Associate of Science (A.S.) - Natural Sciences
The Associate of Science (A.S.) degree has the following general requirements. Students must:
- Complete all of the university's general education requirements with the exception of the language requirement and the advanced writing requirement.
- All courses taken to satisfy general education requirements must be taken for a traditional letter grade and must be passed with a grade of C- or better.
- Complete a minimum of 60 credits.
- Earn a minimum cumulative institutional GPA of 2.0.
- Complete at least 30 of the total 60 degree credits at Missoula College or UM-Missoula.
- Complete 9 credits of transferable coursework in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) beyond those taken as general education requirements. Those courses offered at Missoula College are listed below.
Missoula College students are limited to enrolling in lower-division (100- and 200-level) courses only.
To receive the Associate of Science with a concentration in Natural Sciences, a student must complete the requirements specific to one of the concentrations listed below. Some courses required for the Associate of Science with a concentration in Natural Sciences satisfy multiple general education perspectives. Visit with your advisor for more information.
*These are advising tracks only and not official programs as recognized by the University of Montana (UM) or the Montana University System. Track information will not appear on a UM transcript, diploma, university lists, student data system, or university publication.
Advising Tracks
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Advising Track Complete all of the following courses: BIOB 160 Principles of Living Systems 3 BIOB 161N Principles of Living Systems Lab 1 CHMY 121N Introduction to General Chemistry 3-4 M 121 College Algebra 3 M 162 Applied Calculus 4 STAT 216 Introduction to Statistics 4 Complete all of the following Biology and Chemistry courses: BIOB 170N Principles of Biological Diversity 3 BIOB 171N Principles of Biological Diversity Lab 2 CHMY 123 Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry 4 CHMY 124 Introduction to Organic and Bioch. Lab 2 BIOB 260 Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 BIOB 272 Genetics and Evolution 4 -
Advising Track Complete all of the following courses: BIOB 160 Principles of Living Systems 3 CHMY 121N Introduction to General Chemistry 4 COMX 111A Intro to public speaking 3 M 121 College Algebra (or higher) 3-4 STAT 216 Introduction to Statistics 4 Complete all of the following Environmental & Sustainability courses: NRSM 121S Environmental Science and Sustainability 3 NRSM 110 First Year Seminar in Environmental Science and Sustainability 1 NRSM 265 OR NRSM 281
Ecosystem Restoration OR Science of Climate Change 3 NRSM 211N & 212N
OR ERTH 101N & 103N
Soils and Water and Ecology, Physics and Taxonomy of Soils
Earth Systems Science and Earth Systems Science Lab
4 ENST 225S Sustainable Communities 3 FORS 250
OR GPHY 284
Intro to GIS for Forest Mgt
Intro to GIS and Cartography
3 -
Advising Track Complete all of the following courses: CHMY 121N Introduction to General Chemistry 4 BIOB 160 Principles of Living Systems 3 ENST 188 OR
NRSM 110
Getting to know Environmental Studies OR
First Year Seminar in Environmental Science and Sustainability
1
1
M 121 College Algebra 3 Complete all of the following Environmental Studies courses: ENSC 105N Environmental Science 3 ENST 201 Environmental Info Resources 3 ENST 225S Sustainable Communities 3 ENST 231H Nature and Society 3 -
Advising Tracks Complete all of the following courses: BIOB 160 Principles of Living Systems 3 CHMY 121N Introduction to General Chemistry 4 COMX 111A Introduction to Public Speaking 3 ECNS 201S Principles of Microeconomics 3 FOR 240 Tree Biology 3 M 151
OR M 121
& M 122Precalculus
College Algebra
and College Trigonometry4 STAT 216 Introduction to Statistics 4 Complete all of the following Forestry courses: FORS 130 Introduction to Forestry Field Skills 2 FORS 202 Forest Mensuration 3 FORS 230 Fire Management & Environmental Change 3 FORS 232 Forest Insects & Diseases 3 FORS 241N Dendrology 3 FORS 250 Intro to GIS for Forest Mgt 3 NRSM 211N Soils and Water 2 NRSM 212N Ecology, Physics and Taxonomy of Soils 1 -
Advising Track Complete all of the following courses: BGEN 105S Introduction to Business 3 BIOB 160 Principles of Living Systems 3 BIOO 105N OR
BIOB 170N
Introduction to Botany OR
Principles of Biological Diversity
3
3
COMX 111A Introduction to Public Speaking 3 ECNS 201S Principles of Microeconomics 3 M 121 College Algebra 3 PSYX 100S
OR SOCI 101S
Intro to Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
3 STAT 216 Introduction to Statistics 4 Complete all of the following Parks, Tourism, and Recreation courses: ERTH 101N &
ERTH 103N
Earth Systems Science
Earth Systems Science Lab
3
1
NRSM 121S
OR PTRM 141Y
Environmental Science and Sustainability
National Parks and American Culture
3 PTRM 150 First Year Seminar in Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management 1 PTRM 210S Nature Tourism & Commercial Recreation 3 PTRM 217S Parks & Outdoor Recreation Management 3 -
Advising Track Complete all of the following courses: CHMY 121N Introduction to General Chemistry 4 CHMY 124 Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Lab 2 COMX 111A Introduction to Public Speaking 3 ERTH 101N &
ERTH 103N
Earth Systems Science
Earth Systems Science Lab
3
1
M 162 Applied Calculus 4 or M 171 Calculus I WILD 270 Wildlife Techniques 3 Complete all of the following Wildlife Biology courses: BIOB 160 Principles of Living Systems 3 BIOB 161N Principles of Living Systems Lab 1 BIOB 170N Principles of Biological Diversity 3 BIOB 272 Genetics and Evolution 4 WILD 180 Careers in Wildlife Biology 2 WILD 245 Wildlife Data/Inference/Stats/Honors 4 WILD 274 Human Dimensions of Wildlife 3