State Control Number: 04976
Program Code: MASC.VVCGE.AS, MASC.CALGETC.AS, MASC.NURS.VVCGE.AS, MASC.NURS.CALGETC.AS, MASC.RETH.VVCGE.AS, or MASC.RETH.CALGETC.AS
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes
To earn this degree, complete all of the following graduation requirements:
- 60 minimum degree-applicable units (including a maximum 4 units of activity) and 12 degree-applicable units through VVC;
- the major coursework with "C" grades or higher;
- the VVC General Education (plus American Institutions and Kinesiology Competencies) or CalGETC pattern; and
- 2.0 minimum overall degree-applicable GPA.
Courses may be double-counted in the major, general education, and/or competencies. Courses counted towards one AA/AS major may not be used in another AA/AS major.
The requirements listed above are minimum standards for all AA and AS degrees. However, students following the Math/Science, AS and also working on admissions requirements for other programs such as Nursing or other health sciences, must earn higher grades in order to meet minimum admission criteria and to be competitive applicants in those programs. Visit with a VVC counselor for details and guidance.
The Math/Science major requires 18 units from any of the following courses.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Complete 18 units from any of the following courses: | 18.0 | |
| Mathematics | ||
ELCT 57 | ||
ELCT 58 | ||
ELCT 59 | ||
ELCT 60 | ||
| Trigonometry | ||
| College Algebra | ||
MATH 105H | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Statistics With Skills Support | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| The Ideas of Math | ||
| Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | ||
| Honors Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | ||
| Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | ||
| Honors Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | ||
| Analytic Geometry and Calculus III | ||
| Honors Analytic Geometry and Calculs III | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Differential Equations | ||
| Introduction to Statistics in Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Life Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Plant Science | ||
| Introduction to Physical Anthropology | ||
| Physical Anthropology Laboratory | ||
| General Biology | ||
| Introduction to Human Biology | ||
| Introduction to Human Nutrition | ||
| Principles of Heredity | ||
| Biology of Cells | ||
| Biology of Organisms | ||
| Population and Environmental Biology | ||
| Human Anatomy | ||
BIOL 213 | ||
| Human Gross Anatomy | ||
| General Microbiology | ||
| Human Physiology | ||
| Pathophysiology | ||
| Contemporary Problems in Personal and Community Health | ||
or HLTH 102H | Honors Contemporary Problems in Personal and Community Health | |
| Biopsychology | ||
| Physical Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Soil Science | ||
| Environmental Science and Sustainability | ||
| Environmental Science Laboratory | ||
| Descriptive Astronomy | ||
| Introductory Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| Introductory Chemistry II: Organic Chemistry | ||
| Introductory Chemistry III Biochemistry | ||
| Organic Chemistry | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| Introduction to Physical Geography | ||
| Geography 1 Laboratory | ||
| Geography of California | ||
| Introduction to Weather and Climate | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Oceanography | ||
| Principles of Physical Science | ||
| Introductory Physics | ||
| Engineering Physics I-Mechanics | ||
| Engineering Physics II - Fluids, Sound, and Thermodynamics | ||
| Engineering Physics III Electricity and Magnetism | ||
| Engineering Physics IV-Optics and Modern Physics | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |