First Semester

Meet with academic advisor or department chair to obtain copy of transfer university degree plan and to determine G.P.A. needed to transfer to desired university.

• ENGL 1301 - Composition I 3 credit hours.
• CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours. **
• HIST 1301 - United States History I 3 credit hours. ¹

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• BIOL 1406 - Biology for Science Majors I 4 credit hours. ** or
• BIOL 1411 - General Botany 4 credit hours. **

Second Semester

Schedule a campus tour with the transfer university.

• ENGL 1302 - Composition II 3 credit hours.
• HIST 1302 - United States History II 3 credit hours.
• CHEM 1412 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours.
• Choose from Creative Arts core 3 credit hours. **¹

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• BIOL 1407 - Biology for Science Majors II 4 credit hours. ** or
• BIOL 1413 - General Zoology 4 credit hours. **

Third Semester

Confirm courses for completion of AS degree. Start applying for admission to transfer university and send first official transcript to transfer university.

• GOVT 2305 - Federal Government (Federal Constitution and Topics) 3 credit hours.
• MATH 2413 - Calculus I 4 credit hours.

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• Choose one Biology elective from the following list 3-4 credit hours. ^ **
• Choose second Biology elective from the following list 3-4 credit hours. ^ **¹
• PSYC 2301 - General Psychology 3 credit hours. or
• SOCI 1301 - Introductory Sociology 3 credit hours. or
• ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit hours. or
• ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit hours.

Fourth Semester

Apply for graduation for AS Biology. Confirm admission to transfer university, and send final official transcript to transfer university at end of semester.

• GOVT 2306 - Texas Government (Texas Constitution and Topics) 3 credit hours.
• Choose from Language, Philosophy & Culture core 3 credit hours.**¹
• Choose third Biology elective from list above. 3-4 credit hours.**^{^}
• Choose fourth Biology elective from list above, if needed. 3-4 credit hours.**^{^+}

Grand Total Hours: 60

^Biology Elective Options: BIOL 1322 , BIOL 2316 , BIOL 2389 , BIOL 2421 , HORT 1401 , CHEM 2423  or CHEM 2425  

 ⁺Must take fourth course from elective option list if you take fewer than 12 hours in the first three elective course options.

**Meet with an academic advisor or Biology department chair to discuss degree requirements and university specific transfer courses for your transfer university.

¹If you cannot take 16-18 hours in the semester, we recommend you take this course in the summer.