Associate of Science
60 hours

Through the Associate of Science (A.S.) degree, OC offers lower division preparation for almost all bachelor degree programs. The A.S. degree provides the courses of study equivalent to those offered in the freshman and sophomore years of OC's four-year programs.

The A.S. degree requirements consist of general education requirements and electives to prepare for a bachelor degree. Academics advisors may work with student who are planning to pursue a bachelor degree in order to ensure that prerequisites are met through the A.S. degree plan of study.

The A.S. degree requires 60 total credit hours, which includes 41 hours of general education courses and 19 hours of electives. Each student will follow the outlined curriculum plan; substitutions may be mad within the area of emphasis. Courses should be 1000- and 2000-level unless approved by the Dean of New College.

Communication, 9 hours

COMM-1213: Oral Communication
ENGL-1113: English Composition I
ENGL-1213: English Composition II

Mathematics, 3 hours chosen from:

MATH-1163: Applied Mathematics
MATH-1173: Quantitative Reasoning

Required Bible, 8 hours lower division, general education Bible such as:

BIBL-1212: Life of Christ: Matthew
BIBL-1312: Life of the Early Church: Acts
BIBL-2202: Story of the Old Testament
BIBL-2302: Story of the New Testament

Political Science, 3 hours

POLS-2113: Introduction to American Government

American History, 3 hours

HIST-1223: Turning Points in U.S. History

Great Works, 6 hours chosen from:

ARTS-2013: Survey of Visual Culture
ENGL-2213: Perspectives in Literature
MUSC-2013: Perspectives in World Music

Science, 6 hours (one course must include a lab) chosen from:

GNSC-2313: Earth Science
GNSC-2323: Astronomy I

Behavioral Sciences, 3 hours
PSYC-1113: General Psychology I

Additional Electives, 19 hours