Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 COLLEGE CATALOG 
    
2024-2025 COLLEGE CATALOG

Science AS


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Award: Associate of Science

Length: Four-Semester (Two-Year) Program

Purpose: The transfer degrees program is designed for students who plan to complete a baccalaureate degree program at a four-year college or university, or who are not yet prepared to select a definite career objective. The AS Science degree provides the first two years of a guided pathway for students interested in transferring to a four-year college or university and pursuing a science-related major.

Objectives: NRCC students will transfer to four-year institutions with a foundation of relevant science and general education courses.

Transfer Virginia: Students are strongly encouraged to consult their academic advisor and review program options using the Transfer Virginia Portal, https://www.transfervirginia.org.

Admission Requirements: The student must meet the entrance requirements established by the college. Students are urged to check the mathematics requirements of the four-year college or university to determine the proper mathematics course to be taken at the community college. In addition, they should contact the appropriate four-year institution to determine the transferability of elective courses.

Program Requirements: Specific courses required for the Associate of Science degree are intended to provide a balanced foundation in liberal education.

Notes: Although a course fulfills a requirement for an NRCC program, it is possible the course will not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution. Students should confirm math and psychology requirements at four-year transfer institution. Students who plan to transfer need to determine the four-year institution’s requirements prior to course selection. General transfer information is available at www.nr.edu/transfer/.

Four-Semester (Two Year) Program


NOTES


Students should confirm math requirement at four-year institution prior to course selection.  Although a math sequence fulfills the requirements for an NRCC program, it may not fulfill the math requirement for the student’s intended major at a four-year institution.  NOTE:  Students planning to transfer should consult the four-year institution to determine course recommendations prior to registering for classes at NRCC. MTH 261   & MTH 262   (or higher) is required for most majors at Virginia Tech in the College of Science, or the College of Natural Resources.  General transfer information is available at www.nr.edu/transfer.

Mathematics sequences:  The mathematics requirement may be selected from the following sequences:

MTH 161 -MTH 245  Precalculus I & Statistics I

MTH 167 -MTH 245  PreCalculus w/ Trigonometry & Statistics I

MTH 161 -MTH 261  Precalculus I & Applied Calculus I

MTH 167 -MTH 261  PreCalculus w/ Trigonometry & Applied Calculus I

MTH 261 -MTH 262  Applied Calculus I & II

MTH 167 -MTH 263  Precalculus with Trigonometry & Calculus I

MTH 263 -MTH 264  Calculus I & II

The Natural Science requirements may be selected from the following: BIO 101 -BIO 102 ; CHM 111 -CHM 112 ; PHY 201 -PHY 202 , PHY 241 -PHY 242 ,BIO 101 -BIO 142 , CHM 241  (w/CHM 245 ) CHM 242  (w/), . Students should determine transfer institution’s requirements prior to selection. Some four-year degree programs require a two-semester sequence of a single laboratory science, chosen from /, /, /, or /.

Students should determine transfer institution’s requirements prior to selection.

Students may choose from college approved Social Science Requirements in the college catalog. One of the two required Social Sciences courses cannot be a HIS course.

Students may choose from college approved Humanities/Fine Arts Requirements in the college catalog, with the exception of ENG options, to fulfill this requirement.

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