The AS degree in Natural Sciences will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the Major course requirements and the General Education requirements.
Degree Requirements:
| Dept/No. | Title | Units |
| Select courses from GE Area 1, Natural Science, for a minimum of 18 units: |
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| Select at least one course from the following: | ||
| BIOL 1A | General Biology (5) | |
| CHEM 1A | General Chemistry (5) | |
| GEOG 1 | Physical Geography (3) | |
| PHYS 4A | General Physics (5) | |
| Select remaining units from the following: | ||
| ANTHR 1 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology (3) | |
| ASTR 1 | Introduction to Astronomy (3) | |
| ASTR 10 | Descriptive Astronomy (3) | |
| BIOL 1A | General Biology (5) | |
| BIOL 1B | General Biology (5) | |
| BIOL 2 | Human Anatomy (5) | |
| BIOL 3 | Microbiology (5) | |
| BIOL 4 | Human Physiology (5) | |
| BIOL 51 | Botany (4) | |
| BIOL 9 | Marine Biology (3) | |
| BIOL 10 | Introduction to Biology (4) | |
| BIOL 13 | Principles of Ecology (3) | |
| BIOL 15 | Environmental Biology (3) | |
| BIOL 20A | Human Anatomy and Physiology (5) | |
| BIOL 20B | Human Anatomy and Physiology (5) | |
| BIOL 23 | Introduction to the Human Body (3) | |
| BIOL 24 | Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology (4) | |
| BIOL 25 | Human Biology (3) | |
| BIOL 29 | Biology of the Living World (4) | |
| BIOL 36 | Human Genetics (4) | |
| CHEM 1A | General Chemistry (5) | |
| CHEM 1B | General Chemistry (5) | |
| CHEM 12A | Organic Chemistry (5) | |
| CHEM 12B | Organic Chemistry (5) | |
| CHEM 30A | Introductory General Chemistry (4) | |
| CHEM 30B | Introductory Organic and Biochemistry (4) | |
| GEOG 1 | Physical Geography (3) | |
| GEOL 1 | Introduction to Physical Geology (4) | |
| GEOL 12 | Environmental Geology (3) | |
| LANHT 1 | Introduction to Landscape Horticulture with Lab (Day) (3) | |
| LANHT 1E | Introduction to Landscape Horticulture (Evening) (3) | |
| LANHT 151 | Botany (4) | |
| PHYS 2A | General Physics (5) | |
| PHYS 2B | General Physics (5) | |
| PHYS 4A | General Physics with Calculus (5) | |
| PHYS 4B | General Physics with Calculus (5) | |
| PHYS 4C | General Physics with Calculus (5) | |
| PHYS 10 | Introduction to Physics (4) | 18 |
| Total Required Units: | 18 | |
1 Biol 5 is the same as LANHT 15; maximum credit: one course.