Science and Mathematics, Enhanced A.A.S.
Career Community: Science and Mathematics
Curriculum Code: 1870
Effective: Fall 2026 – Summer 2031
Purpose of Program
This degree is designed for students wishing to transfer to a partner institution with a 3+1 articulation agreement with Lansing Community College. This Enhanced AAS option allows students to transfer additional credits toward the Bachelor’s degrees as noted below. This allows completion of credits required for the A.S., A.A.S., or G.A. and completion of additional courses required for the Bachelor’s degree, as designated by transfer articulation agreements. Required coursework follows for the Science and Mathematics, Enhanced A.A.S. pathways.
Additional Information
A student must earn a minimum grade of 2.0 in all courses.
Completion of the Track
Students may enter this curriculum in one of two ways. A student may begin at LCC, taking General Education classes, and apply to the Institute for Agricultural Technology (IAT) for admittance to one of the specific concentrations including Agricultural Industries, Dairy Management, Electrical Technology, Fruit, Vegetable and Organic Horticulture Management, Horse Management, Landscape and Nursery Management, Livestock Industries, Sports and Commercial Turf Management, and Turfgrass Management Golf Course. Alternatively, students may be admitted first to a specific Certificate program in the IAT and then decide to enter the joint program to receive the AAS degree.
Program of Study Required Courses - Enhanced Degree
Completing courses as directed meets transfer articulation agreement requirements for each institution.
LCC makes every effort to limit revisions to the pathways during their effective timeframe. However, the College reserves the right to update certificate and degree title changes, and make course changes as needed, without prior notice.
Michigan State University
Major Required Courses
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit / Billing Hours |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Economics-Micro | 4 / 4 |
| MATH 120 |
College Algebra |
4 / 4 |
Major Required Courses - Select one
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit / Billing Hours |
| COMM 120 |
Dynamics of Communication |
3 / 3 |
| COMM 130 |
Fundamentals Public Speaking |
3 / 3 |
Major Required Courses - Select one
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit / Billing Hours |
| ENGL 121 |
Composition I |
4 / 4 |
| ENGL 122 |
Composition II |
4 / 4 |
| ENGL 131 |
Honors Composition I |
4 / 4 |
| ENGL 132 |
Honors Composition I |
4 / 4 |
Major Required Courses - Select one
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit / Billing Hours |
| ANTH 270 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 / 3 |
| GEOG 120 |
Introduction to Geography |
3 / 3 |
| GEOG 200 |
World Regional Geography |
4 / 4 |
| POLS 120 |
American Political System |
4 / 4 |
| PSYC 200 |
Introduction to Psychology |
4 / 4 |
| SOCL 120 |
Introduction to Sociology |
4 / 4 |
Major Required Courses, Limited Choice - Humanities and Fine Arts - Select two from different disciplines.
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit / Billing Hours |
| ENGL 211 |
World Literature I |
4 / 4 |
| ENGL 212 |
World Literature II |
4 / 4 |
| ENGL 220 | Science Fiction | 4 / 4 |
| HIST 211 | U.S. History to 1877 | 4 / 4 |
| HIST 212 | U.S. History: 1877 to Present | 4 / 4 |
| HUMS 160 | Mythology | 4 / 4 |
| HUMS 223 | The Western World to 1500 | 4 / 4 |
| HUMS 224 | The Western World since 1500 | 4 / 4 |
| JAPN 121 | Elementary Japanese I | 4 / 4 |
| PHIL 151 | Intro to Logic & Critical Think | 4 / 4 |
| PHIL 152 | Introduction to Ethics | 4 / 4 |
| RELG 150 | Intro to World Religions | 4 / 4 |
| SPAN 121 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 / 4 |
Major Required Courses, Limited Choice - Natural Sciences (first course) - Select one. CHEM 151 and CHEM 161 is one option.
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit / Billing Hours |
| BIOL 121 | Biol Foundation for Physiology | 4 / 6 |
| BIOL 125 | Intro Biology for Non-Majors | 4 / 6 |
| BIOL 127 | Cell Biology | 4 / 6 |
|
CHEM 151 and CHEM 161 |
General Chemistry Lecture I General Chemistry Lab I |
4 / 4 1 / 3 |
Major Required Courses, Limited Choice - Natural Sciences (second course) - Select one from a different discipline than your first science course.
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit / Billing Hours |
| BIOL 121 | Biol Foundation for Physiology | 4 / 6 |
| CHEM 125 | Basic Chemistry | 4 / 4 |
| GEOG 206 | Physical Geography | 4 / 4 |
| GEOL 230 | Environmental Geology | 4 / 6 |
| PFHW 123 | Human Nutrition | 3 / 3 |
| PHYS 120 | The Art of Physics | 4 / 5 |
MSU Agricultural Technology Courses
Minimum 47 Credits - Required Agricultural Technology certificate from Michigan State University.
Institutional Requirements
Choose an appropriate Lansing Community College course or courses so that the total number of credits taken at LCC is 15 or more per college policy, and so that at least 60 credits are earned toward the degree. Part of this requirement may automatically be fulfilled if a student completes 15 or more credits of the General Education – Applied Degree courses.
Minimum Total Credit Hours
80 credits / 35 billing hours