Concentration in Biological Sciences (AST1)(Plan Code: LRST1AS, Subplan Code: BIOSCIENCE)
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| Code | Title | Credits/Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Communication Skills | ||
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I | 5 |
| Quantitative Skills | ||
| MATH& 151 | Calculus I 1 | 5 |
| MATH& 152 | Calculus II | 5 |
| Health & Physical Education | ||
| Course Options | 3 | |
| Humanities (HA)(HB) & Social Sciences (SS) Courses (minimum 15 credits) | ||
| Humanities (HA) Course Options | 5 | |
| Social Sciences (SS) Course Options | 5 | |
| Select an additional five credits/units from Humanities (HA) or (HB) or Social Science (SS) courses | 5 | |
| Pre-Major Requirements | ||
| CHEM& 141 & CHEM& 151 & CHEM& 142 & CHEM& 152 & CHEM& 143 & CHEM& 153 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I and General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II and General Chemistry III and General Chemistry Laboratory III | 16 |
| Select one from the following: | 15 | |
| General Physics I and General Physics Lab I and General Physics II and General Physics Lab II and General Physics III and General Physics Lab III (15 credits/units) | ||
| Majors Ecology/Evolution and Majors Cell/Molecular and Majors Organismal Phys (15 credits/units) | ||
| Engineering Physics I and Engineering Phys Lab I and Engineering Physics II and Engineering Phys Lab II and Engineering Physics III and Engineering Phys Lab III (15 credits/units) | ||
| Select from one of the following options: | ||
| MATH& 146 | Introduction to Stat | 5 |
| or MATH& 153 | Calculus III | |
| Science Electives | ||
| BIOL 101 | Environ Biol Conf/Lab | 5 |
| BIOL 208 | Field Studies In Biology | 1-10 |
| or BIOL 224 | Flowering Plants of The Pacific Northwest | |
| BIOL 139 | Introduction to Wildlife | 3 |
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| Mammals of The Northwest (3 credits/units) | ||
| Birds of The Pacific Northwest (3 credits/units) | ||
| Freshwater Fishes of The Pacific Northwest (3 credits/units) | ||
| Reptiles & Amphibians of The Pacific NW (3 credits/units) | ||
| Additional credits to meet AST1 90 (ninty) credit minimum. See advisor to identify what courses required for completion | 5 | |
| Total Credits/Units | 90 | |
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Calculus I (MATH& 151) requires the successful completion of both Trigonometry (MATH 103) and College Algebra (MATH 110/MATH 111) or recommending score on an approved placement test prior to registration.
Program Outcomes
Program outcomes are overarching skills that are emphasized and reinforced throughout several courses in a specific program; they are measurable statements that define what students should know or be able to do by the end of a certificate or degree at Clark College. After successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Obtain, evaluate, and ethically use information. (GE)
- Articulate well-considered ideas and written claims to an academic audience, using effective rhetorical techniques, properly credited evidence, and a command of Standard English. (GE)
- Analyze and interpret quantitative information presented verbally, graphically, numerically, and/or symbolically. (GE)
- Demonstrate and clearly explain an effective strategy to solve a quantitative problem. (GE)
- Demonstrate progress toward healthier behaviors. (GE)
- Interpret the human experience, within appropriate global and historical contexts, through evaluation, analysis, creation, or performance. (GE)
- Analyze patterns of power, privilege, and inequity in the United States. (GE)
- Evaluate, analyze, and explain events, behaviors, and institutions using perspectives and methods in the Social Sciences. (GE)
- Apply a method of scientific inquiry, valid to the natural sciences, to evaluate claims about the natural world. (GE)
- Apply communication theory to demonstrate effective oral communication skills. (GE)
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