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):
Group l - Biological Sciences (4 or more units are required from this group) |
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ANAT P110 - Human Anatomy |
4 units |
BIOL P105 - Introductory Biology |
5 units |
BIOL P106 - Introductory Biology |
5 units |
BIOL P110 - Principles of Biology |
4 units |
BIOL P118 - Nutrition |
3 units |
MICR P106 - Microbiology |
5 units |
PHYL P101 - Introductory Physiology |
5 units |
Group II - Physical Sciences (4 or more units are required from this group) |
|
ASTR P101 - Elementary Astronomy |
4 units |
CHEM P101A - General Chemistry I |
5 units |
CHEM P101B - General Chemistry II |
5 units |
CHEM P106 - Introduction to Chemical Principles |
4 units |
ERSC P110 - Introduction to Earth Science |
4 units |
GEOL P110 - Introduction to Geology |
4 units |
PHSC P112 - Physical Science |
4 units |
PHYS P102A - General College Physics |
4 units |
PHYS P102B - General College Physics |
4 units |
PHYS P104A - Physics for Scientists and Engineers |
4 units |
PHYS P104B - Physics for Scientists and Engineers |
4 units |
Total to a minimum of 18 combined units