Liberal Studies STEM+ Option (with concentrations) Associate Degree
STEM Option: Students must earn a total of sixty (60) thru sixty-four (64) credit hours of which HUM/IGS 200 is a requirement.
Code | Title | Hours |
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KSU 118 | Intro. to University Learning | 3 |
General Studies | ||
ENG 101 | English Comp I | 4 |
ENG 102 | English Comp II | 3 |
COM 103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
Guided Humanities General Education Course | 3 | |
Quantitative Reasoning | ||
MAT 115 | College Algebra | 3 |
Arts and Humanities | ||
Foreign Language I | 3 | |
Foreign Language II | 3 | |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Introduction to Art | ||
Introduction to Music | ||
Introduction to Theatre | ||
Intro to Literature | ||
Social and Behavioral Science | ||
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
American Government | ||
Financial Literacy | ||
Western Civilization | ||
Intro to African American Hist (required for on campus students) | ||
US History to 1865 and US History since 1865 | ||
Survey of Economics (required for Business and pre-pharmacy) | ||
or ECO 201 | Prin of Economics I | |
General Psychology (preferred for health careers) | ||
Principles of Sociology (preferred for pre-med) | ||
Natural Sciences | ||
Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
Life Science | ||
Principles of Biology (required for AFE, Science majors) | ||
Chemistry in Context | ||
Sciences | ||
Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
Life Science | ||
Environmental Biology | ||
General Chemistry I and General Chem I Laboratory (required for AFE, Science majors) | ||
Chemistry in Context | ||
Physical Sciences I | ||
Physical Sci II | ||
Earth & Environmental Science | ||
Intro to Weather Studies | ||
Introduction to Astronomy | ||
Physic and Society | ||
STEM+ Core | ||
COS 107 | Prob Solving, Logic & Design | 3 |
MAT 200 | Intro to Stat Reasoning & Ana. | 4 |
KSU 186 | Navigate. the Tech. World (required for on campus students) | 3 |
or MSC 200 | STEM+ Leadership Seminar | |
Concentration | ||
Select a concentration | 10-14 | |
Total Hours | 60-66 |
Concentration Electives
(Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Business, Agriculture)
Mathematics Concentration
(Mathematics, Math Education, Pre-Engineering)
Code | Title | Hours |
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MAT 120 | Precalculus | 4 |
MAT 131 | Calculus/Analy Geom I | 5 |
MAT 132 | Calculus/Analy Geom II | 5 |
Total Hours | 14 |
Biostatics Concentration
(5-year BS/MS – BS in Math from KSU and MS in Biostatistics from U of L)
Code | Title | Hours |
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MAT 120 | Precalculus | 4 |
MAT 131 | Calculus/Analy Geom I | 5 |
MAT 132 | Calculus/Analy Geom II | 5 |
Total Hours | 14 |
Computer Science Concentration
(Computer Science, Information Technology)
Code | Title | Hours |
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MAT 120 | Precalculus | 4 |
MAT 131 | Calculus/Analy Geom I | 5 |
COS 108 | Prin Computer Science I | 4 |
COS 109 | Prin Computer Sci II 1 | 4 |
Total Hours | 17 |
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An additional course may be needed to fulfill the minimum 60 credit hours required for an associate degree.
Science Concentration
(Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, General Biology, Pre-Health Professions)
Code | Title | Hours |
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MAT 120 | Precalculus | 4 |
MAT 131 | Calculus/Analy Geom I | 5 |
CHE 102 & CHE 120 | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
Total Hours | 13 |
Business Concentration
(Accounting, General Business, Marketing, Management)
Code | Title | Hours |
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BUA 101 | Computer Applic Business | 3 |
ACC 201 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
BUA 204 | Business Communication | 3 |
ECO 202 | Prin of Economics II | 3 |
or ACC 202 | Principles of Accounting II | |
ECO 202 | Prin of Economics II 1 | 3 |
or ACC 202 | Principles of Accounting II | |
Total Hours | 15 |
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An additional course may be needed to fulfill the minimum 60 credit hours required for an associate degree.
Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems
(Concentrations)
Code | Title | Hours |
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AFE 116 | Intro Agriculture/Food/Environ | 2 |
AFE 117 | Global Perspect Ag/Food/Env | 3 |
AFE 211 | Introduction to Animal Science | 3 |
AFE 217 | Plant Sci. & Horti. Principles | 4 |
AFE XXX 1 | 0-3 | |
Total Hours | 12-15 |
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An additional course may be needed to fulfill the minimum 60 credit hours required for an associate degree.