General Science/Pre-Health Professional, Associate of Science

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The General Science/Pre-Health Professional Associate of Science degree provides an introduction to basic sciences and is best suited for students who are exploring their scientific interests. Students who intend to transfer into a traditional four-year degree program are encouraged to complete an Associate of Science degree in a specific discipline such as Biology or Chemistry. Students interested in pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, physician assistant or physical therapy programs should consider the Pre-Medicine and Pre-Pharmacy Associate of Science degree program. All students are advised to select their courses in consultation with a faculty member or academic advisor and the prospective transfer institution.

Graduates are able to:

observe, make inferences, classify, organize, and analyze information, and draw evidence- based conclusions consistent with the process of science/scientific method.
collect and analyze data using laboratory equipment
analyze and solve scientific problems using fundamental principles
search for, analyze, and evaluate scientific literature

Raritan Valley Community College Associate of Arts (AA) and Associate of Science (AS) degree programs are designed to comply with the New Jersey Community Colleges General Education Foundation which supports transfer of courses to NJ Public four-year colleges and universities. Students who intend to transfer to a NJ college or university can further improve the transfer of courses by using the Recommended Transfer Program (RTP) feature in NJTransfer.org.

Curriculum – A.S. Degree

First Semester

ENGL 111 - English Composition I 3 Credits
MATH 112 - Precalculus I 3 Credits ¹
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry I 4 Credits
BIOL 101 - General Biology I 4 Credits
Humanities or Social Science 3 Credits ²

Second Semester

ENGL 112 - English Composition II 3 Credits
MATH 113 - Precalculus II 3 Credits ¹
CHEM 104 - General Chemistry II 4 Credits
BIOL 102 - General Biology II 4 Credits
Humanities 3 Credits ²

Third Semester

MATH 151 - Calculus I 4 Credits
PHYS 101 - General Physics I 4 Credits
Lab Science 4 Credits ³

Fourth Semester

MATH 110 - Statistics I 3 Credits
PHYS 102 - General Physics II 4 Credits
PSYC 103 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits
Lab Science 4 Credits ³

Total Credits 60

¹ Mathematics by official placement. Students who place directly into MATH 151 Calculus I should take 6 credits of Mathemtics or Science in place of MATH 112 Precalculus I and MATH 113 Precalculus II . MATH 111 Statistics II and MATH 152 Calculus II are recommended.

² Select a course from the appropriate category of the General Education list.

³ Select from the following: BIOL 124 Human Anatomy & Physiology I and BIOL 125 Human Anatomy & Physiology II , CHEM 211 Organic Chemistry I and CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry II , or any two 200-level Biology courses.