Associate's Degree and University Transfer - Associate of Science
The Associate of Science degree (AS-T) is designed for students who plan to transfer to science programs at four-year institutions after completing the first two years of study at Pierce. The degree enables students to fulfill the undergraduate general education requirements of most four-year science degree programs. Students are responsible for checking specific major requirements of baccalaureate institutions in the year prior to transferring.
There are two degree track options:
- Track One is for science students who wish to focus on biological and environmental/resource sciences, geology and earth science, or chemistry. To help keep track of your credits, also download the Associate of Science Track One Worksheet and the Educational Planner Worksheet.
- Track Two is for students who wish to focus on engineering, computer science, physics, or atmospheric science. To help keep track of your credits, also download the Associate of Science Track Two Worksheet and the Educational Planner Worksheet.
Associate of Science (AS) Degree Track #1
For Science Pre-Majors in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental/Resource Sciences, Geology and Earth Science
General Degree Requirements
- Minimum of 90 earned credits in courses numbered 100 or above is required to complete the AS-T degree.
- Minimum of 25 of last 45 credits must be earned at Pierce.
- Cumulative college-level grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher is required.
- 1.5 grade (C-) or higher is required for all coursework unless prerequisites state otherwise. Coursework with a grade of 0.7 through 1.4 (D's) may be used for general elective credit only.
- Pass (P) grades may be used only for General Elective credits.
- Independent Study may be used only for General Elective credits.
- Once a course has been successfully completed, credits earned may be used only once, even if that course is listed in more than one category.
Note: Additional general education, cultural diversity and foreign language requirements, as required by the transfer institution, must be met prior to the completion of a baccalaureate degree.
Course Requirements (90-93 total credits required) |
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| GENERAL REQUIRED COURSES (30 credits) | ||
Communication Skills (5 credits) |
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| ENGL& 101 English Composition I (required) ( 5 credits) |
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| Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills (10 credits) Two courses required at or above introductory calculus level. | ||
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MATH& 151 Calculus I (5 credits) |
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| Humanities and Social Sciences (15 credits) Maximum of five credits under the performance/skills area may be used. See AA-DTA distribution list | ||
Humanities (5 credits minimum) |
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| SCIENCE PRE-MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (35-38 credits) | ||
CHEM& 161-163 General Chemistry w/lab I-III (15 credits) Biology OR Physics sequence*. (15-18 credits) |
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Additional Science Requirements
(10-18 credits)
List of appropriate courses: |
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BIOL& 241 Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 |
MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics |
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| General Electives (15 credits) | ||
College level courses numbered 100 and above. Remaining credits may include prerequisites for pre-major courses (e.g., pre-calculus), meet additional pre-major coursework, or satisfy specific general education or other university requirements. A maximum of five PE activity credits can be applied to this degree |
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Associate of Science (AS) Degree Track #1 Outcomes
Program Outcomes
Degree Outcomes:
General Education at Pierce College prepares graduates to live and work in a dynamically changing world by emphasizing whole student development through fundamental areas of knowledge and the college five core abilities.
Core Abilities Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking:
Graduates will be able to question, search for answers and meaning, and develop ideas that lead to action.
Responsibility:
Graduates will be able to respond by examining the relationship between self, community, and environments, evaluating potential impacts and consequences of actions, and making choices and contributions based on that examination and evaluation.
Information Competency:
Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.
Effective Communication:
Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.
Multiculturalism:
Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures and experiences and the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to engage others with civility and empathy.
Fundamental Areas of Knowledge Outcomes
Communication:
Graduates identify, analyze, and evaluate rhetorical strategies in one's own and other's writing in order to communicate effectively.
Humanities:
Graduates acquire skills to critically interpret, analyze and evaluate forms of human expression, and create and perform as an expression of the human experience.
Social Sciences:
Graduates use social science research methods and/or theory in order to analyze and interpret social phenomena.
Natural Sciences:
Graduates use the scientific method to analyze natural phenomena and acquire skills to evaluate authenticity of data/information relative to the natural world.
Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning:
Graduates utilize mathematical, symbolic, logical, graphical, geometric, or statistical analysis for the interpretation and solution of problems in the natural world and human society.
Associate of Science (AS) Degree Track #2
For Science Pre-Majors in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences
Course Requirements (93 total credits required) |
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| GENERAL REQUIRED COURSES (30 credits) | |
Communication Skills (5 credits) |
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| ENGL& 101 English Composition I (required) ( 5 credits) |
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| Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills (10 credits) Two courses required at or above introductory calculus level. | |
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MATH& 151 Calculus I (5 credits) |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (15 credits) Maximum of five credits under the performance/skills area may be used. See AA-DTA distribution list | |
Humanities (5 credits minimum) |
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| SCIENCE PRE-MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (28 credits) | |
CHEM& 161 General Chemistry w/lab I (5 credits) Physics sequence: (18 credits)
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Additional Science Requirements
(20 credits)
Courses must be selected from the list of courses below. List of appropriate courses: |
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CHEM& 162/163 General Chemistry w/lab II/III |
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| General Electives (15 credits) | |
Minimum of 10 credits that satisfy Pierce’s AA-DTA Core requirements, i.e., GER-NS, GER-HM, GER-SS, GER-CM or GER-QS. See Associate of Arts (AA-DTA) section for specific classes. Maximum of five credits of any college-level course numbered 100 or higher. Physical education activity credits may be used only in this area. |
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Associate of Science (AS) Degree Track #2 Outcomes
Program Outcomes
Degree Outcomes:
General Education at Pierce College prepares graduates to live and work in a dynamically changing world by emphasizing whole student development through fundamental areas of knowledge and the college five core abilities.
Core Abilities Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking:
Graduates will be able to question, search for answers and meaning, and develop ideas that lead to action.
Responsibility:
Graduates will be able to respond by examining the relationship between self, community, and environments, evaluating potential impacts and consequences of actions, and making choices and contributions based on that examination and evaluation.
Information Competency:
Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.
Effective Communication:
Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.
Multiculturalism:
Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures and experiences and the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to engage others with civility and empathy.
Fundamental Areas of Knowledge Outcomes
Communication:
Graduates identify, analyze, and evaluate rhetorical strategies in one's own and other's writing in order to communicate effectively.
Humanities:
Graduates acquire skills to critically interpret, analyze and evaluate forms of human expression, and create and perform as an expression of the human experience.
Social Sciences:
Graduates use social science research methods and/or theory in order to analyze and interpret social phenomena.
Natural Sciences:
Graduates use the scientific method to analyze natural phenomena and acquire skills to evaluate authenticity of data/information relative to the natural world.
Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning:
Graduates utilize mathematical, symbolic, logical, graphical, geometric, or statistical analysis for the interpretation and solution of problems in the natural world and human society.
