Associate in Science
Elective Courses

Students in the Associate in Science program at Mayland have some options in their course selections. This page outlines what is available in each category.

To get the course description for a class, click on its name.

Please consult the semester-by-semester course listings (day) for required courses for the major.

We recommend that you consult with any institution to which you are planning to transfer on course selection at MCC.

What the Colors Mean...

We have color-coded our classes so you can easily learn required courses and electives.

Electives Groupings

Electives are grouped in the following manner

• History Electives
• Humanities/Fine Arts Electives
• Literature Electives
• Natural Science Electives
• Social/Behavioral Science Electives
• Other Required Hours Electives

History Electives
(3 Semester Hours Credit)

Students must take at least one history course.

Select from:

• HIS 111 - World Civilizations I
• HIS 112 - World Civilizations II
• HIS 121 - Western Civilization I
• HIS 122 - Western Civilization II
• HIS 131 - American History I
• HIS 132 - American History II

Humanities/Fine Arts Electives
(9 Semester Hours Credit)

Select three courses from at least two of the following discipline areas: art, drama, dance, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, music, philosophy, and religion.

Select from:

• ART 111 - Art Appreciation
• ART 116 - Survey of American Art
• DAN 110 - Dance Appreciation
• DRA 111 - Theatre Appreciation
• FRE 111 - Elementary French I
• FRE 112 - Elementary French II
• GER 111 - Elementary German I
• GER 112 - Elementary German II
• HUM 110 - Technology and Society
• HUM 121 - The Nature of America
• HUM 122 - Southern Culture
• HUM 130 - Myth in Human Culture
• HUM 150 - American Women's Studies
• HUM 160 - Introduction to Film
• HUM 220 - Human Values and Meaning
• MUS 110 - Music Appreciation
• MUS 113 - American Music
• PHI 210 - History of Philosophy
• PHI 240 - Introduction to Ethics
• REL 110 - World Religions
• REL 111 - Eastern Religions
• REL 112 - Western Religions
• REL 211 - Introduction to Old Testament
• REL 212 - Introduction to New Testament
• REL 221 - Religion in America
• SPA 111 - Elementary Spanish I
• SPA 112 - Elementary Spanish II

Literature Electives
(3 Semester Hours Credit)

Students must take at least one literature course.

Select from:

• ENG 131 - Introduction to Literature
• ENG 231 - American Literature I
• ENG 232 - American Literature II
• ENG 241 - British Literature I
• ENG 242 - British Literature II

Natural Science Electives
(8 Semester Hours Credit)

Select two courses, including accompanying laboratory work, from among the biological and physical science disciplines.

Select From:

• AST 111 - Descriptive Astronomy
• AST 111A - Descriptive Astronomy Lab
• BIO 111 - General Biology I
• BIO 112 - General Biology II
• CHM 151 - General Chemistry I
• CHM 152 - General Chemistry II
• GEL 111 - Introductory Geology
• GEL 113 - Historical Geology
• GEL 120 - Physical Geology
• GEL 230 - Environmental Geology
• PHY 151 - College Physics I
• PHY 152 - College Physics II

Mathematics Electives
(6 Semester Hours Credit)

Select one course at the precalculus level or above; the other unit may be selected from among other quantitative subjects.

Select From:

• MAT 151 - Statistics I
• MAT 171 - Precalculus Algebra
• MAT 172 - Precalculus Trigonometry
• MAT 175 - Precalculus
• MAT 271 - Calculus I
• MAT 272 - Calculus II

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Social/Behavioral Science Electives
(9 Semester Hours Credit)

Select three courses from at least two of the following discipline areas: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.

Select from:

• ANT 221 - Comparative Cultures
• ECO 151 - Survey of Economics
• ECO 251 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECO 252 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• GEO 111 - World Regional Geography
• GEO 112 - Cultural Geography
• GEO 130 - General Physical Geography
• POL 110 - Introduction to Political Science
• POL 120 - American Government
• POL 210 - Comparative Government
• PSY 150 - General Psychology
• PSY 237 - Social Psychology
• PSY 239 - Psychology of Personality
• PSY 241 - Developmental Psychology
• PSY 281 - Abnormal Psychology
• SOC 210 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 213 - Sociology of the Family
• SOC 220 - Social Problems
• SOC 225 - Social Diversity

Other Required Hours Electives
(14 Semester Hours Credit)

Select fourteen (14) semester hours credit from core classes not selected above or any of the following:

Select from:

• BIO 165 - Anatomy & Physiology I
• BIO 166 - Anatomy & Physiology II
• CIS 115 - Introduction to Programming and Logic
• MAT 151A - Statistics I Lab
• MAT 175A - Precalculus Trigonometry Lab
• MAT 272 - Calculus II
• MAT 273 - Calculus III
• MAT 280 - Linear Algebra
• MAT 285 - Differential Equations
• PHY 251 - General Physics I
• PHY 252 - General Physics II

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