A.S. General Science
General Science provides maximum flexibility and is appropriate for students in pre-medicine, pharmacy, dental, medical technology, and other professional fields. It is also the program of choice for geology and chemistry students.
| General Education Core | Credits |
| Communications | |
| ENG 101: Freshman English I | 6 |
| ENG 102: Freshman English II | 6 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts Students must choose two courses from: | |
| Art History (ARH) | 6 |
| English (ENG) 212, 213, 231, 233, 234, 241, 297 | 6 |
| Fine Arts (FA) | 6 |
| Humanities (HUM) | 6 |
| Theater (THR) 101, 102 | 6 |
| Mathematics Student must take appropriate course based on major. | |
| MTH 110: College Algebra | 3-4 |
| MTH 114: College Mathematics | 3-4 |
| MTH 106: Survey on College Mathematics | 3-4 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Students must choose one History (HST) 101, 102, 135, 136 course and one other course from: | |
| Anthropology (ANT) | 6 |
| Sociology (SOC) | 6 |
| Social Work (SWO) | 6 |
| Social Science (SSC) | 6 |
| Political Science (POS) | 6 |
| Economics (ECO) | 6 |
| Psychology (PSY) | 6 |
| Laboratory Science Students must choose one Life Science and one Physical Science course both with labs from: | |
| Life Science: BIO | 8 |
| Physical Science: AGR, AST, CHM, ENV, GLG, PHY, PHS | 8 |
| Physical Education and Health Education | |
| PEH 122 | 2-3 |
| PEH 113-148 | 2-3 |
| Health Education (HEE) | 2-3 |
| HEE 110, 111, 112 | 2-3 |
| Navajo Studies One Navajo Language Course Based on Placement Test (NAV 101, 102, 201, 202, or 211) | |
| NIS 111: Foundations of Navajo Culture and | 2-3 |
| NIS 221: Navajo History to Present 9-10 | 2-3 |
| Required Core Total Students transferring may need to take additional courses to meet core requirements. | 40-43 |
| Program Requirements | Credits |
| Choose one pair | |
| CHM 151 General Chemistry I* | 8-9 |
| CHM 151 General Chemistry I* | 8-9 |
| or | |
| CHM 130 Fundamental Chemistry | 8-9 |
| CHM 230 Fundamental Organic Chemistry*Pre-professional students are advised to take the CHM 151 and 152 sequences and may not choose CHM 130 and 230 for their section option. | 8-9 |
| Choose one pair | |
| CHM 151 General Chemistry I* | 8-9 |
| CHM 152 General Chemistry II* | 8-9 |
| or | |
| CHM 130 Fundamental Chemistry | 8-9 |
| CHM 230 Fundamental Organic Chemistry*Pre-professional students are advised to take the CHM 151 and 152 sequences and may not choose CHM 130 and 230 for their section option. | 8-9 |
| Choose one pair | |
| BIO 181 General Biology I | 8 |
| BIO 182 General Biology II | 8 |
| or | |
| PHY 110 Algebra-based Physics I | 8 |
| PHY 111 Algebra-based Physics II | 8 |
| or | |
| PHY 121 Calculus-based Physics I | 8 |
| PHY 131 Calculus-based Physics II | 8 |
| or | |
| GLG 101 Indigenous Physical Geology | 8 |
| GLG 102 Historical Geology | 8 |
| Choice of One | |
| MTH 190 Pre-Calculus* | 4 |
| or | |
| MTH 213 Statistics*The AGEC-S block for Math and Science majors requires MTH 191. | 4 |
| *Science/Math Electives: 8 additional credits selected from: MTH 190 or above; CHM 130 or above; PHY 110 or above; BIO 180 or above; GLG 101 or above; any ENV or CSC 150 | 8 |
| Program Credits | 2-29 |
| Degree Earned | Credits |
| General Education | 40-43 |
| Program Requirements | 28-29 |
| Total Credits Earned: | 68-72 |
| Program Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code Code Title | |
| 24.0102 General Studies. |
DEAN'S OFFICE
James Tutt
Dean of School of STEM
1 Circle Drive, Route 12
Tsaile, Arizona 86556
(928) 724-6938
jmtutt@dinecollege.edu
Nesbah Kahn
Administrative Assistant
nkahn@dinecollege.edu
Room 123A
Gorman Classroom Building (GCB)
Tsaile Campus
Call: 928.724.6936
Mail to:
Diné College: School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
1 Circle Dr.
Tsaile, AZ 86556