Liberal Arts & Sciences - Math & Natural Sciences, AS
Program code: LASC-AS-SM
Locations: Asnuntuck, Capital, Gateway, Housatonic, Manchester, Middlesex, Naugatuck Valley, Northwestern, Norwalk, Quinebaug Valley, Three Rivers, Tunxis
Program Description
The Liberal Arts and Science - Math and Natural Sciences Associate of Science degree program provides students with a broad background that prepares them for transfer to a bachelor’s degree program for majors within Math and Natural Sciences and pre-medical degrees. Students will take a wide range of courses with an emphasis on fulfilling general education and pre-requisite courses at four-year colleges and universities. The Associate of Science (A.S.) emphasizes courses in math and natural sciences.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Communicate clearly and persuasively both in written and oral forms, including in ways that involve and document outside sources.
- Analyze literary, artistic or philosophical works of world cultures.
- Analyze changes and developments in history, including their causes and effects.
- Apply social scientific theories to understand human behavior and world events.
- Use mathematical tools and technology to create mathematical models.
- Describe scientific principles and apply them to understand the physical world.
- Identify the various ways in which diversity exists in our world, such as through analyzing artistic and literary works, historical examples, statistical information, or present-day cases.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Courses | ||
| ENG 1010 | Composition (WRIX I) | 3 |
| MATH - Choose one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Statistics I | ||
| Statistics I with Computer Applications | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| ARHX - Choose One: ARAB, ART, ARTH, ASL, CHNS, COMM, ENG, FREN, GERM, HUM, ITAL, JAPN, KORA, LATN, MUS, PHIL, POLH, RUSN, SPAN, THR 1 | 3-4 | |
| SBSX - Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| WRIX II - Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II and Literature | ||
| Composition II and Non-fiction Texts | ||
| HISX - Historical Knowledge | 3 | |
| ORAX - Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| CCS 1001 | College and Career Success | 3 |
| Science Sequence | ||
| Choose one of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| General Biology I and General Biology II | ||
| Anatomy and Physiology I and Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II | ||
| General Physics I and General Physics II | ||
| Calculus-Based Physics I and Calculus-Based Physics II | ||
| Program Courses | ||
| Choose one course at the 1000 level or above: ART, ARTH, MUS, or THR 2 | 3 | |
| Choose one SBSX from a different discipline SBSX taken in the General Education | 3 | |
| Choose one course at the 1000 level or above from the following: 3 | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Anthropology | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Peoples of the World | ||
| Music Cultures of the World | ||
ANTH 1016 | ||
| Navajo Indians | ||
ANTH 1405 | ||
| Native Cultures of the Americas | ||
ARAB | ||
| Architecture of the World | ||
| Global Art History Prehistory to 1500 CE | ||
| Global Art History 1500 CE to present | ||
| Global Modern Art History 1850 to Present | ||
| History of Art in the United States, c. 1500 – 1960 | ||
| Caribbean Art and Culture | ||
| Black Art History | ||
| Architecture of the World | ||
ASL | ||
CHNS | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| History and Appreciation of World Dance | ||
| Jazz I: Afro-American/Caribbean | ||
| Contemporary African Dance | ||
| Dance as Cultural Expression | ||
| Studies in World Literature | ||
| World Literature II | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Studies in Ethnic Literature | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Literature | ||
| Literature of the Caribbean | ||
| Women Writers Across Cultures | ||
| LGBTQ+ Literature | ||
| Integrated Skills IV: Low Advanced | ||
| Integrated Skills V: High Advanced | ||
FREN | ||
| Introduction to Geography | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
GERM | ||
| World History to the 1400s | ||
| World History since 1500s | ||
| History of Immigrant Experience in the U.S. | ||
| African American History from 1877 | ||
| The American Indian | ||
| Modern China | ||
| Modern Africa | ||
| South Africa | ||
| Short-term Study Abroad | ||
| The Black Experience | ||
| Indigenous People: Art, Film, and Literature | ||
| Contemporary Global Issues | ||
ITAL | ||
JAPN | ||
| Introduction to Latino Studies | ||
LATN | ||
| World Music | ||
| Today's Music | ||
| Today's Music: Gospel, Ragtime, Blues, Jazz | ||
| History and Appreciation of Jazz | ||
| World Religions | ||
| Asian Philosophy and Religion | ||
POLH | ||
| Comparative Politics | ||
| International Relations | ||
| Multicultural Psychology | ||
| African Politics | ||
RUSN | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| World Issues | ||
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | ||
| The Puerto Rican Experience | ||
| The African American Experience | ||
SPAN | ||
| Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| Choose two additional courses in Mathematics, Natural Science, or Computer Science from the following: | 6-8 | |
| General Biology I (or above) | ||
| General Chemistry I (or above) | ||
CSC | ||
CST | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Calculus I (or above) | ||
| General Physics I (or above) | ||
| Choose one of the following courses in MATH: | 3-4 | |
| College Algebra | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Calculus I (or above) | ||
| Choose one of the following: 4 | 3-4 | |
| General Biology I (or above) | ||
| General Chemistry I (or above) | ||
| General Physics I (or above) | ||
| Choose 9 credits of open electives at the 1000 level or above except ESOL and AUTO (which may be applied with permission of the Liberal Arts and Science Program Coordinator or Department Chair.) Consider the foreign language requirements of your transfer institution. | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 62-69 | |
- 1
Or ESOL 1402 Integrated Skills IV: Low Advanced or ESOL 1502 Integrated Skills V: High Advanced
- 2
Or COMM 1201 Film Study and Appreciation or COMM 2202 Film History
- 3
Consider the foreign language requirements of your transfer institution. Seek advising.
- 4
Or, with permission of Liberal Arts Program or Department Coordinator - ASTR, ERTH, OCEN, ENV, GEOL.