The Associate of Science Transfer degree program is designed to facilitate transfer from community/technical colleges to related baccalaureate degree programs at state universities in Louisiana. The General Education courses will transfer as a total block rather than by individual courses.
The total credit hours required for the degree is 60 with 39 hours required in approved General Education coursework and the remaining 21 hours of electives in pre-approved, discipline-specific coursework as preparation for continued studies in a related Baccalaureate of Science degree program. SOWELA offers an Associate of Science Louisiana transfer degree concentration in Physical Science.
| Course No. | Course Title | Lecture | Lab | Total Credit Hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Composition - Six (6) Hours | ||||
| ENGL 1010 | Composition 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENGL 1020 | Composition 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | ||||
| Mathematics - Six (6) Hours | ||||
| MATH 2500 | Calculus 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MATH 2510 | Calculus 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | ||||
| Natural Sciences - 12 Hours | ||||
| Choose an eight-hour chemistry sequence or and eight-hour physics sequence. Must also take BIOL **** and BIOL Lab ****. | ||||
| CHEM 1010 | General Chemistry 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CHEM 1011 | General Chemistry 1 Lab | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CHEM 1020 | General Chemistry 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CHEM 1021 | General Chemistry 2 Lab | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BIOL **** | Science Major Biology 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BIOL **** | Science Major Biology 1 Lab | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| or | ||||
| PHYS 2100 | General Physics 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PHYS 2110 | General Physics 1 Lab | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PHYS 2200 | General Physics 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PHYS 2210 | General Physics 2 Lab | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BIOL **** | Science Major Biology 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BIOL **** | Science Major Biology 1 Lab | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | ||||
| Fine Arts - Three (3) Hours | ||||
| ARTS 1200 | Intro to Visual Arts | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | ||||
| Humanities - Nine (9) Hours | ||||
| Choose one of the following: | ||||
| ENGL 2010 | British Literature 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENGL 2020 | British Literature 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENGL 2410 | Intro to Fiction | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENGL 2530 | Mythology/Folklore | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Choose two of the following: | ||||
| ENGL 2010 | British Literature 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENGL 2020 | British Literature 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENGL 2410 | Intro to Fiction | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENGL 2530 | Mythology/Folklore | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HIST 1010 | Western Civilization 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HIST 1020 | Western Civilization 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HIST 1210 | World Civilization 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HIST 1220 | World Civilization 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HIST 2010 | American History 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HIST 2020 | American History 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HIST 2100 | Louisiana History | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SPCH 1000 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SPCH 1200 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | ||||
| Social/Behavioral Sciences - Six (6) Hours | ||||
| ANTH 2010 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ECON 2010 | Macroeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ECON 2020 | Microeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| GEOG 2010 | Physical Geography | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| GEOG 2110 | Human Geography | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| GEOG 2215 | Louisiana Geography | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| POLI 1100 | American Government | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| POLI 2100 | State/Local Government | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PSYC 2010 | Intro to Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PSYC 2335 | Human Development | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| RELG 2110 | World Religions | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SOCL 2010 | Intro to Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SOCL 2020 | Social Problems | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | ||||
| Natural Sciences and Related Electives - 18 Hours | ||||
| Select courses, in consultation with an adviser, from the following areas: (At least six hours must be from courses for science majors.) | ||||
| BIOL | Biology | |||
| CHEM | Chemistry | |||
| ENSC | Environmental Science | |||
| MATH | Mathematics | |||
| PHSC | Physical Science | |||
| PHYS | Physics | |||
| 18 | ||||
| Total Clock Hours | 900 | |||
CIP Code: 240199
Program Type: Associate of Science
Program Length: 60 Semester Credit Hours
Dr. Charles Stewart