Associate in Sciences
(University Transfer Program)
Program Start Date: Any term
Minimum Program Length: 4 terms day, 6 terms evening, 4 terms Internet-based
Program Description
The associates in sciences degree is designed for students whose goal is a four-year degree. The AS (associates in sciences) program provides students the freshmen and sophomore years of a bachelor’s degree. Course requirements include mathematics, English, social sciences, humanities, fine arts and natural sciences to parallel the courses taken during the freshmen and sophomore years at a four-year college or university.
Professional Opportunities
The associates in sciences degree requirements parallel the course work in many disciplines, such as biology, chemistry, dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physics, agriculture, forestry, mathematics, textiles, veterinary medicine, engineering, statistics, and computer science.
Unique Aspects
Most University Transfer courses are accepted at all South Carolina public colleges and universities and many private institutions. Course requirements for specific majors vary among institutions; therefore, students should verify acceptance of credits with the intended transfer college or university. Students should meet with an SCC academic advisor to plan an academic schedule for four-year degree goal.
Requirements for Associate in Science (AS):
If a course is marked with double asterisks (**), the course appears on the South Carolina Commission of Higher Education’s (SC CHE) Statewide Articulation Agreement: Technical College Courses Transferable to Senior Public Institutions. Students should be able to transfer these courses into any public 4-year institution in SC, but individual programs within transfer institution may or may not accept them for credit.
Courses listed with a single asterisk (*) are not articulated by the SC CHE and may not transfer into some programs at some four-year colleges and universities. Both the articulated and non-articulated courses may transfer as discipline-specific and/or as fulfilling general education requirements; or they may be accepted only as elective courses, depending on the student’s program of study.
Students are responsible for checking with the specific college or university to which they plan to transfer (and preferably with their target program within that institution) to determine the transferability of any course.
EEDA Career Cluster
All 16 career clusters may apply.
Course Requirements for Associate in Sciences (AS):
A. General Education Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
Communications - 9 credit hours
ENG 101**, English Composition I
ENG 102**, English Composition II
SPC 205**, Public Speaking
or SPC 209*, Interpersonal Communication
HISTORY (Choose one) - 3 credit hours
HIS 101**, 104*, 105* 102**, 201**, 202**
MATH (Choose two) - 6 credit hours
MAT 110**, 111**, 120**, 140**, 141**, 220*, 240**, 242**
LAB SCIENCE (Choose two) - 8 credit hours
AST 101**, 102** BIO 101**, 102**, 205/206*, 210** or 215*, 211** or 216* 223*, 224*, 225** CHM 110**, 111**, 211**, 212** PHS 101*, 102* PHY 201**, 202**, 221**, 222**
SOCIAL/ BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (Choose two from at least two different disciplines) - 6 credit hour
ECO 210**, 211**
GEO 101**, 102**
PSC 201**
PSY 201**, 203**, 212**
SOC 101**, 205**
HUMANITIES/ FINE ARTS (Choose two from different disciplines) - 6 credit hours
ART 101**
ENG 201**, 202**, 205**, 206**, 208**, 209**, 238*
MUS 105**
PHI 101**, 110**
REL 201*
THE 101**
B. Major Courses
Choose 15 TRANSFER credit hours from the following disciplines: Mathematics and/or Natural Sciences.
AST 101**, 102**
BIO 101**, 102**, 205/06*, 210** or 215*, 211** or 216*, 225**
CHM 110**, 111**, 211**, 212**, 213*, 214*
MAT 110**, 111**, 120**, 140**, 141**, 220*, 240**, 242**
PHS 101*, 102*
PHY 201**, 202**, 221**, 222**
C. Electives and Other Additional Hours Required for Graduation
Select 9 semester credit hours.
NOTE: Students who plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in any field of study are strongly recommended to consult with their academic advisors. The transfer process for majors can be very specific and leave few options for elective choices.
ACC 101**, 102**
AST 101**, 102**
BIO 101**, 102**, 110*, 112*, 205/06*, 210**or 215*, 211**or 216*, 225**, 238*,240*, 295*
CHM 105*, 110**, 111**, 211**, 212**, 213*, 214*
CPT 101*
EDU 230*
FRE 101**, 102**, 201**, 202**
GER 101**, 102**, 201*, 202*
IDS 104*
MAT 110**, 111**, 120**, 130**, 132*, 140**, 141**, 211*, 212*, 215*, 220*, 240**, 242**
PHS 101*, 102*
PHY 201**, 202**, 221**, 222**
PSY 203**
SPA 101**, 102**, 201**, 202**
Minimum semester credit hours required for graduation: 62