BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, SPACE SCIENCE AREA

Effective Date: 10/17/2014 - 10/17/2017

Completion of the following curriculum will satisfy the requirements for an Associate in Science degree at KCTCS and related baccalaureate BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, SPACE SCIENCE AREA degree at Morehead State University. This pathway meets the general education, pre-major, and program requirements.

The suggested courses in this pathway leads to an Associate and Baccalaureate major. The course recommendations for the first two years are required for the Baccalaureate degree, but also apply to the associate degree. The completion of these courses will enable a student to move efficiently into the last two years of the baccalaureate program.

It is important to discuss revisions to the plan, graduation requirements, entrance requirements, and other important program requirements with your advisor. Students who complete the associate degree in this pathway are guaranteed acceptance into the pathway as stated, unless otherwise noted on the pathway.

Sample 1st & 2nd Year Progression

Semester 1 Credit Hours CIT 105 (3) 3 ENG 101 (3) 3 SB Course 3 MAT 175 (5) 5 Total Credit Hours 14

Semester 2 Credit Hours Elective 3 ENG 102 (3) 3 COM 181 (3) 3 SB Course 3 MAT 185 (5) 5 Total Credit Hours 17

Semester 3 Credit Hours ELT 110 (5) 5 Heritage Course 3 PHY 231 (4) 4 PHY 241 Lab (1) 1 MAT 275 (4) 4 Total Credit Hours 17

Semester 4 Credit Hours EE Elective 4 GEN Elective 3 Humanities Course 3 PHY 232 (4) 4 PHY 242 Lab (1) 1 Total Credit Hours 15

Pre-Transfer Notes

1. Three credit hours of social behavior science, heritage, or humanities will also need to be a cultural studies course.
2. Students who complete the computer literacy requirement by any other means than taking the CIT 105 course must take an additional 3 hours of electives.
3. Any approved Digital Literacy course can be substituted for the CIT 105 course in semester 1.
4. Students who do not test directly into MAT 175 and must take MAT 150, College Algebra and MAT 155, Trigonometry, can use those hours as elective hours toward the AS degree.
5. Elective (in semester 2) must be NSC course to meet MoSU Gen Ed. requirement.
6. General Elective (in semester 4) must be SBS course to meet MoSU Gen Ed. requirement.
7. EE Elective (in semester 4) will need to be ELT 114 to sub for ITEC 241.

Additional KCTCS Graduation Requirements

1.	Completion of minimum of 60 credit hours,
2.	Minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA,
3.	Minimum of 15 credit hours earned at the institution awarding the degree,
4.	Cultural studies course, (Refer to the KCTCS catalog.)
5.	Demonstration of computer/digital literacy, (Refer to the KCTCS catalog.)
6.	One science course must include a laboratory experience, and
7.	Two disciplines must be represented in Social & Behavioral Science courses and must be different than those in the Heritage and Humanities categories.

Sample 3rd & 4th Year Progression

Semester 5 Credit Hours ASTR 125 (3) 3 SSE 120 (3) 3 ITEC 242 (3) 3 PHYS 361 (3) 3 ITEC 344 (3) 3 Total Credit Hours 15

Semester 6 Credit Hours SSE 122 (3) 3 PHYS 270 (3) 3 SSE 341 (3) 3 SSE 360 (3) 3 ASTR 130 (3) or ASTR 311 (3) or ASTR 312 (3) or ESS 303 (3) or MATH 363 (3) or PHYS 332 (4) or SSE 299 (3) or SSE 399 (1-4) or SSE 476 (1-6) 3 Total Credit Hours 15

Semester 7 Credit Hours ITEC 400 (3) 3 SSE 340 (3) 3 PHYS 381 (3) 3 SSE 442 (3) 3 SSE 498 (2) 2 ASTR 130 (3) or ASTR 311 (3) or ASTR 312 (3) or ESS 303 (3) or MATH 363 (3) or PHYS 332 (4) or SSE 299 (3) or SSE 399 (1-4) or SSE 476 (1-6) 3 Total Credit Hours 17

Semester 8 Credit Hours SSE 380 (3) 3 ITEC 444 (3) 3 SSE 324 (3) 3 SSE 431 (3) 3 SSE 499C (3) 3 Total Credit Hours 15

Program Notes

1. AET will allow ITEC 242/L as a co-requisite (not pre-requisite) requirement for ITEC 344/L for this program.
2. ELT 110 will substitute for ITEC 141.
3. Students must also enroll in the co-requisite lab section for PHYS 361, ITEC 344, ITEC 400, and ITEC 444.

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