Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC)

Community College of Allegheny County

Physics Transfer Program

ALLEGHENY, BOYCE, SOUTH

Associate of Science (047)

A program that prepares the student for transfer to a four-year institution with a broad college background and skill and knowledge in physics.

Graduates may earn a bachelor’s degree and prepare for graduate training in many scientific fields.

See the Checksheet for this program in printable PDF form.

Degree Requirements

Minimum Credits to Graduate: 60–64

First Semester

Course #      

Course Name

Credits

ENG-101

English Composition 1

3

   

Computer Information Technology Elective       

34

  

Humanities Elective

3

  

General Elective*

4

    

Total Credits

13–14

Second Semester

ENG-102

English Composition 2

3

MAT-201

Calculus 1

4

PHY-221

Physics for Science & Engineering 1

4

         

General Elective*

34

        

Total Credits

14–15

Third Semester

CHM-151

General Chemistry 1

4

MAT-202

Calculus 2

4

PHY-222

Physics for Science & Engineering 2

4

        

Social Sciences Elective

3

        

General Elective*

3-4

        

Total Credits

18–19

Fourth Semester

CHM-152

General Chemistry 2

4

MAT-250

Calculus 3

4

PHY-223

Physics for Science & Engineering 3

4

        

General Elective*

34

        

Total Credits

15–16

*Recommended courses: EGR-206 Thermodynamics, MAT-252 Differentials Equation With Linear Algebra and PHY-224 Modern Physics.

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