Austin Community College

FY 2003 Degree Plan

The General Studies program is designed for students desiring a liberal arts education and those who are planning to transfer to a four­year institution to major in a liberal arts or education field.

Semester I

		1301		English Composition I	3
				History1	3
	PSYC	1300		Effective Learning -- Strategies for College Success OR	3
	CREX	1309		Career Exploration/Planning
+				Natural Science2	4
				Oral Communication3	3
					------- 16

Semester II

+	ENGL	1302		English Composition II	3
	HIST	1302		United States History II OR	3
	HIST	2301		History of Texas
	COSC	1301		Personal Computing	3
+				Natural Science2	4
				Visual and Performing Arts4	3-4
					------- 16-17

Semester III

	GOVT	2305		United States Government	3
+				Foreign Language	4-5
+				Mathematics5	3
	PSYC	2301		Introduction to Psychology OR	3
	SOCI	1301		Introduction to Sociology
				Humanities6	3-4
					------- 16-18

Semester IV

	GOVT	2306		Texas State and Local Government	3
+				Foreign Language7	4-5
				Humanities6	3
				Unrestricted Elective	3
					------- 13-14
				TOTALS	------- 61-65

¹ Please select from HIST 1301, HIST 2381, HIST 2380, HIST 2301.
² Please select from the Natural Sciences section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
³ Please select any Speech course from the Communications section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁴ Please select from the Visual and Performing Arts section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁵ Please select from the Math section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁶ Please select from the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁷ Must be from the same language taken in the previous semester.

The General Studies in Science program is designed for student's desiring to pursue a flexible plan in the area of mathematics, science, and computer science. Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university are encouraged to obtain information about the course requirements for at least possible two majors of interest from their from their four-year college or university and choose their courses appropriately. Students who do not choose their courses very carefully should expect to spend an additional five or six semesters in order to complete a bachelor's degree with a specific science major.

Semester I

+				Natural Science1	4
+	MATH	1316		Trigonometry2	3
	HIST	1301		United States History I3	3
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
				Humanities4	3
					------- 16

Semester II

+				Natural Science1	4
+	MATH	2412		Precalculus -- Functions and Graphs2	4
+	ENGL	1302		English Composition II	3
				Core Curriculum Elective5	3
					------- 14

Semester III

	COSC	1300		Introduction to Computing OR	3
+				Natural Science1
+	MATH	2413		Calculus I2	4
	GOVT	2305		United States Government	3
	HIST	1302		United States History II	3
				Core Curriculum Elective5	3
					------- 16

Semester IV

+	COSC	1320		C++ Programming OR	3
+				Natural Science1
	GOVT	2306		Texas State and Local Government	3
				Oral Communication6	3
+				Core Curriculum Elective5	3
				General Elective7	3
					------- 15
				TOTALS	------- 61

¹ The science courses must include a two-semester sequence of four-hour courses from the Core Curriculum list in BIOL, GEOL, CHEM, or PHYS. The remaining science courses may be from any of BIOL, GEOL, CHEM, PHYS, EPCT, or PSC.
² Three math courses must be chosen from among MATH 1316, MATH 2412, MATH 2413, MATH 2414, and MATH 2415. Students should consult with a mathematics advisor to determine where they should begin their mathematics study. They may need to take one or more courses prior to taking these, such as MATD 0390 or MATH 1314. Students are encouraged to begin higher in the mathematics sequence if they meet the prerequisites. Students who will need to take more than one semester of calculus for their four-year degree are very strongly encouraged to take all calculus courses at the same school in order to avoid changing textbooks in the middle of the sequence.
³ Any other US History I course in the Core Curriculum may be substituted for HIST 1301.
⁴ Please select from the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁵ Please select one course from the Visual and Performing Arts Core Curriculum list, one course from the Other Social and Behavioral Science Core Curriculum list, and an additional course from the Humanities Core Curriculum list.
⁶ Please select any Speech course from the Communications section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁷ Students are encouraged to choose a course that fits their four-year degree plan. Most four-year degree plans in science require some foreign language courses which students are encouraged to take in the first two years.

Semester I

	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301		United States History I	3
+	MATH	1314		College Algebra OR	3
+	MATH	1332		College Mathematics
	EDUC	1301		Schools and Society	3
				Oral Communicaiton1	3
					------- 15

Semester II

+	ENGL	1302		English Composition II	3
	HIST	1302		United States History II	3
+	MATH	1350		Mathematics for Middle Grade Teacher Certification I	3
				Social and Behavioral Science	3
+				Natural Science2	3-4
					------- 15-16

Semester III

	GOVT	2305		United States Government	3
+	MATH	1351		Mathematics for Middle Grade Teacher Certification II	3
+				Humanities3	3
				Visual and Performing Arts4	3
+				Natural Science2	3-4
					------- 15-16

Semester IV

	GOVT	2306		Texas State and Local Government	3
+				Humanities3	3
+	PSYC	2309		Child Growth and Development Through Adolescence	3
				Restricted Elective5	3
				Restricted Elective5	3
					------- 15
				TOTALS	------- 60-62

¹ Please select any Speech course from the Communications section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
² Please select from the Natural Science section of the Core Curriculum Course list in the same discipline.
³ Please select from the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁴ Please select from the Visual and Performing Arts section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁵ Students are encouraged to choose from GEOG 1301, GEOG 1302, Spanish, or Physical Science courses.

Semester I

	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301		United States History I	3
+	TECA	1303		Family and Community	3
+				Mathematics1	3
				Oral Communication2	3
					------- 15

Semester II

+	ENGL	1302		English Composition II	3
	HIST	1302		United States History II	3
+	TECA	1311		Introduction to Early Childhood Education	3
				Unrestricted Elective	3
				Social and Behavioral Science3	3
					------- 15

Semester III

	GOVT	2305		United States Government	3
+	TECA	1318		Nutrition, Health, and Safety	3
				Unrestricted Elective	3
+				Humanities4	3
+				Natural Science5	3-4
					------- 15-16

Semester IV

	GOVT	2306		Texas State and Local Government	3
+	TECA	1354		Child Growth and Development	3
+				Humanities4	3
				Visual and Performing Arts6	3
+				Natural Science5	3-4
					------- 15-16
				TOTALS	------- 60-62

¹ Please select from the Mathematics section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
² Please select from the Communications section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
³ Please select from the Other Social and Behavioral Science section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁴ Please select from the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁵ Please select from the Natural Science section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁶ Please select from the Visual and Performing Arts section of the Core Curriculum Course list.