Austin Community College

FY 2009 Degree Plan

The Associate of Science degree in geology provides students with the general education and scientific courses normally taken in the first two years at a four­year college or university.

Students must consult with a full-time geology instructor before pursuing the degree plan shown here.

To receive an Associate of Science in Geology, 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

+	MATH	2413		Calculus I1	4
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
+	GEOL	1403		Physical Geology	4
	HIST	1301		United States History I	3
				Visual and Performing Arts2	3
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Semester II

+	MATH	2414		Calculus II	4
+	ENGL	1302		English Composition II	3
+	GEOL	1404		Historical Geology	4
	GOVT	2305		United States Government	3
	HIST	1302		United States History II	3
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Semester III

+	PHYS	2425		Engineering Physics I3	4
+	CHEM	1311		General Chemistry I -- Lecture	3
+	CHEM	1111		General Chemistry I -- Lab	1
+				Humanities2	3
				Social and Behavioral Science2	3
	GOVT	2306		Texas State and Local Government	3
					------- 17

Semester IV

+	PHYS	2426		Engineering Physics II4	4
+				Humanities2	3
				Oral Communication5	3
				Restricted Elective6	4
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				TOTALS	------- 65

¹ Students should consult with a full­time mathematics instructor to determine if it is necessary to take one or more mathematics courses (like MATD 0390, MATH 1314, MATH 1316, or MATH 2412) before taking calculus.
² Select from the appropriate section of the Core Curriculum Course List.
³ Students lacking one full year of (recent) high school physics should take PHYS 1401/1402 before taking PHYS 2425. Students with strong mathematics background may substitute PHY 1653 for PHYS 1401/1402. All students must complete MATH 2413 before enrolling in PHYS 2425.
⁴ Credit for PHYS 2425 and MATH 2414 are strictly required prerequisites for PHYS 2426.
⁵ Select any Speech course from Communications in the Core Curriculum Course List.
⁶ Select from this approved list the course that best matches the degree requirements at the four-year geology school of your choice: CHEM 1412, MATH 2415 (note: any student who takes this option is strongly encouraged to take it in the semester immediately following MATH 2414, which according to the degree plan is in Semester III, in which case the Social and Behavioral Sciences elective should be delayed until Semester IV) or a Biology course that covers evolutionary or ecological topics as approved by a full-time geology instructor.