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:
- Degree Track 1: For Science Pre-Majors in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental/Resource Sciences, Geology and Earth Science
- Degree Track 2: For Science Pre-Majors in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences
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.
Pre-major Requirements
(minimum of 35 credits required)
A. Chemistry sequence (15 credits required): CHEM& 161-163: General Chemistry w/lab I-II
B. Third quarter calculus OR approved statistics course (5 credits required) Choose one:
- MATH& 146: Intro to Statistics
- MATH& 153: Calculus II
Choose one of the following sequences. Students should check with the receiving institution to determine which sequence is appropriate. Some baccalaureate institutions require physics with calculus.
BIOL& 211-213: Majors: Cellular/Animal/Plant OR
PHYS& 121-123: General Physics I-II OR
PHYS& 221-223: Engineering Physics I-II
Additional Requirements
(10-15 credits required)
Courses chosen in physics, geology, organic chemistry, biology or mathematics consisting of courses normally taken for science majors (not for general education), preferably in a two- or three-quarter sequence, chosen with the help of an advisor. (Note: Biology majors should select organic chemistry or physics for this requirement.)
List of appropriate courses:
BIOL& 241 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
BIOL& 242 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
BIOL& 211-213 Majors: Cellular/Animal/Plant
CHEM& 261-263 Organic Chemistry w/lab I-II
GEOL& 101 Intro Physical Geology
GEOL& 103 Historical Geology
GEOL& 110 Environmental Geology
GEOL 220 Earth Resources and the Environment
MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics
MATH& 153 Calculus II
MATH 205 Linear Algebra
MATH 224 Multivariate Calculus
MATH 238 Differential Equations
PHYS& 121-123 General Physics I-II OR
PHYS& 221-223 Engineering Physics I-II
General Required Courses
(30 credits)
- Communications: 5
credit minimum. Minimum 5
quarter credits in college-level composition course required: ENGL& 101: English Composition I - Mathematics: 10 credit minimum. Two courses required at or above introductory calculus level. MATH& 151/152: Calculus I and II
- Humanities and Social Sciences: 15 credit minimum. Courses listed in more than one category may be used only once. A maximum of 5
credits under the Humanities/Performance/Skills area may be used.
Humanities 5
credits minimum
Social Science 5
credits minimum
Humanities OR Social Science 5
credits minimum
General Electives
(10-15 credits required)
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 5
PE activity credits can be applied to this degree.
TOTAL CREDITS: 90
Associate of Science (AS) Degree Track #2
For Science Pre-Majors in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences
General Degree Requirements
Same as those listed under the Associate of Science (AS-T) Degree Track #1.
Science Pre-major Requirements
(minimum of 25 credits required)
A. Required of all students: CHEM& 161: General Chemistry w/lab I (5 credits required)
B. Third quarter calculus or approved statistics course (5 credits required):
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Choose one:
- MATH& 146: Intro to Statistics
- MATH& 153: Calculus II
PHYS& 221: Engineering Physics I
PHYS& 222: Engineering Physics II
PHYS& 223: Engineering Physics III
Additional Requirements
(15 credits required)
Courses must be selected from the list of courses below. Note: A two- or three-quarter sequence is recommended to be chosen with the help of an advisor.
List of appropriate courses:
CHEM& 162/163 General Chemistry w/lab I/II
CS& 131 Computer Science I-C++
CS&141 Computer Science I-Java
CS 202 Computer Science II
ENGR 142 Computer Programming C++ for Engineers
ENGR& 214 Statics
ENGR& 215 Dynamics
ENGR& 225 Mechanics of Materials
ENGR& 224 Thermodynamics
MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics
MATH 205 Linear Algebra
MATH 224 Multivariate Calculus
MATH 238 Differential Equations
General Required Courses
(30 credits)
- Communications: 5
credit minimum. Minimum 5
quarter credits in college-level composition course required: ENGL& 101: English Composition I - Mathematics: 10 credit minimum. Two courses required at or above introductory calculus level. MATH& 151/152: Calculus I and II
- Humanities and Social Sciences: 15 credit minimum. Courses listed in more than one category may be used only once. A maximum of 5
credits under the Humanities/Performance/Skills area may be used.
Humanities 5
credits minimum
Social Science 5
credits minimum
Humanities OR Social Science 5
credits minimum
General Electives
(15 credits required)
Minimum of 10 credits that satisfy Pierce’s AA 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.
TOTAL CREDITS: 90
Humanities and Social Sciences Courses
Course/Title/Credits
Humanities
ART& 100 Art Appreciation 5
ART 105 Intro to Art 5
ART 145 History of Art (Contemporary) 5
CMST&101 Intro to Communication 5
CMST& 102 Intro to Mass Media 5
CMST 105 Intercultural Communication 5
CMST 210 New Media Presentation 5
CMST& 220 Public Speaking 5
CMST& 230 Small Group Communication 5
DRMA& 101 Intro to Theatre 5
DRMA 160 Intro to Film and Video 5
ENGL& 111 Intro to Literature 5
ENGL& 112 Intro to Fiction 5
ENGL& 113 Intro to Poetry 5
ENGL& 114 Intro to Dramatic Literature 5
ENGL 140 English Grammar 5
ENGL 204 The Bible as Literature 5
ENGL 205 Intro to Mythology 5
ENGL 210 Intro to American Literature 5
ENGL& 220 Intro to Shakespeare 5
ENGL& 226-228 British Literature I-II 5
ENGL& 236-238 Creative Writing I-II 5
ENGL 239 World Literature 5
ENGL 240 Intro to Linguistics 5
ENGL& 244-246 American Literature I-II 5
ENGL 249 Creative Writing: Special Projects 5
ENGL 264 Literature of U.S. Slavery and Abolition 5
ENGL 265 American Literature-Humor/Satire 5
ENGL 266 Women Writers-International Mosaic 5
Foreign Languages — See World Languages.
HUM& 101 Intro to Humanities 5
HUM 105 Black Thought and Culture 5
HUM 106 Ethnic Thought and Culture 5
HUM 107 Latin American Thought and Culture 5
HUM& 116-118 Humanities I-II 5
HUM 120 Intro to Folklore 5
HUM 204 American Popular Culture 5
HUM 210 American Cinema and Society 5
HUM 212 Great Directors and Auteurs 5
HUM 215 World Cinema 5
HUM 240 World Religions 5
JOURN 103 Intro to Feature Writing 1-5
JOURN 125 The Documentary: A Social Force 5
MUSC 100 Intro to Rock and Roll 5
MUSC 102 American Popular Music 5
MUSC 103 Intro to Jazz 5
MUSC& 105 Music Appreciation 5
MUSC& 141-143 Music Theory I-II 5
MUSC& 241-243 Music Theory IV-VI 5
PHIL& 101 Intro to Philosophy 5
PHIL 110 Intro to Bioethics 5
PHIL 115 Intro to Critical Thinking 5
PHIL 150 Intro to Ethics 5
PHIL 155 Ethics in Business 5
PHIL 210 Philosophy of Western Religion 5
PHIL 230 Contemporary Moral Problems 5
World Languages (formerly FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
ASL& 121-123 American Sign Language I-II 5
ASL& 221 American Sign Language IV 5
CHIN& 121-123 Chinese I-II 5
FRCH& 121-123 French I-II 5
FRC H& 221-223 French IV-VI 5
GER M& 121-123 G erman I-II 5
GER M& 221-223 G erman IV-VI 5
JAPN& 121-123 Japanese I-II 5
KREA& 121-123 Korean I-II 5
KREA& 221-223 Korean IV-VI 5
R USS& 121-123 R ussian I-II 5
R USS& 221-223 R ussian IV-VI 5
SPAN& 121-123 Spanish I-II 5
SPAN& 221-223 Spanish IV-VI 5
Humanities Performance/Skills (5 credit maximum)
ART 101-103 Design 5
ART 107-109 Photography 5
ART 111-113 Drawing 5
ART 190-192 Photography Workshop 5
ART 201-203 Painting 5
ART 204 Watercolor, Beginning 5
ART 275-277 Painting Workshop 5
DRMA 170-172 Technical Film and Theatre 5
DRMA 260-262 Acting for Stage and Digital Film 5
DRMA 280-285 Production Practicum 1-3
MUSC 126-127 C lass Guitar 1
MUSC 140, 240 C ollege Choir 2
MUSC 144, 244 C oncert Choir 2.5
MUSC 145, 245 Jazz Choir 2.5
MUSC 146, 246 Vocal Jazz Lab 2.5
MUSC 150, 250 C ollege Band 1
MUSC 154, 254 C ollege Orchestra 1
MUSC 157, 257 Jazz Band 1-2
MUSC 160-169, 260-269 Private Instruction 0.5
MUSC 170-173, 270-273 E nsemble (Instrumental) 1
MUSC 174, 274 Vocal Ensemble 1
MUSC 181 Beginning Class Piano 1
MUSC 182 I ntermediate Class Piano 1
MUSC 183 Advanced Class Piano 1
Social Sciences
ANTH& 100 Survey of Anthropology 5
ANTH& 104 World Prehistory 5
ANTH& 106 American Mosaic 5
ANTH 107 Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations 5
ANTH 108 Fundamentals of Archaeology 5
ANTH 201 Prehistoric Mesoamerica 5
ANTH& 204 Archaeology 5
ANTH& 206 C ultural Anthropology 5
ANTH& 210 I ndians of North America 5
ANTH& 216 Northwest Coast Indians 5
ANTH 240 Women in Cross Cultural Perspectives 5
BUS& 101 I ntro to Business 5
BUS& 201 Business Law 5
BUS 240 Human Relations in the Work Place 5
C J 112 C riminal Justice in America 5
C J 120 C onstitutional Rights 5
C J 140 C orrections in America 5
C J 200 C rime and Justice in America: Issues 5
C J 202 C oncepts of Criminal Law 5
C J 215 Drugs and Society 5
ECE 111 I ntro to Early Childhood Education 5
ECO N 110 Survey of Economics 5
ECO N& 201 Micro Economics 5
ECO N& 202 Macro Economics 5
GEOG 100 I ntro to Geography 5
GEOG 150 E urope, The Americas, Australia/New Zealand 5
GEOG 160 Africa, Middle East and Asia 5
GEOG 200 C ultural Geography 5
GEOG 205 I ntro to the Physical Environment 5
GEOG 207 E conomic Geography 5
HIST& 126-128 World Civilizations I-II 5
HIST& 156-159 History of US I-IV 5
HIST 168 Vietnam War as History 5
HIST& 214 Pacific NW History 5
HIST 230 Concise History of Science & Technology 5
HIST 260 History of Russia and Soviet Union 5
HIST 265 History of Latin American Since 1810 5
HIST 266 History of Europe Since 1870 5
HIST 267 History of Africa Since 1800 5
HIST 268 History of Warfare 5
HIST 269 U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1776 5
HIST 270 Intro to the Far East 5
HIST 272 Survey of Middle East History 5
HIST 277 The Cold War 5
HIST 280 Intro to Chinese Civilization 5
HIST 284 Intro to the Balkans 5
HIST 287 History of Japan Since Antiquity 5
INTS 107 Intro to International Studies 5
INTS 140 Contemporary Issues in Intl Studies 5
INTS 150 Contemporary Rebel Secessionist and Terrorist Organizations 5
INTS 164 Border and Genocidal Conflicts in the Modern World 5
POLS& 101 Intro Political Science 5
POLS& 200 Introduction to Law 5
POLS& 202 American Government 5
POLS& 203 International Relations 5
POLS 208 U.S. Campaigns and Elections 5
POLS 210 U.S. Federal Indian Policy 5
PSYC& 100 General Psychology 5
PSYC& 180 Human Sexuality 5
PSYC& 200 Lifespan Psychology 5
PSYC 201 Psychology of Personal Growth 5
PSYC 210 Social Psychology 5
PSYC& 220 Abnormal Psychology 5
PSYC 230 Introduction of Personality 5
SOC& 101 Intro to Sociology 5
SOC& 201 Social Problems 5
SOC 211 Marriage and the Home 5
SOC 212 Sociology of Death 5
SOC 220 Gender Roles in Society 5
