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Overview
The AS degree is 60-64 credits and takes two years to complete IF you attend full time and do not have any preparatory (developmental) college courses that need to be taken. If you attend part time, completion time will depend upon how many credits you take each semester
As the above chart illustrates, about 1/2 of your credits are courses you take to prepare for a specific occupation. For example, if you are pursuing a nursing degree, half of your
coursework would be nursing courses. The other half of your coursework are general education requirements. Examples of general education courses are: English writing, history, speech, math, biology, psychology, geography, chemistry, political science, sociology, music, theatre, art etc.
The Associate in Science degree - or AS degree - is designed to prepare you for employment in a specific area. The AS degree does transfer to one or two specific programs at specific colleges. 