Associate in Arts Degree AA

The Associate of Arts degree in Biological and Physical Science is suggested for students planning entry into an allied health program or a career in the sciences.

Program Learning Outcomes: Students will apply the scientific method to analyze physical and biological processes; use scientific terminology appropriately; draw appropriate conclusions from laboratory activities; identify the relationships between natural science, human activities and society; identify levels of organization within natural systems and relate to biological and/or physical processes; describe the structure and properties of matter, transfer of energy, and the relationships between matter and energy within biological and/or physical systems; explain basic physical, chemical and/or biological processes; select the appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze physical systems.

The Associate of Arts degree in Biological and Physical Science may be awarded to students who complete the Porterville College graduation requirements for an Associate of Arts degree through any of the three general educational patterns (the Porterville College General Education checklist, CSU General Education Breadth Requirements, or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum), including major requirements of at least eighteen (18) units in the biological and physical sciences from the following list (at least one course must be taken from each group):

Total to a minimum of 18 combined units