Research Scientist

With the emphasis on scientific discoveries and technological developments in today’s society, there is a demand for scientists and scientifically-oriented persons in business, government, industry and the professions. The Associate of Science Degree Program in Science is designed for persons who are interested in a pre-professional or scientific program and who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree program with a major in one of the following fields:

Agriculture

Biology

Chemistry

Pre-Dentistry

Education

Forestry

Geology

Mathematics

Pre-Medical

Nursing

Pharmacy

Physical Therapy

Physics

The Associate of Science Degree Program in Science is not affiliated with Transfer Virginia common curriculum and is unique to WCC.

Associate of Science in Science

Four-semester (two-year) program

First Year

First Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
BIO 101 ¹	General Biology I	3	3	4	View transfer information

ITE 152	Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications	3	0	3
ENG 111	College Composition I	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Virginia Tech ENGL 1105 Radford University CORE 101 Old Dominion University ENGL 110C Virginias Private Colleges & Universities Bluefield College ENG 1013/1023, GEN ED Liberty University ENGL 101 Emory & Henry College ENG 100
ELE ⁷	Transfer Math I (Precalculus or Calculus)	3	0	3
SDV 100 ²	College Success Skills	1	0	1	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University UNIV 100 elective
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		13	3	14

Second Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
BIO 102 ¹	General Biology II	3	3	4	View transfer information

ENG 112	College Composition II	3	0	3	View transfer information

ELE ⁸	Transfer Math II (Calculus or Statistics)	3	0	3
ELE ⁴	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3	0	3
SOC 200 ⁵	Introduction to Sociology	3	0	3
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		15	3	16

Second Year

Third Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
CHM 111	College Chemistry I	3	3	4	View transfer information

CST 100 ⁶	Principles of Public Speaking	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University COMS 114
ELE ³	History	3	0	3
ELE ⁹	Literature Elective	3	0	3
ELE ¹⁰	S.T.E.M. I	3	0	3
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		15	3	16

Fourth Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
CHM 112	College Chemistry II	3	3	4
ELE ¹⁰	S.T.E.M. II	3	0	3
ELE ⁶	Science without Lab	3	0	3
ELE	Transfer Elective	3	0	3
PSY 200 ⁵	Principles of Psychology	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Virginia Tech PSYC 1004 Radford University PSYC 121 Old Dominion University PSYC 201S Virginias Private Colleges & Universities Bluefield College PSY 1013 Liberty University PSYC 101
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		15	3	16

Degree Earned!

Lab Science courses that satisfy Requirements: BIO 101, BIO 102, CHM 111, CHM 112, CHM 260, GOL 105, GOL 106, PHY 201, PHY 202, PHY 241, PHY 242

Transfer Math I Electives: MTH 161, MTH 167, MTH 263

Courses that will satisfy Requirements: SDV 100, SDV 101

Transfer Math II: MTH 245, MTH 261, MTH 263, MTH 264

Humanities Electives: ART 101, CST 151, HUM 201, PHI 100, PHI 220, REL 230

Social Science Electives: ECO 201, ECO 202, GEO 210, GEO 220, PLS 135, PSY 200, SOC 200

History Electives: HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 121, HIS 122

Literature Electives: ENG 245, ENG 246

Stem I & II Courses that will satisfy Requirements: AGR 141, AGR 233, BIO 141, BIO 142, BIO 150, BIO 285, CHM 260, CSC 221, CSC 222, EGR 140, EGR 245, EGR 246, MTH 161, MTH 162, MTH 167, MTH 245, MTH 261, MTH 262, MTH 263, MTH 264, MTH 265, MTH 266, MTH 267, NAS 150

Science Electives without Lab: BIO 285, CHM 260, NAS 150