Associate in Science


The Associate in Science degree is designed for students planning to transfer to a senior college or university and major in business, computer science, mathematics, or the natural and physical sciences. This degree is also designed for those students planning to pursue the allied health or pre-professional degree for areas such as medicine, veterinary medicine, preparation as a pharmacist, or for those wishing to be certified to teach in the mathematics or sciences subject areas.

In the pre-professional areas of nursing, medicine, and engineering,
students may not be able to complete all of the required courses at Spartanburg Methodist College. Students in these areas must work closely with their advisors and follow the transfer institution's articulation agreement with Spartanburg Methodist College. The following courses and subject concentrations are required for the Associate in Science Degree:

A total of 64 semester credit hours are required to graduate. Those must include the following credit hours:

  • English 101, 102 - 6 hours
  • Computer Science - 3 hours
  • History - 3 hours
  • SMC 101, 2011 -  2 hours
  • Literature - 3 hours
  • Mathematics 121,122,210,221,222 or 112² - 6 or 8 hours
  • PHED 121, Health 101, 201, or MILI - 2 or 3 hours
  • Public Speaking or Oral Communication - 3 hours
  • Religion 103, 211, 212, 215, or 220  - 3 hours
  • Social Science3 - 3 hours
  • Science (Other than Physical Science)4 - 8 hours
  • Electives - 21 hours

 
¹See catalog paragraph "Alternative Course Requirements" for transfer and non-traditional students' requirements, p.36.

²Select 2 courses from the Math courses listed above. Math 112 is not a pre-requisite for the other Math courses listed.

³"Social Science" shall be interpreted to mean Anthropology 101; Economics (BSAD 201,202); Political Science 202,203; Psychology 101; Sociology 101; History 101,102,112,201,202 (other than that course used for History requirement).

4 Most advisement models for those entering the disciplines of Science, Nursing, Engineering, and others
will require more than 8 hours of Science.