CHEMISTRY AND CHEMISTRY EDUCATION (A1040B)

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (44 Semester Hours Credit)
Forty-four semester hours of credit in General Education Core courses are required as outlined on the NCCCS Curriculum Standards for Associate in Science degree programs. The General Education Core includes study in the areas of humanities and fine arts, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, and English composition. Within the core, students receive opportunities to achieve competence in reading, writing, communicating, demonstrating mathematical skills, understanding science concepts, and using computers.

English Composition (6 SHC)  Two English composition courses are required.

• ENG 111, Expository Writing, is required as the first composition course.
• The second composition course must be selected from the following:
  • ENG 112
  • ENG 114

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 SHC)  Three courses from three discipline areas are required.

• Public Speaking (COM 231) is required.
• One course must be a literature course: ENG 131, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262
• One additional course from the following discipline areas is required: art, drama, dance, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, music, philosophy, and religion.
  • Art (ART 111, 114, 115)
  • Drama (DRA 111)
  • Foreign Languages (FRE 111, 112, 211, 212; SPA 111, 112, 211, 212)
  • Interdisciplinary Humanities (HUM 110, 120, 122, 130, 150, 160, 161, 211, 212, 220)
  • Literature (ENG 131, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262)
  • Music (MUS 110, 113)
  • Philosophy (PHI 215, 240)
  • Religion (REL 110, 111, 112, 211, 212, 221)
  • Speech/Communication (COM 110, 120, 231)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 SHC)  Three courses from three discipline areas are required.

• One course must be a history course: HIS 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132
• Two additional courses from the following discipline areas are required: anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology. The following course is recommended: PSY 150.
  • Anthropology (ANT 210, 220, 221, 240)
  • Economics (ECO 151, 251, 252)
  • Geography (GEO 111)
  • Political Science (POL 120, 220)
  • Psychology (PSY 150, 237, 241, 281)
  • Sociology (SOC 210, 213, 220, 225)

Natural Sciences/Mathematics (20 SHC)

• Natural Sciences (12 SHC): The following courses are required:
  • CHM 151: General Chemistry I (4 SHC)
  • CHM 152: General Chemistry II (4 SHC)
  • PHY 251 General Physics I (4 SHC)
• Mathematics (8 SHC): The following mathematics courses are required:
  • MAT 271: Calculus I (4 SHC)
  • MAT 272: Calculus II (4 SHC)

OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (20-21 Semester Hours Credit)

• Academic Related (1 SHC): ACA 122 College Transfer Success (1 SHC)
• Physical Education (2 SHC) activity courses are required at Sandhills Community College. Select two courses from the following activity courses (PED 110 is not an activity course.): PED 113, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 128, 129, 130, 135, 137, 138, 139, 142, 143, 145, 147, 152, 153, 154, 156, 160, 161, 162, 163, 169, 170, 173, 174, 181, 186, 187, 212, 215, 217, 218, 260, 262
• The following courses are required (12 SHC):
  • CHM 251: Organic Chemistry I (4 SHC)
  • CHM 252: Organic Chemistry II (4 SHC)
  • PHY 252: General Physics II (4 SHC)
• Three (3) hours of approved college transfer courses from “CSC” or “CIS” are required:
  • CIS 110, 115
  • CSC 120, 130, 134, 136, 148, 220
• Five (5) additional hours of approved college transfer courses are required to total 64 SHC of transferable courses.
• The following course is recommended:
  • MAT 273: Calculus III (4 SHC) Note: Only students who place into MAT 272 (Calculus II) may choose MAT 273.)

• Note: Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language requirement, if applicable, prior to or after transferring to the senior institution.
• Appplication to a University: Admission application deadlines vary; students must meet the deadline for the university to which they plan to transfer. Upon successful completion of the Associate in Science degree, students who meet the requirements outlined in this pre-major articulation agreement will be eligible to be considered for admission as juniors to the universities offering the baccalaureate degree: Chemistry: ASU, ECU, ECSU, FSU, NCA&T, NCCU, NCSU, UNC-A, UNC-CH, UNC-C, UNC-G, UNC-P, UNC-W, WCU, WSSU. Chemistry Education, Secondary Education: ASU, ECSU, NCA&T, NCCU, UNC-A***, UNC-W.

  ***Certification for Grades K-4; Middle Grades (4-6); Grades 6-9; Secondary Level.

• Admission to the Major: Grade point average requirements vary and admission is competitive across the several programs in Chemistry and Chemistry Education. Admission to teacher licensure programs requires satisfactory scores on PRAXIS I and II.

Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program: 66