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General Studies (AS) - BIOLOGY major
The following is a recommended sequence of courses for students intending on majoring in a Biology field at a Texas public university. The Associate of Arts (AA) General Studies degree is designed to transfer into a bachelor’s degree at a four-year public university in the state of Texas. The transfer university is the final authority on determining if all the courses within the NCTC Associate of Arts degree are transferable and applicable for an intended major, so students should consult with an advisor at the university level regarding all coursework to be completed at NCTC
Students placing at college preparatory levels will have additional courses to complete before taking eligible college-level courses in this sequence, and some courses may have pre-requisites; please check the course descriptions in the NCTC catalog. The number of courses taken each semester can also be adjusted as several core classes are offered during Summer and Mini-mesters; this sequence only maps out Fall and Spring semesters. Depending on how many credit hours you have already attempted, all courses on this pathway may not be eligible for Financial Aid through NCTC.
First Semester
COURSE
CREDIT HOURS
ENGL 1301 - Composition I
EDUC 1300 - Learning Frameworks
3
3-4
HIST 1301 - U.S. History I (up to 1865)
3
MATH Core - MATH 2412 Pre-Calculus I or MATH 1316 Trigonometry
4
4
SEMESTER TOTAL
16-17
Second Semester
COURSE
CREDIT HOURS
3
ARTS Core - MUSI 1306 or other Creative Arts core
3
2nd MATH - MATH 2413 Calculus I*
3
SEMESTER TOTAL
17
4
SOCIAL/BEHAV Core - ANTH 2346 General Anthropology or other Social Science core
3
3
SEMESTER TOTAL
17
4
Third Semester
COURSE
CREDIT HOURS
GOVT 2305 - American National Government
3
3rd LAB SCIENCE Core - CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I
3
Fourth Semester
COURSE
CREDIT HOURS
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government
3
LANG/PHIL/CULTURE Core - HUMA 1301 Intro. to Humanities or other Lang/Phil/Culture core
4
4
4th LAB SCIENCE Core - CHEM 1412 General Chemistry II
3
SEMESTER TOTAL
14
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 64-65*
4
*Consult with your intended transfer university AND an advisor to determine which NCTC courses would satisfy both elective and core requirements for your major, and also how many credit hours beyond the 60 hours required for an AA or AS degree are transferable. Some universities may require 12-14 hours of a Foreign Language for Bachelor of Arts majors or proven language proficiency through credit by exam (CLEP, AP, IBD).