Students must complete Calculus to earn the A.S. in Science. Students who do not place into Calculus would instead take MTH 166 and a Physical or Life Science elective in place of Calculus
in the first semester. See footnote 7.
1 ITE 115 is only recommended for students planning to transfer to Mason. If considering transfer to another university, contact your counselor or academic advisor to determine the appropriate course. ITE 115 is not required by other major universities in Virginia. If you require precalculus (see footnotes 2 and 7) MTH 163 is an optional General Education Elective that can be used to fulfill this degree requirement.
2 MTH 173 plus one semester of 200-level statistics may be taken by biology majors. Students not adequately prepared for MTH 173 may be required to take MTH 166 or MTH 163-164. It is strongly recommended that students who do not place directly into MTH173 meet with their academic advisor to plan their math progression through the degree.
3 Although students who have graduated with a transfer-oriented A.A., A.S., or A.A. & S. degree or any baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited United States institution of higher education will have most of their general education considered as fulfilled, they must meet the math and science requirements specified for this program. Exceptions must be approved by the academic dean responsible for the student's curriculum.
4 The sciences elective may be selected from the following: BIO 101-102, BIO 110, BIO 120, CHM 111-112, GOL 105-106, PHY 201-202, PHY 231-232, or any 200-level biology, chemistry, geology, or physics course.
5 Mathematics, to include precalculus only if required, may be used to satisfy up to three Physical or Life Science Lab Electives. Higher level math courses may include Vector Calculus (MTH 277), Linear Algebra (MTH 285) or Differential Equations (MTH 291).
6 Students who plan to major in Biology should elect CHM 111-112, BIO 101-102 or BIO 110 and BIO 120, and either BIO 206 and PHY 201 or PHY 201-202. Students who plan to major in Chemistry should elect CHM 111-112 and CHM 241-242 and CHM 245-246 plus 2 semesters of physics (please see transfer school for required physics class). Students who plan to major in physics should select PHY 231-232, MTH 277, MTH 291 and two of the following: CHM 111-112, PHY 243 or MTH 285. For all intended majors, it is strongly recommended that you contact your counselor or academic advisor to identify courses that meet requirements of your transfer institution.
7 MTH 163 and MTH 164 may be taken in place of MTH 166. MTH 163 can be applied to the degree as described in footnote 1 and MTH 164 can be used in place of a Physical or Life Science elective. If you are required to take precalculus it is recommended that you complete a Physical or Life Science elective in your first semester in place of Calculus. Students who place into Calculus will not be given credit for completing precalculus and must complete a Physical or Life Science Lab Elective (footnote 4) or a higher level Math (footnote 5).
8 May substitute the SDV 101 Orientation section related to this program.
9 May substitute ENG 125 with the advice of a counselor or academic advisor according to requirements of the transfer institution.
10 See social/behavioral sciences courses listed under General Education Electives. Base selection on requirements of transfer institution.
11 See HIS courses listed under social/behavioral science courses under General Education Electives. HIS 101-102 or HIS 111-112 are recommended.
12 See humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives. Elective should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet requirements of the transfer institution.