Austin Community College

FY 2008 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

	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
				History1	3
	EDUC	1300		Effective Learning Strategies for Teaching OR	3
	POFT	1310		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 Arts2	3-4
					------- 16-17

Semester III

	GOVT	2305		United States Government	3
+				Foreign Language4	4-5
+				Mathematics2	3
	PSYC	2301		Introduction to Psychology OR	3
	SOCI	1301		Introduction to Sociology
				Humanities2	3-4
					------- 16-18

Semester IV

	GOVT	2306		Texas State and Local Government	3
+				Foreign Language4	4-5
				Humanities2	3
				Unrestricted Elective	3
					------- 13-14
				TOTALS	------- 61-65

¹ Select from: HIST 1301, HIST 2301, HIST 2327, or HIST 2381. HIST 2301 and HIST 2381 may only be taken once.
² Select from the appropriate section of the Core Curriculum Course List.
³ Select any Speech course from Communications in the Core Curriculum Course List.
⁴ Must be from the same language taken in the previous semester.

The General Studies in Science program is designed for students 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 two possible majors of interest 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.

To receive an Associate of Science in General Studies in Science, students must: (a) make a minimum grade of C in all required math and science courses and (b) have an overall GPA of 2.0 or greater.

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
				Visual and Performing Arts4	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
				Social and Behavioral Science4	3
					------- 16

Semester IV

+	COSC	1320		C++ Programming OR	3
+				Natural Science1
	GOVT	2306		Texas State and Local Government	3
				Oral Communication5	3
				Humanities4	3
				General Elective6	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 BIOL, GEOL, CHEM, ENVR, PHYS, or EPCT.
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 Select from: HIST 1301, HIST 2301, HIST 2327, or HIST 2381. HIST 2301 and HIST 2381 may only be taken once.
⁴ Select from the appropriate section of the Core Curriculum Course List.
⁵ Select any Speech course from Communications in the Core Curriculum Course List.
⁶ 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.