Associate in Applied Science

The associate in applied science (A.A.S.) degree is designed as a career program for students seeking specialized education which prepares them to enter or to advance in employment. These programs are not designed to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. The programs of study have been developed by the SVCC faculty with the assistance of local citizens serving on career and technical (CTE) workforce councils and with the approval of personnel from state agencies.

The guidelines for an associate in applied science degree are as follows:

• General Education Requirements (Minimum of 15 Semester Hours)
  • Communications (3 - 9) semester hours)

    A grade of "C" or better is required in Communication Writing courses.

    • ENG 101 and one or more of the following, if required: ENG 103, ENG 111, COM 131.
  • Mathematics (0 -3 semester hours)
    • MAT 106
    • MAT 110
    • MAT 111
    • MAT 115
    • MAT 121
    • MAT 122
    • MAT 203
    • MAT 204
    • MAT 205
    • MAT 220
    • MAT 221
    • MAT 230
    • MAT 240
    • See the specific program for recommended mathematics course or sequence.
  • Humanities and Fine Arts (0 - 3 semester hours)
    • Humanities
      • Foreign Language
        • LAN 101**
        • LAN 102**
        • LAN 151**
        • LAN 152**
        • LAN 161
        • LAN 162
        • LAN 201**
        • LAN 202**
        • LAN 251**
        • LAN 252**
        • LAN 261
        • LAN 262
      • Literature
        • ENG 160
        • ENG 201
        • ENG 203
        • ENG 212*
        • ENG 225
        • ENG 226
        • ENG 227
        • ENG 228
        • ENG 230*
      • Philosophy
        • PHL 101
        • PHL 102
        • PHL 103
      • Religious Studies
        • PHL 104*
      • Interdisciplinary Humanities/Fine Arts
        • HUM 150*
        • HUM 210
    • Fine Arts
      • Performing Arts
        • MUS 201
        • THE 141
        • COM 161
        • THE 232
      • Visual Arts
        • ART 118*
        • ART 119
        • ART 120
        • ART 121
        • ART 122
        • HUM 112
      • Interdisciplinary Humanities/Fine Arts
        • HUM 150*
        • HUM 210
  • Physical and Life Science (0 - 8 semester hours)

    Selection must be from one of the following courses, unless a chosen applied science curriculum has a specific science requirement.

    • Life Sciences
      • BIO 103 (LAB)
      • BIO 104
      • BIO 105 (LAB)
      • BIO 108 (LAB)
      • BIO 109 (LAB)
      • BIO 110 (LAB)
      • BIO 111 (LAB)
      • BIO 120
      • BIO 123 (LAB)
      • BIO 131 (LAB)
      • BIO 140
    • Physical Sciences
      • CHE 102
      • CHE 103 (LAB)
      • CHE 105 (LAB)
      • GSC 105 (LAB)
      • GSC 106
      • GSC 115
      • PHY 175 (LAB)
      • PHY 201 (LAB)
      • PHY 211 (LAB)
  • Social and Behavioral Science (0-6 semester hours)
    • Anthropology
      • SOC 115*
      • SOC 116*
    • Economics
      • ECO 211
      • ECO 212
    • History
      • HIS 131
      • HIS 132
      • HIS 155*
      • HIS 221
      • HIS 222
    • Human Geography
      • GEO 122*
    • Political Science
      • PSC 163
      • PSC 164
      • PSC 232
      • PSC 233*
      • PSC 251*
      • PSC 261
    • Psychology
      • PSY 103
      • PSY 200
      • PSY 214
      • PSY 215
    • Sociology
      • SOC 111
      • SOC 112
      • SOC 251
• SVCC Degree Requirements (1 Semester Hour)
  • First Year Experience (1 semester hour)

    (SVCC Requirement-This is not a General Education Core Curriculum IAI course and is not required by the State for degree completion.)

    • FYE 101
• Major Field Related Requirements/Electives (41-52.5 Semester Hours)
• Total Credit Hours for Degree (Minimum of 60 Semester Hours)

Major Field Course Work

Course work in the major field must satisfy the requirements of the specified curriculum in which the student is enrolled. See the appropriate program of the catalog for the required courses and number of credit hours that must be completed.

*Human Diversity

While General Education Core Curriculum courses incorporate as much as possible throughout all of its courses, authors, sources, and topics that expose students to the realities of a culturally diverse world, several courses (marked with an asterisk) are designed specifically to recognize and engender respect and value for human diversity. Therefore, as a state mandate, one or more courses incorporating human diversity for the purpose of improving human relations throughout an educated citizenry should be completed as part of graduation from SVCC.

All students must satisfy graduation requirements. See Policies 

** These courses Not Currently Offered