2002-2004 Catalog - St. Charles Community College

St. Charles Community CollegeCOLLEGE TRANSFER PROGRAMSTART A FOUR-YEARDEGREE AT SCCThe college transfer program at St. CharlesCommunity College allows students to take thesame freshman and sophomore courses that theywould take anywhere else . . . at a muchlower cost.The transfer program is built around acomprehensive blend of traditional and contemporarysubjects that are intended for transfer to mostfour-year institutions.At SCC, you can fulfill the general educationrequirements needed for a bachelor’s degree andtake the prerequisite foundation courses for yourintended major. Undecided students can exploredifferent fields before making a finaldecision about a major field of study and spendconsiderably less money while doing so.TRANSFER DEGREESTwo associate’s degrees are available in the SCCCollege Transfer Program. They are:Associate of Arts (A.A.)Associate of Science (A.S.)The degree you select will be determined byyour educational or occupational goals.Associate of Arts DegreeThe Associate of Arts degree isawarded to students completingthe requirements of the academictransfer program with a minimumof 64 semester hours including 42 hours ofgeneral education courses. This is the degree thatis most appropriate for the majority of transferstudents because it generally parallels the workdone in the first two years of a bachelor’s degree ata four-year institution.Associate of Science DegreeThe Associate of Sciencedegree is awarded to studentscompleting the requirements ofspecifically identified programswith a minimum of 64 semester hours. The workgenerally parallels the first two years of a Bachelorof Science degree at four-year institutions. Theprograms leading to the Associate of Sciencedegree at SCC include Health InformationTechnology, Nursing, and Pre-Engineering.UNDECIDED?“I am interested in pre-med ... pre-dentistry ...forestry ... and my major isn’t shown on your list.I guess I’ll have to go to another school.”No, you won’t. Regardless of intended majorpathway at another school, students can obtain thenecessary foundation courses for it at SCC. Thefreshman and sophomore years at any college are atime to complete the basic, general educationrequirements in English, math, science, humanities,and social science. So, if you are interested ina career field that requires at least a bachelor’sdegree plus years of additional study and specializationlike medicine, law, or veterinary science,don’t overlook SCC. See pages 53-61 for a listingof many of the major pathways (including scheduleguides) that are a part of the college transferprogram at SCC.GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSEach major in the college transfer programrequires the completion of at least 64 hours ofcredit in specific categories. Turn to pages 51-52(chart) for detailed requirements of the Associateof Arts degree. See the individual program guidelines(pages 61, 65, and 67) for requirements specificto the Associate of Science degree.Courses not listed in the general educationrequirements for your degree will not count towardthis requirement. Most college-level courses (100level or above) will count as electives toward graduation.Career-technical courses may not counttoward electives for the Associate of Arts degree.Students must take the responsibility to applyfor a degree one semester before the completion ofthat degree. The college does not automaticallyaward degrees. For more information, contact theRegistrar's Office.50