Program Description
The Associate in Science (A.S.) degree is a college transfer program designed for students completing the first two years of a bachelor’s degree, with the goal of transferring to a four-year institution with junior status. This program is aligned with the Comprehensive and Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreements (CAA/ICAA), ensuring a seamless transfer process. The A.S. degree is ideal for students pursuing majors in engineering, mathematics, biology, finance, and other math, science, or technology-focused fields. The program helps students develop essential skills in reading, writing, oral communication, math, and basic computer use.
Fast Track Option
The Fast Track option is designed for students who wish to earn their two-year Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in just one year. This accelerated format is intended for self-motivated learners who have the discipline to take courses every eight weeks to complete their A.S. degree in just three semesters (fall, spring, and summer), and transfer to a four-year college or university with junior status. If you are ready to get one step closer to your bachelor’s degree in a shorter amount of time, the Fast Track option is for you!
Program Requirements
Community college graduates must obtain a grade of “C” or better in each course and an overall GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale in order to transfer with junior status. Courses may also transfer through bilateral agreements between institutions.
Completion of a transfer degree does not guarantee admission to a four-year college or university or specific programs.
To ensure a seamless transfer, students will work closely with transfer advisors to review and follow the Transfer Guides for their chosen major at their intended college or university.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- Apply critical reading skills through active and analytical reading at the college, synthesizing and applying information across various disciplines.
- Produce coherent and well-organized compositions, adhering to Standard Written English standards, across a variety of purposes and audiences.
- Apply fundamental quantitative and/or scientific concepts and methodologies.
- Express language effectively in various settings, demonstrating clarity, precision, coherence, and relevance, while also employing comprehensive listening skills to evaluate messages and respond appropriately.
- Demonstrate fundamental skills in computer elements, functions, and applications.
The A.S. degree requires the completion of 60 semester hours of credit, including 45 semester hours in general education and 15 semester hours in Other Required Hours.
General Education:
- Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) courses, which provide transferable credits for lower-level general education courses at the transfer institution.
- Additional General Education courses are selected based on the student’s intended major at the transfer institution.
Other Required Hours:
- These hours are selected from general education electives.
New Comprehensive Articulation Agreement standards allow the College to accept no more than 14 semester hours of UGETC and Additional General Education credits from outside the NC Community College System and/or the UNC System.
Associate in Science (A10400)
Program of Study
| Fall Semester | |||
| ACA-122 | College Transfer Success | 1 | |
| CIS-110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 | |
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | |
| * | Math Elective | 4 | |
| # | Social/Behavioral Science Elective | 3 | |
| Spring Semester | |||
| ENG-112 | Writing/Research in the Disc | 3 | |
| ## | Communications/Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| * | Math Elective | 4 | |
| * | Other Required Hours | 3 | |
| Summer Semester | |||
| ## | Communications/Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| # | Social/Behavioral Science Elective | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | |||
| * | General Education Elective | 3,4 | |
| * | General Education Elective | 3 | |
| * | General Education Elective | 3 | |
| * | Natural Science Elective | 4 | |
| Spring Semester | |||
| * | Natural Science Elective | 4 | |
| * | Other Required Hours | 3 | |
| * | Other Required Hours | 3 | |
| * | Other Required Hours | 3 | |
| * | Other Required Hours (if hours not met) | 1,4 | |
| ELECTIVE OPTIONS | |||
| * | Math Elective | ||
| Choose two of the following: | |||
| MAT-171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 | |
| MAT-172 | Precalculus Trigonometry | 4 | |
| MAT-263 | Brief Calculus | 4 | |
| MAT-271 | Calculus | 4 | |
| MAT-272 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| ## | Communications and Humanities/Fine Arts Electives | ||
| Select two courses, from at least two different disciplines. | |||
| ART-111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | |
| COM-120 | Intro to Interpersonal Communication | 3 | |
| COM-231 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| ENG-231 | American Literature I | 3 | |
| ENG-232 | American Literature II | 3 | |
| ENG-241 | British Literature I | 3 | |
| ENG-242 | British Literature II | 3 | |
| MUS-110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | |
| MUS-112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 | |
| PHI-215 | Philosophical Issues | 3 | |
| PHI-240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | |
| # | Social/Behavioral Science Electives | ||
| Select two courses, from at least two different disciplines. | |||
| ECO-251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | |
| ECO-252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| HIS-111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | |
| HIS-112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | |
| HIS-131 | American History I | 3 | |
| HIS-132 | American History II | 3 | |
| POL-120 | American Government | 3 | |
| PSY-150 | General Psychology | 3 | |
| SOC-210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
| * | Natural Science Electives | ||
| Select one group from the following: | |||
| Group 1 | BIO-110 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| PHY-110 | Conceptual Physics | 3 | |
| PHY-110A | Conceptual Physics Lab | 1 | |
| Group 2 | BIO-111 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIO-112 | General Biology II | 4 | |
| Group 3 | CHM-151 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM-152 | General Chemistry II | 4 | |
| * | General Education Electives | ||
| Select an additional 8 SHC from the following courses classified as general education or from any of the unused courses above: | |||
| ASL-111 | Elementary ASL I | 3 | |
| ASL-112 | Elementary ASL II | 3 | |
| ASL-211 | Intermediate ASL I | 3 | |
| ASL-212 | Intermediate ASL II | 3 | |
| CHM-131 | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 | |
| CHM-131A | Introduction to Chemistry Lab | 1 | |
| CHM-132 | Organic and Biochemistry | 4 | |
| CIS-115 | Intro to Programming & Logic | 3 | |
| COM-110 | Introduction to Communication | 3 | |
| ENG-114 | Professional Research & Reporting | 3 | |
| HIS-121 | Western Civilization I | 3 | |
| HIS-122 | Western Civilization II | 3 | |
| HUM-115 | Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| MAT-273 | Calculus III | 4 | |
| PHI-210 | History of Philosophy | 3 | |
| PSY-237 | Social Psychology | 3 | |
| PSY-241 | Developmental Psych | 3 | |
| PSY-281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | |
| REL-110 | World Religions | 3 | |
| SOC-213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 | |
| SOC-225 | Social Diversity | 3 | |
| SPA-111 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 | |
| SPA-112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 | |
| SPA-211 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 | |
| SPA-212 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 | |
| * | Other Required Hours | ||
| Select an additional 14 SHC from the following courses or from any of the unsued courses above: | |||
| ACC-120 | Prin of Financial Accounting | 4 | |
| ACC-121 | Prin of Managerial Accounting | 4 | |
| BIO-163 | Basic Anatomy & Physiology | 5 | |
| BIO-175 | General Microbiology | 3 | |
| BIO-168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | |
| BIO-169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | |
| BIO-275 | Microbiology | 4 | |
| BUS-110 | Introduction to Business | 3 | |
| BUS-115 | Business Law I | 3 | |
| BUS-137 | Principles of Management | 3 | |
| CJC-111 | Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 | |
| CJC-113 | Juvenile Justice | 3 | |
| CJC-121 | Law Enforcement Operations | 3 | |
| CJC-141 | Corrections | 3 | |
| CJC-212 | Ethics & Comm Relations | 3 | |
| CTS-115 | Info Systems Business Concepts | 3 | |
| EDU-144 | Child Development I | 3 | |
| EDU-145 | Child Development II | 3 | |
| EDU-216 | Foundations of Education | 3 | |
| EDU-221 | Children With Exceptionalities | 3 | |
| HEA-110 | Personal Health and Wellness | 3 | |
| HEA-112 | Fist Aid & CPR | 2 | |
| HIS-221 | African-American History | 3 | |
| MUS-111 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 | |
| MUS-121 | Music Theory I | 3 | |
| MUS-122 | Music Theory II | 3 | |
| MUS-125 | Aural Skills I | 1 | |
| MUS-126 | Aural Skills II | 1 | |
| MUS-131 | Chorus I | 1 | |
| MUS-132 | Chorus II | 1 | |
| MUS-141 | Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUS-151 | Class Music I | 1 | |
| MUS-152 | Class Music II | 1 | |
| MUS-161 | Applied Music I | 2 | |
| MUS-162 | Applied Music II | 2 | |
| MUS-271 | Music History I | 3 | |
| MUS-272 | Music History II | 3 | |
| PED-110 | Fit and Well for Life | 2 | |
| PED-120 | Walking for Fitness | 1 | |
| PED-121 | Walk, Jog, Run | 1 | |
| PED-122 | Yoga I | 1 | |
| PED-123 | Yoga II | 1 | |
| SPA-141 | Culture and Civilization | 3 | |
| SPA-161 | Cultural Immersion | 3 | |
| SPA-221 | Spanish Conversation | 3 | |
| SPA-231 | Reading and Composition | 1 | |
| SPA-181 | Spanish Lab 1 | 1 | |
| SPA-182 | Spanish Lab 2 | 1 | |
| SPA-281 | Spanish Lab 3 | 1 | |
| SPA-282 | Spanish Lab 4 | 1 |
Associate in Science – Fast Track (A10400FT)
Program of Study
| Fall Semester 1st 8-weeks | |||
| ACA-122 | College Transfer Success | 1 | |
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | |
| General Education Elective | 3 | ||
| * | Math Elective | 4 | |
| # | Social/Behavioral Science Elective | 3 | |
| Fall Semester 2nd 8-weeks | |||
| ENG-112 | Writing/Research in the Disc | 3 | |
| ## | Communications/Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| * | Math Elective | 4 | |
| # | Social/Behavioral Science Elective | 3 | |
| Spring Semester 1st 8- weeks | |||
| CIS-110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 | |
| * | General Education Elective | 3 | |
| * | Natural Science Elective | 4 | |
| * | Other Required Hours | 3 | |
| Spring Semester 2nd 8- weeks | |||
| * | Natural Science Elective | 4 | |
| * | Other Required Hours | 3 | |
| * | Other Required Hours | 3 | |
| * | Other Required Hours | 3 | |
| Summer Semester | |||
| * | General Education Elective | 3,4 | |
| ## | Communications/Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| * | Other Required Hours | 1,4 | |
| ELECTIVE OPTIONS | |||
| * | Math Electives | ||
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| MAT-171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 | |
| MAT-172 | Precalculus Trigonometry | 4 | |
| MAT-263 | Brief Calculus | 4 | |
| MAT-271 | Calculus | 4 | |
| MAT-272 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| ## | Communications and Humanities/Fine Arts Electives | ||
| Select two courses, from at least two different disciplines. | |||
| ART-111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | |
| COM-120 | Intro to Interpersonal Communication | 3 | |
| COM-231 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| ENG-231 | American Literature I | 3 | |
| ENG-232 | American Literature II | 3 | |
| ENG-241 | British Literature I | 3 | |
| ENG-242 | British Literature II | 3 | |
| MUS-110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | |
| MUS-112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 | |
| PHI-215 | Philosophical Issues | 3 | |
| PHI-240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | |
| # | Social/Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Select two courses, from at least two different disciplines. | |||
| ECO-251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | |
| ECO-252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| HIS-111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | |
| HIS-112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | |
| HIS-131 | American History I | 3 | |
| HIS-132 | American History II | 3 | |
| POL-120 | American Government | 3 | |
| PSY-150 | General Psychology | 3 | |
| SOC-210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
| * | Natural Science Electives | ||
| Select one group from the following: | |||
| Group 1 | BIO-110 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| PHY-110 | Conceptual Physics | 3 | |
| PHY-110A | Conceptual Physics Lab | 1 | |
| Group 2 | BIO-111 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIO-112 | General Biology II | 4 | |
| Group 3 | CHM-151 | General Chemistry | 4 |
| CHM-152 | General Chemistry II | 4 | |
| * | General Education Electives | ||
| Select an additional 8 SHC from the following courses classified as general education or from any of the unused courses above | |||
| ASL-111 | Elementary ASL I | 3 | |
| ASL-112 | Elementary ASL II | 3 | |
| ASL-211 | Intermediate ASL I | 3 | |
| ASL-212 | Intermediate ASL II | 3 | |
| CHM-131 | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 | |
| CHM-131A | Introduction to Chemistry Lab | 1 | |
| CHM-132 | Organic and Biochemistry | 4 | |
| CIS-115 | Intro to Programming & Logic | 3 | |
| COM-110 | Introduction to Communication | 3 | |
| ENG-114 | Professional Research & Reporting | 3 | |
| HIS-121 | Western Civilization I | 3 | |
| HIS-122 | Western Civilization II | 3 | |
| HUM-115 | Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| MAT-273 | Calculus III | 4 | |
| PHI-210 | History of Philosophy | 3 | |
| PSY-237 | Social Psychology | 3 | |
| PSY-241 | Developmental Psych | 3 | |
| PSY-281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | |
| REL-110 | World Religions | 3 | |
| SOC-213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 | |
| SOC-225 | Social Diversity | 3 | |
| SPA-111 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 | |
| SPA-112 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 | |
| SPA-211 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 | |
| SPA-212 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 | |
| * | Other Required Hours | ||
| Select an additional 14 SHC from the following courses or from any of the unsued courses above | |||
| ACC-120 | Prin of Financial Accounting | 4 | |
| ACC-121 | Prin of Managerial Accounting | 4 | |
| BIO-163 | Basic Anatomy & Physiology | 5 | |
| BIO-175 | General Microbiology | 3 | |
| BIO-168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | |
| BIO-169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 | |
| BIO-275 | Microbiology | 4 | |
| BUS-110 | Introduction to Business | 3 | |
| BUS-115 | Business Law I | 3 | |
| BUS-137 | Principles of Management | 3 | |
| CJC-111 | Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 | |
| CJC-113 | Juvenile Justice | 3 | |
| CJC-121 | Law Enforcement Operations | 3 | |
| CJC-141 | Corrections | 3 | |
| CJC-212 | Ethics & Comm Relations | 3 | |
| CTS-115 | Info Systems Business Concepts | 3 | |
| EDU-144 | Child Development I | 3 | |
| EDU-145 | Child Development II | 3 | |
| EDU-216 | Foundations of Education | 3 | |
| EDU-221 | Children With Exceptionalities | 3 | |
| HEA-110 | Personal Health and Wellness | 3 | |
| HEA-112 | Fist Aid & CPR | 2 | |
| HIS-221 | African-American History | 3 | |
| MUS-111 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 | |
| MUS-121 | Music Theory I | 3 | |
| MUS-122 | Music Theory II | 3 | |
| MUS-125 | Aural Skills I | 1 | |
| MUS-126 | Aural Skills II | 1 | |
| MUS-131 | Chorus I | 1 | |
| MUS-132 | Chorus II | 1 | |
| MUS-141 | Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUS-151 | Class Music I | 1 | |
| MUS-152 | Class Music II | 1 | |
| MUS-161 | Applied Music I | 2 | |
| MUS-162 | Applied Music II | 2 | |
| MUS-271 | Music History I | 3 | |
| MUS-272 | Music History II | 3 | |
| PED-110 | Fit and Well for Life | 2 | |
| PED-120 | Walking for Fitness | 1 | |
| PED-121 | Walk, Jog, Run | 1 | |
| PED-122 | Yoga I | 1 | |
| PED-123 | Yoga II | 1 | |
| SPA-141 | Culture and Civilization | 3 | |
| SPA-161 | Cultural Immersion | 3 | |
| SPA-221 | Spanish Conversation | 3 | |
| SPA-231 | Reading and Composition | 1 | |
| SPA-181 | Spanish Lab 1 | 1 | |
| SPA-182 | Spanish Lab 2 | 1 | |
| SPA-281 | Spanish Lab 3 | 1 | |
| SPA-282 | Spanish Lab 4 | 1 |
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Phone: (252) 246-1328
Email: madams@wilsoncc.edu
Office: G120
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Phone: (252) 246-1309
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