Physical Science (Associate in Science) · Butte College

About the Program

Program Goal: Local

GE Pattern(s): Butte Local, Cal-GETC

Program Code: 01356.00AS

This program meets the lower division major preparation for a similar major at CSU, Chico. Visit website for details www.assist.org

Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

Investigate and describe specific evidence used to construct individual scientific principles.
Use scientific principles to explain well-established fundamental biological or physical phenomena and analyze their underlying components.
Utilize scientific methodologies when solving a problem.
Demonstrate knowledge of the interplay between the various physical sciences, how they align, and how they differ.
Demonstrate how the physical sciences differ from the biological and social sciences.

Course	Title	Units
Required courses:		43-45
Geoscience (Physical Science Education option at CSU, Chico)		43-45
CHEM 1	General Chemistry I	5
CHEM 2	General Chemistry II	5
CHEM 21	Organic Chemistry I	5
GEOL 32	Physical Geology with Lab	4
GEOL 34	Historical Geology with Lab	4
Select one:		4-5
BIOL C1000	Introduction to Biology with Lab	4
BIOL 41	Cell and Molecular Biology	5
Select one:		4-5
MATH 13	Survey of Calculus	4
MATH 13s	Survey of Calculus with Support	4
MATH C2210	Calculus I: Early Transcendentals	5
MATH C2210E	Calculus I: Early Transcendentals – Embedded Support	5
Select one:		4
MATH C2220	Calculus II: Early Transcendentals	4
STAT C1000	Introduction to Statistics	4
STAT C1000E	Introduction to Statistics	4
Select one group:		8
PHYS 21	College Physics I	4
PHYS 22	College Physics II	4
OR
PHYS 41	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I	4
PHYS 42	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II	4
Total		43-45