Physical Science: Associate in Science
Required Courses
Select 18 units from the following:
| ASTR 1511 | Intro, to Astronomy & Lab | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 1510 | Introductory College Chemistry | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2211 | General Chemistry | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2212 | Gen Chem & Qualitative Analysi | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CHEM 2250 | Quantitative Analysis | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| GEOG 1510 | Physical Geography | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| GEOL 1500 | Intro to Geology | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| GEOL 1501 | Historical Geology | 4.00 Credits(s) |
PHYS 1510
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PHYS 2201
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PHYS 2202
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| PHYS 2221 | General Physics (Calculus) | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| PHYS 2222 | General Physics II (Calculus) | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| PSCI 1520 | Intro. to Physical Science | 4.00 Credits(s) |
PHYS 1510, PHYS 2201, PHYS 2202: currently inactivated
Total Credit Hours: 18
Career Options/Pathways
| *Possible career types/employment opportunities |
Median Hourly Rate, CA |
Annual Job Openings, CA |
| Cartographer |
$31.43 |
80 |
| Chemist |
$36.01 |
560 |
| Geographer |
$38.52 |
n/a |
| Physicist |
$52.59 |
160 |
| Surveyor |
$41.30 |
120 |
*Some career options may require additional training and/or education.
Source: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov. Labor Market Information, State of California Employment Development Department, California Occupational Guides, 2012, on the Internet at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/occguides/Search.aspx (visited February 17, 2015)
For additional career resources, please visit:
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/; http://www.Mynextmove.org; http://www.onetonline.org
Transfer
If you are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in this major, it is critical that you meet with a TC counselor to select and plan the courses for your major. Schools vary widely in terms of the required preparation. The courses that TC requires for an associate degree in this major may be different from the requirements needed for the bachelor’s degree.
Certification/Licenses
Not applicable for this program. However, in some career fields additional training and/or certification may be required in certain products, software, and systems. A GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Certificate and familiarity with other mapping systems may be helpful for certain career fields.