Biology, Specialized Associate in Arts Transfer Degree to UCF
The Specialized Associate in Arts Transfer (SAAT) degree in Biology prepares students for transfer as juniors to the Bachelor of Science in Biology degree program at the University of Central Florida. This SAAT degree provides direct admission to the University of Central Florida and to the Biology major. Students are required to meet all requirements listed in the relevant articulation agreement (see details on the Curriculum page) in order to complete this degree.
Financial Aid
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Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Courses | ||
| Area I: Communications | ||
| Select two from the State Core List and one from the Institutional Core List: | 9 | |
Communications State Core | ||
| College Composition I | ||
| Composition: Literature | ||
or ENC 2210 | Technical & Professional Writing | |
| Communications Institutional Core | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Area II: Humanities | ||
| Select one course from the following State Core and one course from the Institutional Core, or two courses from the State Core: | 6 | |
Humanities State Core | ||
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Humanities: Antiquity through the 21st Century | ||
| Introduction to Literature | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Theater Appreciation | ||
Humanities Institutional Core | ||
| Art History I | ||
| Introduction to American Cinema | ||
| Mythology and the Humanities | ||
| Introduction to Jazz | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| World Religions | ||
| Introduction to Script Analysis | ||
| Area III: Social & Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Select one of the following Social & Behavioral Sciences State Core courses: | 6 | |
| U.S. History to 1877 (Or) | ||
| U.S. History Since 1877 (Or) | ||
| American National Government | ||
| Select one for the following Social & Behavioral Sciences State/Institutional Core courses: | ||
| Principles of Economics I, Macroeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Human Development | ||
| Principles of Economics II, Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Education | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Area IV: Mathematics | 7 | |
| Elementary Statistics I | ||
| Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | ||
| Area V: Natural Sciences | 8 | |
Natural Sciences State Core | ||
| General Biology I w/Lab | ||
Natural Sciences Institutional Core | ||
| General Biology II w/Lab | ||
| General Education Flex | 4 | |
| General Chemistry I w/Lab | ||
| Program Electives | ||
| CHM 2046C | General Chemistry II w/Lab | 4 |
| PHY 2053C | College Physics I with Lab | 4-5 |
| or PHY 2048C | Physics I with Calculus w/Lab | |
| PHY 2054C | College Physics II w/Lab | 4-5 |
| or PHY 2049C | Physics II with Calculus w/Lab | |
| CHM 2210C | Organic Chemistry I with Lab | 4 |
| CHM 2211C | Organic Chemistry II with Lab | 4 |
| Total Hours | 60-62 | |
* Total Hours: 60-87
*While a general Associate in Arts degree can be completed in 60 hours, the biology degree pathway could exceed that based upon a student’s math entry assessment placement or level of completion in algebra, high school foreign language completion, and high school chemistry.
Additional Articulation Agreement Requirements
- The following courses are required [A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) is required in BSC 1010C and BSC 1011C to meet prerequisites for subsequent biology courses]:
- BSC 1010C General Biology I w/Lab & BSC 1011C General Biology II w/Lab
- CHM 2045C General Chemistry I w/Lab & CHM 2046C General Chemistry II w/Lab
- PHY 2053C College Physics I with Lab & PHY 2054C College Physics II w/Lab or PHY 2048C Physics I with Calculus w/Lab & PHY 2049C Physics II with Calculus w/Lab
- STA 2023 Elementary Statistics I
- MAC 2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I or MAC 2233 Calculus for Business
- CHM 2210C Organic Chemistry I with Lab & CHM 2211C Organic Chemistry II with Lab
- Students should enroll in the program before completing 30 credit hours, including, but not limited to, college credits earned through articulated acceleration mechanisms pursuant to s. 1007.27, complete the degree, and meet UCF transfer requirements. Students shall apply for admission to UCF in accordance with the rules, policies, and procedures of UCF in effect at the time of application and within the established deadlines https://www.ucf.edu/admissions/undergraduate/transfer/. Lake-Sumter State College students who have completed the SAAT degree in Biology will be admitted to UCF consistent with university policy. After admission to UCF, SAAT Biology students will be accepted in the College of Sciences as Biology majors consistent with the program admission requirements.
Writing Emphasis or "Gordon Rule" Requirement
In addition to the two required Area I: Communications courses, SAAT students must select two additional courses from the list below to complete the remaining 6 credit hours of the 12 credit hour Writing Emphasis or "Gordon Rule" Writing (GRW) requirement. Courses used toward the satisfaction of this 12 credit hour Writing Emphasis (GRW) requirement must be passed with a grade of “C” or higher.
Click here for Writing Emphasis Courses
Foreign Language Requirement
- Competency in a Foreign Language is required for completion of the SAAT degree either by:
- Completion of two (2) credits at the secondary (high school) level in the same language
- Complete and pass the elementary 2 level or higher of one foreign language at the college level
Civic Literacy Requirement
As per the amended Florida Rule 6A-10.02413, prior to the award of a specialized associate in arts transfer degree, associate in arts, associate in science, or baccalaureate degree, LSSC students under the 2022-2023 Catalog and thereafter must demonstrate competency in civic literacy through one of the following options prior to graduation:
- successfully passing POS 2041 American National Government or AMH 2020 U.S. History Since 1877, or AMH 2010 U.S. History to 1877 (beginning Fall 2024 forward), or AMS 2010 Civil Discourse and the American Political Order and achieving a 60% or higher on the Florida Civic Literacy Exam , or
- successfully passing a prescribed assessment:
- AP Government & Politics Test: United States (passing score of 3), or
- AP U.S. History Test (passing score of 4), or
- CLEP: American Government (passing score of 50)
- CLEP: History of the United States I (passing score of 50)
To verify your Civic Literacy Requirement, please visit Degree Works
Students must complete 25% of the SAAT degree's total credits at LSSC to qualify for graduation.
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