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Department Co-Chair, Biology: Stephanie Blumer, 847.376.7424, biologychair@oakton.edu
Department Co-Chair, Biology: Nicole Perry, 847.376.7086, biologychair@oakton.edu

Department Chair, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science: Chad Landrie, 847.376.7439, clandrie@oakton.edu
Program Coordinator, Computer Science: Ivan Temesvari, 847.376.7065, itemesva@oakton.edu
Department Chair, Mathematics: Jennifer Reeb, 847.635.1974, jreeb@oakton.edu

Oakton offers an Associate in Science (A.S.) degree for students intending to transfer into baccalaureate programs in fields such as engineering, mathematics or the sciences. Oakton’s A.S. degree is offered with emphasis for either Mathematics/Computer Science or Science majors.

Students who have decided on their baccalaureate major should select a suitable pre-major from the list of available pre-majors for Associate in Science degree. General education courses should be selected from the list of IAI General Education Courses.

Associate in Science Degree

60-62 Semester Credit Hours; Curriculum: 0650 for Science or Mathematics

Course List
Code Title Hours
General Education Requirements:
Area A - Communications
EGL 101Composition I3
EGL 102Composition II3
SPE 103Effective Speech3
Area B - Mathematics
MAT 250Calculus I5
Select one of the following:4
MAT 131
Elementary Statistics
MAT 251
Calculus II
MAT 252
Calculus III
Area C - Science
Three science courses: at least one from the Life Sciences and at least one from the Physical Sciences; at least one of these courses must be a lab course10-12
Area D - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Two courses from two different social or behavioral science disciplines6
Area E - Humanities/Fine Arts
Two courses from the Humanities/Fine Arts; one course must be from Humanities and one course must be from Fine Arts6
Area F - Global Studies 1
One course that satisfies Global Studies requirement0-3
Area G - U.S. Diversity Studies 2
One course that satisfies U.S. Diversity Studies requirement0-3
Total Hours40-42
1

Course fulfills the Global Studies requirement. At least one Global Studies course is required for degree completion.

2

Course fulfills the U.S. Diversity Studies requirement. At least one U.S. Diversity Studies course is required for degree completion.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Major Requirements for Mathematics/Computer Science Majors
Select one of the following:3
CSC 155
C++ Computer Science I
CSC 156
Java Computer Science I
CSC 157
Python Computer Science I
CSC 170
& CSC 171
Introduction to Numerical Methods
and C++ Programming for Engineers
CSC 170
& CSC 173
Introduction to Numerical Methods
and Java Programming for Engineers
CSC 170
& CSC 174
Introduction to Numerical Methods
and Python Programming for Engineers
Select at least 17 credit hours from the following disciplines:17
Astronomy (ATR); Biology (BIO); Chemistry (CHM); Computer Science (CSC); Earth Science (EAS); Engineering (ENG); Mathematics (MAT) (except MAT 102, 111, 114, 116); Physics (PHY)
Total Hours20
Course List
Code Title Hours
Major Requirements for Science Majors
Select at least 20 credit hours from the following disciplines:20
Astronomy (ATR); Biology (BIO); Chemistry (CHM); Computer Science (CSC); Earth Science (EAS); Engineering (ENG); Mathematics (MAT) (except MAT 102, 111, 114, 116); Physics (PHY)
Total Hours20
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