Liberal Arts and Sciences
Associate in Science (A.S.)
Curriculum Requirements
As a student in this program, you are required to complete a minimum of 61 credit hours with a grade point average of no lower than C (2.0). For this degree program, you must successfully complete the following:
Program Core
- 3 credits of First Year Experience Elective (FYS 130 First Year Experience in Science recommended)
- 6-8 credit hours of SUNY General Education approved courses in Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) at the MAT 152 level or higher
- 8 credits of Mathematics OR Natural Sciences, 1 course at the 200 level or an additional sequence)
- 8 credit hours of SUNY approved Natural Science (and Scientific Reasoning) electives from one of the following sequences:
- BIO 121 General Biology I AND BIO 122 General Biology II
- BIO 171 Human Anatomy and Physiology I AND BIO 172 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- CHM 121 General Chemistry I AND CHM 122 General Chemistry II
- PHY 118 College Physics I AND PHY 119 College Physics II
- PHY 151 University Physics I AND PHY 152 University Physics II
General Education
- ENG 101 Composition I
- ENG 102 Introduction to Reading Literature
- ENG 103 Composition II
- PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology OR SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
- CSC 135 Core Excel
- 3 credit hours SUNY General Education approved course in The Arts OR World Language
- 3 credit hours SUNY General Education approved course in US History and Civic Engagement OR World History and Global Awareness
- 3 credit hours SUNY General Education approved course in Oral Communications
- 2 credit hours Health/Physical Education Electives (HPE)
- 12 credits of General Electives
SUNY General Education Electives
For information on which courses fulfill SUNY General Education Electives and for information on transferring to a four-year school, visit www.flcc.edu/academics/transfer-guidelines.
FLCC Language Placement Guide
*For assistance with choosing language courses that are appropriate to your language experience, check out our World Languages Placement Guide.