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Program checklist · AS

Earth Science, AS

Century College · White Bear Lake, MN

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Program
Award
AS
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
CIP
40.0601
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Course Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Century College Earth Sciences associate degree is designed to prepare students to complete a four-year program in geosciences upon transfer to a four-year college or university. The associate degree prepares students for many majors within the Earth Sciences such as Earth Science/Geology, Environmental Sciences, Geo-engineering, Geo-biology, Meteorology, or other associated Geoscience degree. The Earth Science associate degree program would prepare students in the long term for employment as geoscientists in one or more the following sectors: industry, government, nonprofits, or academia. Following completion of a Bachelor’s degree, students may seek employment in any of these sectors or continue their education to earn a graduate-level degree in the geosciences.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
175315
CourseShelf checklist
CK_175315_2a48b815
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

0 items

    Major Requirements

    6 items
    1. ESCI 1020
      4
    2. ESCI 1025
      4
    3. ESCI 1030
      4
    4. ESCI 1050
      3
    5. ESCI 1055
      1
    6. ESCI 1070
      4

    Major Elective Requirements

    33 items
    1. ESCI 1020
      4
    2. ESCI 1025
      4
    3. ESCI 1030
      4
    4. ESCI 1040
      3
    5. ESCI 1045
      1
    6. ESCI 1050
      3
    7. ESCI 1055
      1
    8. ESCI 1060
      3
    9. ESCI 1070
      4
    10. ESCI 1080
      3
    11. ESCI 1085
      1
    12. BIOL 1025
      4
    13. BIOL 1041
      5
    14. BIOL 1042
      5
    15. BIOL 2028
      4
    16. BIOL 2035
      3
    17. CHEM 2041
      5
    18. CHEM 2042
      5
    19. ENGR 1080
      3
    20. ENGR 2080
      3
    21. ENGR 2085
      3
    22. MATH 1025
      4
    23. MATH 1062
      5
    24. MATH 1081
      5
    25. MATH 1082
      5
    26. MATH 2025
      4
    27. MATH 2081
      5
    28. PHYS 1030
      3
    29. PHYS 1035
      3
    30. PHYS 1041
      5
    31. PHYS 1042
      5
    32. PHYS 1081
      5
    33. PHYS 1082
      5

    MnTC/General Education Requirements

    0 items

      Goal 1: Communication

      Choose 1 of the following · Select one · 9 items
      1. ENGL 1020
        Composition I
        or: ENGL 1021 - Composition I
        4
      2. AND
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENGL 1025
        Technical and Professional Writing
        or: ENGL 1022 - Composition II
        3
      4. AND
        Not resolved to a course
      5. Select one
        Not resolved to a course
      6. COMM 1021
        3
      7. COMM 1031
        3
      8. COMM 1041
        3
      9. COMM 1051
        3

      Goal 2: Critical Thinking

      0 items

        Goal 3 and/or 4: Natural Sciences/Math/Logical Reasoning

        3 items
        1. MATH 1061
          4
        2. CHEM 1041
          5
        3. CHEM 1042
          5

        Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences

        1 item
        1. MnTC Goal 5 Course List (GEOG 1041 recommended)
          Not resolved to a course

        Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts

        1 item
        1. MnTC Goal 6 Course List (PHIL 2032 recommended)
          Not resolved to a course

        Goals 7-10: Theme Goals

        0 items

          Requirements

          2 items
          1. Goal 7A Human Diversity Course List
            Not resolved to a course
          2. Goal 7B Race, Power, and Justice Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 8 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 9 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 10 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          MnTC Elective Requirements

          0 items

            Additional Elective Requirements

            0 items

              Additional Requirements

              0 items

                Program Information

                4 items
                1. Apply scientific method of thinking to analyze and critically evaluate relevant literature and information, and in the use of evidence for support.
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. Recognize and accurately articulate how their environment (including the Earth, the atmosphere, ocean, and biosphere) affects humans’ lives and how human activities affect their environment.
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. Communicate effectively in a variety of ways, such as scientific writing, visualization of data and ideas, or through oral communication.
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. Solve quantitative problems, analyze results from data and measurements, form hypotheses from data, test hypotheses.
                  Not resolved to a course

                Sample Plan

                0 items

                  Semester 1

                  Choose 1 of the following · Select one: · 7 items
                  1. CHEM 1041
                    5
                  2. MATH 1061
                    4
                  3. ESCI Major Requirement:
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4
                  4. Select one: COMM 1021 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  5. COMM 1031
                    3
                  6. COMM 1041
                    3
                  7. COMM 1051
                    3

                  Semester 2

                  4 items
                  1. CHEM 1042
                    5
                  2. ESCI Major Requirement
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4
                  3. ENGL 1021
                    4
                  4. MnTC Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences (GEOG 1041 recommended)
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3

                  Semester 3

                  5 items
                  1. ESCI Major Requirement
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4
                  2. Major Elective Requirement
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  3. Elective
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  4. ENGL 1022
                    3
                  5. MnTC Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts (PHIL 2032 recommended)
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3

                  Semester 4

                  Choose 1 of the following · Select one: · 8 items
                  1. Major Elective Requirement
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  2. ESCI 1055
                    1
                  3. Select one:
                    Not resolved to a course
                  4. ENGL 1022
                    3
                  5. MnTC Goal 5 (second discipline)
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  6. MnTC Goal 6 (second discipline)
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  7. Elective
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  8. ENGL 1025
                    3

                  Note

                  0 items
                    Source. Century College, catalog 2026-2027 Course Catalog — https://catalog.century.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=6746. Captured page pages/0187.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.