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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Associate of Science, A.S.


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The Associate of Science is a transfer program with achievement indicating the student has successfully completed a course of study including pre-requisite courses equivalent to the first two years of a bachelor’s degree. The Associate of Science does not include a major or a minor, instead, students complete a 20-24 credit program of study pathway leading in most instances to transfer to a STEM related Bachelor Degree. Through the utilization of enhanced advising practice, the Associate of Science will advise, retain, and facilitate student transfer from Highlands College to related degree programs at Montana Tech or other Baccalaureate granting institutions across Montana.

Objective 1: Prepare students for entry into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Healthcare, other non-STEM related fields or appropriate Applied Science degrees through completion of all developmental, and prerequisite coursework leading to early transfer.

Objective 2: Graduate students with 60 credits of rigorous 100 & 200 level coursework while maximizing credits awarded by combining general education and program specific pathway courses leading to an Associate of Science degree.

General Education Core (30-32 credits)


Additional Required Courses (5 credits)


General Transfer Pathways (25 credits)


Recommended AS elective pathways additional 25 credits (or as approved by Advisor)*. 

Courses taken to fulfill one specific requirement, including courses in the Elective block, may not be used to fulfill another specific requirement, thus, a course taken to fulfill a Physical & Life Science in the General Education Core may not be used as an Elective.

Approved Electives


*Approved electives do not include any 0xxx courses such as

  ,   ,   ,   , etc. Also, HPER credits (including ACT, ACTV, COA, ECP, and REC credits) are limited to 4 credits except for First Responder.

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