The Associate of Science Degree is conferred upon completion of all requirements for graduation in a course of study, including academic college transfer, with particular emphasis on science and mathematics.

A. A student must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 60 semester hours in a course of study with a cumulative grade point average of "C" or better.

B. A student must satisfy the following minimum general education requirements:

1. Communication 6 Cr. Hours

(must earn a C or above in each)

Written (required)

ENGL 1010 English Composition I

Oral (select one)
a. SPCH 1010 Fundamentals of Communication
b. SPCH 1110 Public Speaking

2. Humanities 3-6 Cr. Hours (select at least one)

Fine and Performing Arts
a. ARTS 2000 Art History- Ancient to Gothic
b. ARTS 2010 Art History-Renaissance to Present
c. MUSC 1550 Music in Western Culture

English/Literature (must earn a C or above)

a. ENGL 1020 English Composition II
b. ENGL 1520 Comparative Mythology
c. ENGL 2010 Creative Writing I
d. ENGL 2020 Creative Writing II
e. ENGL 2070 Technical Communications
f. ENGL 2100 Introduction to Fiction
g. ENGL 2110 Introduction to Poetry
h. ENGL 2120 Introduction to Drama
i. ENGL 2140/THEA2140 Intro to Shakespeare
j. ENGL 2150 Survey of American Lit. I
k. ENGL 2160 Survey of American Lit. II
l. ENGL 2200 Survey of English Lit. I
m. ENGL 2210 Survey of English Lit. II
n. ENGL 2720 Intro. to Lit. of the Great Plains and American West.
o. ENGL 2730 The Novel and the Movie

Note : Must have 9 credit hours divided among Humanities and Social & Behavioral Sciences with at least one course from English/Literature and one course from Social & Behavioral Science

3. Social & Behavioral Science 3-6 Cr. Hours

(select at least one)

a. HIST 1030 European Civilization i
b. HIST 1040 European Civilization II
c. HIST 1050 World History I
d. HIST 1060 World History II
e. HIST 2010 American History I
f. HIST 2020 American History II
g. GEOG 1020 World Reg. Geography
h ECON 2110 Prin. Of Macroeconomics
i. POLS 1000 American Government
j. PSYC 1810 Introduction to Psychology
k. SOCI 1010 Introduction to Sociology

4. Mathematics 3-10 Cr. Hours

Select at least three credit hours at the 2000 level or above.

a. MATH 1100 Foundations of Math
b. MATH 1140 Intermediate Algebra
c. MATH 1150 College Algebra
d. MATH 1200 Algebra and Trigonometry
e. MATH 2000 Analytic Geometry & Calc. I
f. MATH 2010 Analytic Geometry & Calc. II
g. MATH 2020 Analytic Geometry & Calc. III
h. MATH 2030 Introduction to Statistics
i. Any other college math above level 2000

Note: Must have a total of 18 credit hours divided between the Mathematics and Science categories with a minimum of 3 credit hours from Math (2000 level or above) and a minimum of 8 credit hours from Natural Science

5.Natural Science 8-15 Cr. Hours (select two)

a. BIOS 1010 General Biology
b. CHEM 1140 General Chemistry
c. PHYS 1100 Physical Science
d. PHYS 1130 Introduction to Physics
e. Any other higher level course of Natural Science

6. Technology 3 Cr. Hours

a. INFO 1010 Fundamentals of Information Technology
b. INFO 1100 Microcomputer Applications
c. INFO 1700 Intro to the Internet
d. INFO 1710 Web Page Development
e. INFO 2100 Spreadsheet Applications
f. AGRI 1000 Micro Computer Applications
g. AGRI 2000 Integrated Spreadsheet Applications

Note: Upon approval, other technology courses may be substituted for the courses listed above to meet the NECC graduation requirements. Students should contact their advisors.