Liberal Arts: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning - Associate in Arts
The Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning degree emphasizes the natural, physical, and life science areas of study which examine the physical universe, its life forms and its natural phenomenon. This degree emphasizes the development of college-level mathematical and quantitative reasoning skills, evidence based reasoning and logical deduction. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the methodologies of science as investigative tools. Students will also examine the influence that the acquisition of scientific knowledge has on the development of the world’s civilizations.
This degree may prepare students for a narrow or interdisciplinary focus in the Scientific and Mathematic areas of study to pursue similar majors at four-year institutions.
Courses approved within the general education standards in the areas of Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning may be used to fulfill major preparation requirements. Students should consult with a Counselor in planning for fulfillment of these degree requirements.
A grade of "C" or better is required for each course in the major or area of emphasis. A "P" (Pass) grade is an acceptable grade for courses in the major or area of emphasis if the course is taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply scientific concepts, theories, and reasoning and quantitative understanding, methods and proficiency to assess, evaluate, and solve real-world problems.
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of evidence based reasoning, logical deduction, mathematical reasoning, and empirical methods of measurement.
- Utilize laboratory techniques and protocols for the purpose of observation and experimentation.
- Investigate and generate scientific explanation of theoretical principles, natural phenomena, empirical research findings and quantitative data analysis.
Major Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 18 units from courses listed below: | 18 | |
| ANTH 062 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| ASTRO 010 | Introduction to Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTRO 010L | Introductory Astronomy Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 004A | General Principles and Cell Biology | 5 |
| BIOL 004B | Biodiversity and Organismal Biology | 5 |
| BIOL 020 | Human Biology | 4 |
| or BIOL 020H | Honors Human Biology | |
| BIOL 021 | General Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 061 | Human Heredity | 3 |
| BIOL 062 | Plants and Human Welfare | 3 |
| BIOL 063 | Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 064 | Marine Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 071 | Human Anatomy | 5 |
| BIOL 072 | Human Physiology | 5 |
| BIOL 074 | General Microbiology | 5 |
| BUS 060 | Fundamentals of Business Statistics | 3 |
| CHEM 001A | General Chemistry | 5 |
| or CHEM 001AH | Honors General Chemistry | |
| CHEM 001B | General Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 010 | Everyday Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 012A | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 012B | Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 015 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 4 |
| or CHEM 015H | Honors Fundamentals of Chemistry | |
| CHEM 032A | Intro to General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 032B | Intro to General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 061 | Introduction to Fermentation Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 065 | Quantitative Analysis | 4 |
| CIS 107 | Technest 2: Data Science | 3 |
| ENVIR 010 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| GEOG 010 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOL 010 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 010L | Physical Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOL 015 | Earth Science | 3 |
| GEOL 015L | Earth Science Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 020 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 021 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 022 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| MATH 025 | Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry | 6 |
| MATH 052 | Mathematics for Elementary Education | 3 |
| MATH 054 | Mathematics for Technical Fields | 3 |
| MATH 061 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 062 | Calculus for Business and the Social Sciences | 3 |
| MATH 070 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 |
| MATH 071 | Calculus I With Analytic Geometry | 5 |
| or MATH 071H | Honors Calculus I With Analytic Geometry | |
| MATH 072 | Calculus II with Analytic Geometry | 5 |
| MATH 073 | Multivariable Calculus | 5 |
| MATH 078 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| MATH 079 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 080 | Discrete Structures for Computer Science | 4 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| METEO 010 | Weather and Climate | 3 |
| OCEAN 010 | Descriptive Oceanography | 3 |
| PHYS 002A | Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 002B | Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 004A | General Physics | 5 |
| PHYS 004B | General Physics | 5 |
| PHYS 004C | General Physics | 5 |
| PSYCH 031 | Biological Psychology | 3 |
| Total Units | 18 | |
AA Degree Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | 18 | |
| General Education Requirements | 34 | |
| Degree Applicable Electives | 8 | |
Complete two courses for the U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals Requirement (US-1, US-2, and US-3) | ||
| Total Units | 60 | |