This program allows students to develop a degree plan with an emphasis in the physical sciences. Students must work closely with their transfer institutions and their SFCC advisers to ensure the best transition to four-year schools.
Learning Outcomes
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Formulate hypotheses used in scientific inquiry.
- Test hypotheses experimentally using a variety
of techniques. - Solve problems in the physical sciences (physics and chemistry) conceptually and quantitatively.
- Demonstrate knowledge of concepts and information in the physical sciences.
Class Requirements
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (40 HRS. MIN.)
Communications (9 hrs.)
ENGL 111 Composition and Rhetoric (3)
ENGL 112 Composition and Literature (3)
[or]
ENGL 216 Technical Writing (3)
Any SPCH course (3)
Mathematics (7 hrs. min.)
MATH 150 Pre-Calculus (4)
MATH 155 Trigonometry with Vectors (3)
Laboratory Science (8 hrs.)
CHEM 121 General Chemistry I (3)
CHEM 121L General Chemistry I Lab (1)
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II (3)
CHEM 122L General Chemistry II Lab (1)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (6-9 hrs.)
Humanities and Fine Arts (6-9 hrs.)
The combined total of Social and Behavioral Sciences
and Humanities and Fine Arts areas should equal
15 credit hours.
Health and Wellness (1 hr.)
CORE REQUIREMENTS: (20 HRS. MIN.)
MATH 162 Calculus I (4)
MATH 163 Calculus II (4)
PHYS 161 Calculus Physics I (3)
PHYS 161L Calculus Physics I Lab (1)
PHYS 162 Calculus Physics II (3)
PHYS 162L Calculus Physics II Lab (1)
Approved science elective (4)
RELATED REQUIREMENTS: (7 HRS.)
Approved electives (7)
Six credit hours of the A.A. and A.S. must come from an approved list of courses that satisfy the following requirements. These are not meant to be additional hours in the degree but are, instead, existing courses that satisfy the requirement and appear anywhere in the degree.
- Cultural Perspectives (3 credit hours)
- Sustainable Living (3 credit hours)
TOTAL 67 CREDITS MIN.