Austin Community College

FY 2001 Degree Plan

The Associate of Science in physical science provides students with the general education courses normally taken in the first two years at a four­year college or university and a flexible plan from which the student can choose a variety of introductory science courses as part of an interdisciplinary or environmental science program.

Semester I

+	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	HUMA			Humanities Elective1	3
	HIST	1301	1,3,4,5	United States History I	3
	MATH	1314	2,4,3	College Algebra2	3
	PHSC			PSC Requirement3	3
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Semester II

+	ENGL	1302	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
+	HIST	1302	1,3,4,5	United States History II	3
	MATH	1316	2,4,6	Trigonometry	3
	PHSC			PSC Requirement4	3
	SPCH			Oral Proficiency Elective5	3
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Semester III

				General Elective6	5
+	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
				Social/Behavioral Science Elective7	3
				Science Elective8	4
	HUMA			Humanities Elective1	3
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Semester IV

				Visual and Performing Arts9	3
				General Elective6	5
	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
				Science Elective8	4
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+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Please select from the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
² Students should consult with a Mathematics faculty advisor to determine if it is necessary to take one or more preparatory courses such as MATD 0390 and/or MATH 0370 before taking MATH 1314.
³ To meet the Core Curriculum requirement, this course must be either PSC 1603 or PSC 1633.
⁴ This course must have a PSC prefix and may not be counted elsewhere in the degree plan.
⁵ Please select from the Oral Communcation section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁶ Although general electives may be chosen from any college credit program at ACC, students intending to transfer to a four-year college or university may want to choose courses applicable to their four-year degree. Consult the catalog of the institution. Students may wish to choose electives that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements.
⁷ Please select from the Social and Behavioral Science section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁸ These courses must have one of the following prefixes: BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS, or PSC. Students should be guided by their special interests (e.g., oceanography, environmental engineering) and by the requirements of the four-year college to which they plan to transfer.
⁹ Please select from the Visual and Performing Arts section of the Core Curriculum Course list.