Meta Major: STEM, AS

Program Description

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education is an approach to learning where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real world problems in the above areas. The Meta Major: STEM Associate of Science (AS) degree allows students to explore the concepts from the four aspects of STEM education.

The goal of this program is to give students a strong STEM curriculum foundation, which enables them to build on and transfer to a four year institution. This transfer program will also enhance skills and competencies needed in our technology-dependent world. Students who are interested in courses related to science, technology, engineering or math but are unsure of a specific career in a STEM field are encouraged to declare this program of study.

General Education Requirements

Writing Level I (WR1) 3 credits
Writing Level II (WR2) 3 credits
American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) 3 credits
Student must complete six (6) credits of General Education courses distributed over two (2) different general education areas, ARTS/HUM/SOC. (SOC is in the program) 3 credits
SOC (in program)
LSCI (in program)
MATH (in program)
ORAL 3 credits
UNST 1 credits

Program Requirements

Course Requirements

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIOL 1010General Biology I

4 credits

CHEM 1020General Chemistry I

4 credits

CHEM 1045Chemical Problem Solving I

1 credits

MATH 1400College Algebra

4 credits

 

PHYS 1110General Physics I

4 credits

OR

PHYS 1310College Physics I

4 credits

 

SOC 1000Sociological Principles

3 credits

OR

PSYC 1000General Psychology

4 credits

MATH 1400: Students testing into MATH 2200 are NOT required to take MATH 1400, but must take an additional 4 credits bearing the MATH or STAT designator to meet the 60 credit requirement.

Program Electives

Student must choose twenty-four (24) additional credits from the following list:

Science Electives

Course NumberTitleCredits
ASTR 1050Survey of Astronomy

4 credits

ATSC 2000Introduction to Meteorology

4 credits

ATSC 2110Introduction to Climatology

4 credits

BIOL 1002Discovering Science

4 credits

BIOL 1080Intro to Environmental Science

4 credits

BIOL 2020General Biology II

4 credits

CHEM 1030General Chemistry II

4 credits

CHEM 1055Chemical Problem Solving II

1 credits

 

CHEM 2300Intro to Organic Chemistry

4 credits

OR

CHEM 2420Organic Chemistry I

4 credits

 

CHEM 2440Organic Chemistry II

4 credits

GEOL 1100Physical Geology

4 credits

GEOL 1470Environmental Geology

4 credits

GEOG 1010Intro to Physical Geography

4 credits

MOLB 2210General Microbiology

4 credits

ZOO 2015Human Anatomy

4 credits

ZOO 2025Human Physiology

4 credits

Technology Electives

Course NumberTitleCredits
CMAP 1650Introduction to Networking

3 credits

CMAP 1200Computer Information Systems

3 credits

CMAP 1815Database Applications:

3 credits

COSC XXXX
Any COSC Course

CSEC 1500Computer Network Security +

3 credits

GIST 2310Intro to Geographic Information Systems

4 credits

GIST 2410Advanced Geographic Information Systems

4 credits

GIST 1200Geospatial Foundations

4 credits

Engineering Electives

Course NumberTitleCredits
ES XXXX
Any ES Course

Math Electives

Course NumberTitleCredits
Any MATH above MATH-1400

 

STAT 2050Fundamentals of Statistics

4 credits

OR

STAT 2070Intro Statistics for the Social Sciences

4 credits

Total Credit Hours: 60