Geology

The Associate in Science (AS)

The Associate in Science (AS) is intended for students who ultimately wish to complete a baccalaureate science degree at a four-year college or university. The AS curriculum courses focus on courses such as biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, mathematics, or physics.

Course Selection Guide

This course selection guide shown below has been developed by referencing the Baccalaureate Degree plans or the student plans for the Bachelor of Science degrees at the universities listed below. Note that most of these universities also offer Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biology.

• NCCU (Geoscience Concentration) – BS in Environmental, Earth, and Geographic Sciences
• NC State University (NCSU) – BS in Geology
• UNC-Chapel Hill (Environmental Geoscience) – BS in Geologic Sciences, Earth Science Concentration
• UNC Wilmington (UNCW) – BS in Geology (Academic Option)

Note that there are many concentrations within geology majors so students should print out and save the baccalaureate degree plan (BDP) for their major and intended transfer university.

Jobs associated with these degrees include environmental consultant, geological surveyor, natural history museum curator, environmental field technician, GIS analyst, and, with graduate education, engineer, environmental geologist, geochemist, geophysicist, teacher, paleontologist, petroleum geologist, seismologist, oceanographer, professor. 

Printable Geology Course Selection Guide (pdf)

General Education – 45 SHC (“Semester Hours of Credit”)

Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) Courses (34 SHC)

UGETC courses are courses which are guaranteed to fulfill a general education component at every public university in North Carolina and the private colleges that are signatories to the 2015 Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.

English Composition (6 SHC)

Durham Tech / UGETC Requirement	NCCU	NCSU	UNCCH	UNCW
ENG 111 Writing & Inquiry	ENG 111	ENG 111	ENG 111	ENG 111
ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines	ENG 112	ENG 112	ENG 112	ENG 112

Humanities/Fine Arts (H/FA) (6 SHC)

Select two courses from separate disciplines

Durham Tech / UGETC Requirement	NCCU	NCSU	UNCCH	UNCW
One course selected from ART 111, 114, 115; COM 231; MUS 110, 112	COM 231	COM 231	Any	ART 114/115 or MUS
One course selected from ENG 231, 232, 241, 242; PHI 215, 240	Any	Any	Any	Any

Social and Behavioral Sciences (S/BS) (6 SHC)

Select two courses from separate disciplines

Durham Tech / UGETC Requirement	NCCU	NCSU	UNCCH	UNCW
One course selected from HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 131, or HIS 132	HIS 112	Any	Any	Any
ECO 251, 252, POL 120; PSY 150, or SOC 210	Any	Any	Any	Any

Mathematics (8 SHC)

Select two courses from from MAT 171, 172, 263, 271, 272

Durham Tech / UGETC Requirement	NCCU	NCSU	UNCCH	UNCW
First Course	MAT 171	MAT 271	MAT 271	MAT 171
Second Course	MAT 172	MAT 272	MAT 272	MAT 263

Natural Science (8 SHC)

Two courses taken in a sequence selected from BIO 111 and 112; CHM 151 and 152; PHY 151 and 152 or PHY 251 and PHY 252
At NCCU CHM 152 is required for Durham Tech science sequence. 

Durham Tech / UGETC Requirement	NCCU	NCSU	UNCCH	UNCW
First Course in Sequence	CHM 151	CHM 151	CHM 151	CHM 151
Second Course in Sequence	CHM 152	CHM 152	CHM 152	CHM 152

At NCCU CHM 152 is required for Durham Tech science sequence.

Additional General Education Transfer Hours (11 SHC)

Foreign Language (3 SHC)

Durham Tech Gen Ed Requirement	NCCU	NCSU	UNCCH	UNCW
Choose from American Sign Language, Arabic, French, German, or Spanish. FL 112 must be taken with accompanying lab.	FL 112	FL 112 - required by Durham Tech	FL 211	FL 112

NCSU does not require FL for this major IF two years of FL were successfully completed in high school.
UNCW requires 2 semesters of a new language or 3 semesters of a language begun in high school.

Additional Mathematics/Science Courses (8 SHC)

Durham Tech Gen Ed Requirement	NCCU	NCSU	UNCCH	UNCW
First Course	GEL 111	GEL 111	GEL 111	GEL 111
Second Course	BIO 111	PHY 151 or PHY 251	PHY 151 or PHY 251	PHY 151 or PHY 251

Other Required Hours (15 SHC)

College Transfer Success Course (1 SHC)

Durham Tech Requirement	NCCU	NCSU	UNCCH	UNCW
ACA 122 (This course should be taken in the student’s first semester.)	ACA 122	ACA 122	ACA 122	ACA 122

Foreign Language (4-8 SHC)

Durham Tech Requirement	NCCU	NCSU	UNCCH	UNCW
FL 111/181, 112/182 if needed to meet FL requirements	As Needed	As Needed	As Needed	As Needed

Additional Major Course(s)

Durham Tech Requirement	NCCU	NCSU	UNCCH	UNCW
Additional college level course(s) to complete the 15 SHC requirement.	GEO 111 HEA 110 PED 110	CSC 151 PHY 152 or 252	One of the following:  BIO 111, PHY 152 or 252 or CHM 131/A One of the following: CSC 151, CSC 134, or MAT 152	COM 120 or 231 MAT 152 PHY 152 or 252 PED 110

Guaranteed Admissions Pathways

Durham Tech has partnered with several universities to develop guaranteed admissions pathways for a seamless transition into their baccalaureate programs for eligible students who complete a Durham Tech university transfer degree (AA, AS, AFA, and AE). Students must apply for acceptance into these programs.

View more information about Guaranteed Admissions Pathways and the list of universities.