Program Overview
Associate of Science Degree in Natural Science
The Associate of Science degree in Natural Science has two areas of concentration, Biology and Chemistry. The program is designed to fulfill the needs of those students who:
- want to complete the first two years of an undergraduate degree in a Community College environment and then transfer to a four-year institution in concentrations of either Biology or Chemistry,
- are undecided about their educational goals and need an opportunity to explore their interests, or
- maybe interested in obtaining only a two-year Natural Science degree.
The Natural Science program offers an associate degree that is equivalent to the first two years of a Bachelor of Science degree program, prepares students for transfer to four-year degree programs at the University of the District of Columbia as well as other institutions, allows room for additional natural science requirements not required by UDC’s Associate of Science degree but may be required in a four-year program to which the student may decide to transfer, and allows for an area of concentration, special interest, or prerequisites for a transfer program.
Students may choose either an Associate of Science (ASNS) Biology or Chemistry concentration. Either of the programs gives the student the flexibility to fulfill the lower-division natural science requirements for transfer and to pursue a major of interest or fulfill prerequisites.
For further information please contact the division director at 801 North Capitol Street Office 617 NE Washington DC 202-274-6238.