Associate in Science (A.S.)
This degree is for students who intend to pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree at a four-year college or university. Students must meet the prescribed general education requirements as listed in the Catalog for the Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree. Students pur-suing this degree should complete the remaining required semester hours according to the requirements of the four-year school to which they plan to transfer. Students should consult with a Student Success Coach when selecting elective courses to determine credit transferability. The AS Degree includes IAI GECC. See the “Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree Requirements” table below for guidance when selecting courses.
Degree Requirements
This degree is for students who intend to pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree at a four-year college or university. Students must meet the general education requirements listed below for the Associate in Science (A.S.) Degree. Students pursuing this degree should complete the remaining required semester hours according to the requirements of the four-year school to which they plan to transfer. Students should consult with an Academic Advisor when selecting elective courses to determine credit transferability. The IAI GECC which consists of 37-41 credits (see itransfer.org) is included in the AS degree.
General Education Requirements (41 credits)
A. Communications
B. Behavioral/Social Sciences
Courses must be selected from at least two disciplines:
ANT 102, GEG 105, GEG 125, SOC 201: Students need to complete one course that incorporates cultural diversity. These courses are marked with an asterisk (*).
C. Mathematics
Choose one course from:
and
Choose one course from:
D. Science (must include one laboratory course).
Choose one course from Life Sciences:
and
Choose one course from Physical Sciences:
and
Choose an additional course from those listed above or from the following:
E. Humanities
Choose a minimum of one course from:
| ART 120 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 125 | Art History World Survey I Prehistoric T | 3 |
| ART 126 | Art History World Survey I 15th century to Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 217 | Indigenous Art | 3 |
| ART 220 | Latin American Traditions in Art | 3 |
| HUM 150 | Humanities Through the Arts | 3 |
| HUM 153 | Survey of Film History | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 101 | History of Music: Pre-20th Century | 3 |
| MUS 102 | History of Music: 20th Century | 3 |
| MUS 103 | | |
| MUS 106 | Trends in Modern American Music | 3 |
| MUS 108 | World Music Survey | 3 |
| THR 108 | The Theatre Experience | 3 |
| THR 110 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
ART 217, ART 220, MUS 103, MUS 108: Students need to complete one course that incorporates cultural diversity. These courses are marked with an asterisk (*).
PART 126, ART 127, MUS 105, MUS 106: Only one course marked with a dagger (†) within a single discipline area may be applied toward general education requirements. Additional courses from those marked with a dagger (†) may be applied toward electives.
and
Choose a minimum of one course from:
| ENG 211 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENG 215 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 216 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 218 | US Latino/Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| HIS 103 | Early Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIS 104 | Modern Western Civilization | 3 |
| HUM 150 | Humanities Through the Arts | 3 |
| HUM 151 | Humanities: History & Philosopy | 3 |
| HUM 154 | Latin American Culture | 3 |
| PHI 125 | World Religions in Global Context | 3 |
| PHI 126 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 180 | Social Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 201 | Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 202 | | |
| SPN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
| SPN 215 | Spanish Conversation & Composition I | 3 |
| SPN 216 | Spanish Conv & Comp II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
ENG 218, HUM 154, PHI 125: Students need to complete one course that incorporates cultural diversity. These courses are marked with an asterisk (*).
PHI 126, PHI 180, SPN 202, SPN 215, SPN 216: Only one course marked with a dagger (†) within a single discipline area may be applied toward general education requirements. Additional courses from those marked with a dagger (†) may be applied toward electives.
and
Choose one course from those listed above to complete nine semester hours.
F. Health, Technology and College Readiness
Other Requirements
- Complete the minimum required semester hours of electives. Students may receive a complete list of elective courses in the Academic Advising Center. Students should use a transfer guide when selecting electives as the transferability of courses is related to one’s major and the transfer institution.
- Students who place into ENG 086 or ENG 088 are required to take CSS 100. Students transferring 15 or more college-level credit hours (i.e. 100 level coures or above) to Morton College are excluded from this requirement.
- All entering freshmen must earn at least a “C” in ENG 101 and ENG 102 for satisfactory completion of the IAI General Education Core Curriculum and for graduation from the College in all university transfer degrees (A.A., A.S., A.F.A.).
- A maximum of four credits in physical education activity courses may be applied, except for physical education majors.
- A maximum of nine credits in career courses may be used toward Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees.