Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Biology (A.S.)


(Dentistry, Medical Technology, Medicine, Optometry, Veterinary Medicine)

Program Advisor: Contact Dan Porter, 371-5384 (daporter@actx.edu) or Angie Alvarez, 371-5444 (afalvarez@actx.edu)

Associate in Science
Major Code - BIOL.AS
actx.edu/biology

Prepares students with a basic knowledge of living organisms and the systems and processes that are related to life. Courses prepare you for further study in a number of scientific and health science disciplines. Your options include classes that meet prerequisites for our Health Science programs and may contribute toward the core curriculum requirements for a bachelor’s degree from a four-year state institution.

Program Requirements

General Education Requirements (42 Semester Hours)


Mathematics - 3 Hours


*Additional 1 hour will apply to Recommended Courses

Language, Philosophy & Culture - 3 Hours


Students may take any Language, Philosophy & Culture course; SPAN 2311 is recommended

Language, Philosophy & Culture  

Creative Arts - 3 Hours


Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Hours


Total (60 Semester Hours)