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This is a summary of the requirements for an Associate in Arts (AA) degree with a Biology concentration for students who have not decided where they intend to transfer.
 
The AA degree requires completion of both the general education curriculum and electives for a total of 64 semester hours. Students should complete their AA degree by selecting courses that fulfill Biology requirements of transfer colleges, as listed below. Any remaining electives should be selected with caution until the student has decided where to transfer and has met with an advisor.

General Education
Category

Area

Minimal Semester
Hours Required

1

Communications

9

2

Arts and
Humanities

9

3

Cultural/Historical
Persp

6

4

Social Sciences

6

5

Natural Sciences

8

6

Mathematics

3

7

Computer Skills

3

8

Electives  

1-18

 

TOTAL HOURS

62


EICCD Courses That Fulfill Biology Requirements

The numbers to the left of each course indicate the EICCD General Education categories listed above.

Category

EICCD Course

Title

Credits

5 CH:120 General Chemistry I 4-5
9 CH:125 General Chemistry II 4-5
9 CH:210 Organic Chemistry I 4-5
9 CH:215 Organic Chemistry II 4-5

 

Additional Courses Required Or Recommended At Specific Institutions

A wide variety of other courses is required or strongly recommended by different transfer schools. Some of the transfer schools require or strongly recommend specific choices from the EICCD General Education curriculum, as shown in the following table. If general education choices are not specified, the college will accept the EICCD Associate in Arts degree as satisfying their general education requirements. In addition, a variety of other courses (Electives) is required by different transfer schools. Students who know where they intend to transfer should consult the specific advising guide for their intended transfer school for additional details.

 

General Education Choices

EICCD Course

Title

Transfer School(s)

BI:126 General Biology I SAU, ISU (Rec)
BI:197 Botany UNI, IWC, SAU (Rec)
BI:198 General Zoology UNI, IWC
EN:105 English Composition I ISU
EN:110 English Composition II ISU
MA:135 College Algebra SAU
MA:148 Pre-Calculus IWC
MA:150 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I UI, ISU, UNI, IWC
PE:XXX Physical Education Activity Course IWC

 

Electives

EICCD Course

Title

Transfer School(s)

BI:131 General Biology II SAU, ISU (Rec)
BI:176 Principles Of Microbiology  or IWC, SAU (Rec), ISU (Rec)
BI:203 General Microbiology IWC, SAU (Rec), ISU (Rec)
Fine Arts Additional Courses SAU
Foreign Lang Foreign Language UI, ISU, UNI
MA:155 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I ISU, IWC, UNI
MA:215 Fundamentals Of Statistics IWC
PH:XXX Additional Philosophy Courses SAU
PC:110 College Physics I  and UI, UNI
PC:115 College Physics II  or UI, UNI
PC:210 Engineering Physics I  and UI
PC:215 Engineering Physics II UI

Key to Transfer School Abbreviations
  • ISU - Iowa State University
  • IWC - Iowa Wesleyan College
  • SAU - St. Ambrose University
  • UI - University Of Iowa
  • UNI - University Of Northern Iowa
  • WIU - Western Illinois University
  • Rec - Transfer school recommends the course be taken before transfer if the student needs Electives to complete the AA degree.




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