Pre Medical/Dental Option, A.S. - Science/Mathematics

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This option under the Associate of Science prepares students for transfer to four-year colleges with a major in pre-medicine or pre-dentistry programs.

According to the National Research Council, students should be able to demonstrate that:

Science is an evidence-based way of thinking about the natural world and understanding how it operates.
Science is a process with rules of operation that allow our understanding of the natural world to evolve.
Science is based on reproducible evidence and observations that contain uncertainties.
The sciences are related to each other, mathematics, and everyday life.
Science is driven by globalization, technology, and new instrumentation and measurement tools.
Scientific meanings of theory and law are different than popular meanings.

First Year

Fall Semester

COLL 101 - Foundations for Success Credits: 3
ENGL 101 - English Composition I Credits: 3
BIOS 110 - Biology I Credits: 4
CHEM 110 - College Chemistry I Credits: 4

Total Semester Hours: 14

Winter Session

Spring Semester

ENGL 102 - English Composition II Credits: 3
MATH 113 - Calculus I Credits: 4
BIOS 112 - Biology II Credits: 4
CHEM 112 - College Chemistry II Credits: 4

Total Semester Hours: 15

Summer Session

Second Year

Fall Semester

CHEM 210 - Organic Chemistry Credits: 5 (FA)
PHYS 110 - Physics I Credits: 4
MATH 114 - Calculus II Credits: 4
GSOC 000 - Social Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 16

Winter Session

Spring Semester

CHEM 212 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 5 (SP)
PHYS 112 - Physics II Credits: 4
GHMN 000 - Humanities Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
GSOC 000 - Social Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 15

Summer Session

Total Program Hours: 60

Humanities General Education Courses (Recommended)

Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved General Education courses in the College catalog.

AMSL 101 - American Sign Language I Credits: 3
HUMN 101 - Survey of World Culture I Credits: 3
PHIL 205 - Contemporary Ethical Issues Credits: 3
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Credits: 3

Social Science General Education Courses (Recommended)

Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved General Education courses in the College catalog.

ANTH 101 - Introduction to Anthropology Credits: 3
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
SOCA 101 - Intro. to Sociology Credits: 3

Developmental Courses

Students may need to first take some developmental courses that are designed to prepare students for the college-level coursework in their academic plan. This may add to the students’ completion time. The number of credits students take each semester will determine when the student will complete his/her program of study.