 3
• ECON - 202 Principles of Economics (Micro) Credits: 3
• GEO - 101 Major World Regions Credits: 3
• GEO - 103 Cultural Geography Credits: 3
• GOVT - 201 American Government and Politics Credits: 3
• GOVT - 202 The United States in World Affairs Credits: 3
• GOVT - 203 Comparative Government and Politics Credits: 3
• HIST - 101 Western Civilization to 1715 Credits: 3
• HIST - 102 Western Civilization since 1715 Credits: 3
• HIST - 191 World History from Neolithic to 1500 Credits: 3
• HIST - 192 World History from 1500 to Present Credits: 3
• HIST - 201 American History to 1865 Credits: 3
• HIST - 202 American History since 1865 Credits: 3
• HIST - 222 The Civil War and Reconstruction Credits: 3
• HIST - 240 Nazi Germany Credits: 3
• HIST - 242 The Medieval Crusades Credits: 3
• HIST - 250 Modern America: U.S. History since 1945 Credits: 3
• PHIL - 270 Introduction to Asian Religious Thought Credits: 3
• REL - 209 Comparative Religion Credits: 3
• REL - 210 Social History of Christianity Credits: 3
• REL - 219 History and Religion of Israel Credits: 3
• REL - 220 New Testament World Credits: 3
• REL - 254 Religion in Contemporary America Credits: 3
• REL - 270 Introduction to Asian Religious Thought Credits: 3

Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning: 6 Credit Hours

• Select one from the following:

• MATH - 110 Contemporary Mathematics Credits: 3
• MATH - 121 Pre-Calculus I Credits: 3
• MATH - 151 Pre-Calculus II Credits: 4
• MATH - 251 Calculus I Credits: 4
• MATH - 252 Calculus II Credits: 4

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  Required Course:

• MATH - 217 Introductory Statistics Credits: 3

Investigation of the Natural World: 8 Credit Hours

Select one of the following groups:

• BIO - 101 General Biology (Lecture) Credits: 3
• BIO - 101L General Biology (Laboratory) Credits: 1
• BIO - 102 General Biology (Lecture) Credits: 3
• BIO - 102L General Biology (Laboratory) Credits: 1

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• CHEM - 101 General Chemistry (Lecture) Credits: 3
• CHEM - 101L General Chemistry (Laboratory) Credits: 1
• CHEM - 102 General Chemistry (Lecture) Credits: 3
• CHEM - 102L General Chemistry (Laboratory) Credits: 1

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• BIO - 101 General Biology (Lecture)
     Credits: 3
• BIO - 101L General Biology (Laboratory)
     Credits: 1
• CHEM - 101 General Chemistry (Lecture)
    Credits: 3 
• CHEM - 101L General Chemistry (Laboratory)
    Credits: 1

Computer Proficiency: 3 - 4 Credit Hours

If you have taken CSCI 202 and CSCI 203 before Fall 2021, it will apply it to the Computer Proficiency requirement of the AA or AS degrees.

• CSCI - 121 Introduction to Computer Science Credits: 3
• CSCI - 205 Computer Organization Credits: 3
• CSCI - 221 Programming for Computer Science & Engineering Majors I Credits: 4
• CSCI - 222 Programming for Computer Science & Engineering Majors II Credits: 4

Electives: 4 - 7 Credit Hours

Recommended Elective: PSY 218  

• PSY - 240 Introduction to Counseling Credits: 3
• PSY - 292 Stress Management Credits: 3
• PSY - 295 Human Sexuality Credits: 3
• SOC - 250 Criminology Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours 60