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APPROVED LABORATORY SCIENCE:

For the Science Degree, a minimum of 16 credits of Laboratory Science is required. An additional 8 to 10 credits of 200 level Laboratory
Science may be required if the student does not take Math Electives.

For the Computer Science Specialization and the Mathematics Specialization, a minimum of 8 credits of Laboratory Science is required.

Approved Laboratory Sciences for the Science Degree, the Computer Science Specialization and the Mathematics Specialization include
the following:

BIO 101, 102, 107, 205, 231, 232, 285

CHM 111, 112, 241/245, 242/246

GOL 105, 106

PHY 241, 242

CHM 255, PHY 201 & 202 are approved
only for the science degree not the computer science or mathematics specialization.

COMPUTER SCIENCE ELECTIVE:

For the Science Degree and the Mathematics Specialization, a minimum of 3 credits of Computer Science (CSC prefix) are required.

CSC 201, 202, 205, 210 or any 200 level CSC course

CSC 155 is approved for the science degree as an accepted computer science elective but not for the mathematics or computer science specialization.

MATH ELECTIVE:

For the Science Degree, In addition to the minimum required Math credits that are designated in the catalog for the Science Degree, a student
may choose from the following Math courses as electives:

MTH 166, 173, 174, 240, 241, 242, 270, 277, 279, 285, 287

For the Computer Science Specialization,

In addition to the minimum required Math credits that are designated in the catalog for the Computer Science Specialization, a student may
choose from the following Math courses:

     MTH 240, 277, 279, 285

     MTH 166 is accepted in the science degree
     but not the computer science or
     mathematics specialization.

For the Mathematics Specialization, In addition to the minimum required Math credits that are designated in the catalog for the Mathematics Specialization, most students are expected to take the following Math course:

MTH 279

MTH 166 is accepted in the science degree but not the computer science or mathematics specialization.

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION: For the Science Degree, the Computer Science Specialization and the Mathematics Specialization,
a minimum of 2 credits of Health or Physical Education are required. In general, any PED prefixed courses will meet this requirement.
The following HLT courses will also meet this requirement:

HLT 100, 105, 106, 110, 116, 121,143,
144,215, 230

PED Any course

NOTE: RPK Prefix courses may be used for Health/Physical Education Requirement

SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES:

For the Science Degree, the Computer Science Specialization and the Mathematics Specialization, a minimum of 3 credits of Social Science
is required.

In general, all 200 level courses in Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology will meet this requirement.
History courses in addition to the 6 credits already specified in the curriculum will meet this requirement as well.

Approved Social Science Electives for the Science Degree, the Computer Science and Mathematics Specialization include the following:

ECO 201, 202

EDU 200

GEO 210, 220

HIS 101, 102, 111, 112, 121, 122, 141, 142, 269, 276 or any HIS 100 or HIS 200 level course

PLS 211, 212

PSY 201, 202, 205, 215, 230, 231, 235

SOC 200, 207, 210, 215, 268

HUMANITIES ELECTIVES:

For the Science Degree, the Computer Science Specialization and the Mathematics Specialization, a minimum of 6 hours are required.

Approved Humanities Electives for the Science Degree, the Computer Science Specialization and the Mathematics Specialization include
the following:

ART 101,102, 106, or any 3 credit ART course

ENG 210, 215, 216, 217, 218, 241, 242, 243, 244, 251, 252, 253, 254, 273, 274, or any 200 level ENG course

MUS 111, 112, 121, 122 or any 3 credit MUS course

PHI 101, 102, 111, 112, 220

PHT 101, 102 or any 3 credit PHT course

REL 231, 232

SPD 100, 105, 110

ARA 101, 102, 201, 202

ASL 101, 102, 201, 202

FRE 101, 102, 201, 202

GER 101, 102, 201, 202

SPA 101, 102, 201, 202

Or any other foreign language of the same level as above.

      (VCU no longer requires a Foreign
      language for the Computer Science
      Specialization)

Classes with course numbers of 195 or 295 may be accepted as approved electives after consideration by the program head or Dean.

For the Science Degree, a minimum of 6 hours are required. Most any of the above courses will meet this requirement.

For the Computer Science Specialization, a minimum of 3 hours are required. Most any of the above courses will meet this requirement in addition to any 200 level CSC course.

For the Mathematics Specialization, a minimum of 3 hours are required. Students are strongly recommended to take either CSC 202 or CSC 205 or any 200 level CSC course.

These elective courses are recommended for completing an Associate Degree program at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. The transferability of classes may vary significantly between colleges and even within the same college for different majors. Each student should consider the elective requirements of their preferred transfer college for the correct electives that fit into a Bachelor of Science, Computer Science or Mathematics Degree either by consulting the Transfer Guide available through the Academic Support Center or by contacting the senior institution.

ELECTIVE LIST