General Studies AS - Science and Quantitative Reasoning
To meet the General Studies degree requirements, a student must complete the following:
- AA/AS General Education Requirements (see Degree Requirements section of the catalog).
- 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.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:- Solve problems using fundamentals of mathematics, natural and/or computer science.
- Utilize mathematical skills to analyze data and/or solve problems.
- 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.”
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Science | ||
| Introduction to Biological Anthropology | ||
| Biological Anthropology Lab | ||
| Introduction to Astronomy | ||
| Introduction to Astronomy Lab | ||
| Exploration of the Solar System | ||
| Marine Biology | ||
| Environmental Biology | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Environmental Resources | ||
| Heredity, Evolution and Society | ||
| Introduction to Human Biology | ||
| Human Anatomy | ||
| Human Physiology | ||
| Laboratory in Human Physiology | ||
| 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 Biology with Lab | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 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, Economics, and Social Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Science | ||
| Calculus I: Early Transcendentals | ||
| Calculus II: Early Transcendentals | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Structure and Concepts of Elementary Mathematics I | ||
| Structure and Concepts of Elementary Mathematics II | ||
| Analytic Trigonometry | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Precalculus: Functions and Graphs | ||
| Calculus for Business, Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Discrete Mathematics | ||
| Multivariable Calculus | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Differential Equations | ||
| Critical Thinking and Philosophical Composition | ||
| Logic | ||
| Fundamentals of Scientific Computing (MATLAB) | ||
| Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||