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General Studies AS - Science and Quantitative Reasoning

To meet the General Studies degree requirements, a student must complete the following:

  1. AA/AS General Education Requirements (see Degree Requirements section of the catalog).
  2. Choose a minimum of 18 units. Minimum 3 units from Science and 3 units from Analytical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning.

The remaining units can be taken from either category.

This emphasis is intended to involve inquiry into the physical universe and its life forms with consideration of facts and principles which form the foundations of living and non-living systems. Students will explore scientific methodologies as investigative tools, the acquisition and use of evidence, and the past and present influences of science on world civilizations. Understanding and analysis of basic mathematical and quantitative reasoning including analytical thinking concepts will be explored.

The Program-level Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) below are outcomes that students will achieve after completing specific degree / certificate requirements in this program. Students will:

  1. Solve problems using fundamentals of mathematics, natural and/or computer science.
  2. Utilize mathematical skills to analyze data and/or solve problems.
  3. Analyze basic concepts of physical and biological science to evaluate scientific information and solve scientific problems.

Note: All courses must be completed with a letter grade of “C” or higher or “Pass.”

Science
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropology Laboratory
Descriptive Astronomy
General Astronomy Laboratory
Exploration of the Solar System
Marine Biology
Environmental Biology
Contemporary Issues in Environmental Resources
Heredity, Evolution and Society
Introduction to Human Biology
Principles of Biology
Human Anatomy
Human Physiology
Laboratory in Human Physiology
Anatomy and Physiology I
Anatomy and Physiology II
Field Study of the Natural History of the Greater San Diego Region
Paramedical Microbiology
Principles of Cellular, Molecular and Evolutionary Biology
Principles of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
Introduction to General, Organic and Biological Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Forensic Chemistry
Fundamentals of Chemistry
Introductory Organic and Biochemistry
Introductory Biochemistry
Preparation for General Chemistry
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry I Lecture
Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
Organic Chemistry II Lecture
Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
Physical Geography: Earth Systems
Physical Geography: Earth Systems Laboratory
Meteorology: Weather and Climate
Field Study of the Natural History of the Greater San Diego Region
Earth Science
Planet Earth
Planet Earth Laboratory
Earth History
Field Study of the Natural History of the Greater San Diego Region
Geology of California
Geology of the National Parks
Natural Disasters
Introduction to Oceanography
Oceanography Laboratory
Field Study of the Natural History of the Greater San Diego Region
Physical Science for Elementary Education
Introduction to the Physical Sciences
Introduction to Physical Sciences Laboratory
Introductory Physics
Fundamentals of Physics
Fundamentals of Physics
Mechanics and Waves
Electricity, Magnetism, and Heat
Light, Optics, and Modern Physics
Introduction to Scientific Thought
Analytical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Statistics for Life Sciences
Introduction to Computer Programming
Assembly Language and Machine Architecture
Discrete Structures
Introduction to Python Programming
Intermediate Python Programming and Fundamental Data Structures
Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers
Introduction to Java Programming
Intermediate Java Programming and Fundamental Data Structures
Introduction to C++ Programming
Intermediate C++ Programming
Statistics for Business and Economics
Introduction to Geographic Information Science
Quantitative Reasoning
Structure and Concepts of Elementary Mathematics I
Structure and Concepts of Elementary Mathematics II
Elementary Statistics
Analytic Trigonometry
College Algebra
Precalculus: Functions and Graphs
Calculus for Business, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
Discrete Mathematics
Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
Multivariable Calculus
Linear Algebra
Differential Equations
Critical Thinking and Philosophical Composition
Logic
Fundamentals of Scientific Computing (MATLAB)
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences