Chemistry

Associate of Science Degree

AS-SR 80702

Advisors:
Phil McBride
Joel Shelton

This degree prepares students to transfer to a college or university four- or five-year program leading to a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. Since program requirements differ between universities, the official transfer guide of the school which you plan to attend upon leaving EAC should be consulted in order to adjust this program to your personal needs. Web addresses for the transfer guides of Arizona’s three public universities are included below. You should enter this curriculum having completed two years of algebra and one year of chemistry in high school or the equivalent college courses.

Curriculum Requirements

CHM 235	General Organic Chemistry I	4 credits
CHM 236	General Organic Chemistry II	4 credits
MAT 230	Calculus II	4 credits
MAT 260	Differential Equations	3 credits
PHY 211	Physics with Calculus I	5 credits
PHY 212	Physics with Calculus II	5 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

25 credits

General Education Requirements

AGEC-S

To complete your General Education requirements, one of the courses taken to fulfill degree requirements must be designated as an Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry course and another must be designated as a Global/International/Historical Awareness course.

English	ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
	ENG 102 Written Communications II	3 credits
Mathematics	MAT 220 Calculus I (Prerequisites: MAT 154 and MAT 181)	4 credits
Lab Science	CHM 151 General Chemistry I	4 credits
	CHM 152 General Chemistry II	4 credits
Humanities	Select from Humanities list. Choose courses from more than one department, and one course must be in the Arts.	9 credits
Social Science	Choose from Social Science list. Choose courses from more than one department.	9 credits

Total General Education Requirements

36 credits

Courses qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Elective Requirements

To obtain this degree you must take a minimum of three credits of courses of your choice from the approved list to obtain the 64 credits required.

Total Elective Requirements

3 credits

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing each of the courses listed above with a grade of "C" or better, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the twelfth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 76 or higher*

2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 40 or higher*

3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 18 or higher*

4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*

5. Completion of ENG 113, College Reading, with a grade of "C" or better

6. Grade equivalency score of 12 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.

Transfer Guides:

ASU - 2001/2002
ASU Chemistry (B.A.) - 2000/2001
ASU Chemistry (B.S.) - 2000/2001
ASU Biochemistry (B.S.) - 2000/2001
ASU Chemistry (B.A.) - 1999/2000
ASU Chemistry (B.S.) - 1999/2000
ASU Biochemistry (B.S.) - 1999/2000
ASU Chemistry (B.A.) - 1998/1999
ASU Chemistry (B.S.) - 1998/1999
ASU Chemistry/Biochemistry Emphasis (B.S.) - 1998/1999

NAU - 2001/2002
NAU - 2000/2001
NAU - 1999/2000
NAU - 1998/1999

U of A Chemistry (B.A.) - 2001/2002
U of A Chemistry (B.S.) - 2001/2002
U of A Chemistry (B.A.) - 2000/2001
U of A Chemistry (B.S.) - 2000/2001
U of A Biochemistry (B.A.) - 2000/2001
U of A Biochemistry (B.S.) - 2000/2001
U of A Chemistry (B.A.) - 1999/2000
U of A Chemistry (B.S.) - 1999/2000
U of A Biochemistry (B.A.) - 1999/2000
U of A Biochemistry (B.S.) - 1999/2000
U of A Chemistry (B.A.) - 1998/1999
U of A Chemistry (B.S.) - 1998/1999
U of A Biochemistry (B.A.) - 1998/1999
U of A Biochemistry (B.S.) - 1998/1999