2022-2023 Optometry Option, Liberal Arts A.A.

Roadmap

Year One

Semester-1

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
ENC 1101 English Composition I 3
MAC 1114 Plane Trigonometry 3
CHM 1045 General Chemistry 3
CHM 1045L General Chemistry Laboratory 1
MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra 3
General Education: Visual and Performing Arts 3
Total 16

Semester-2

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
ENC 1102 English Composition II 3
General Education: Philosophy/Religion
CHM 1046 Gen Chem & Qual Analysis 3
CHM 1046L Gen Chem & Qual Analysis Lab 1
General Education: History 3
ELECTIVE 1
Total 14

Year Two

Semester-1

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
General Education: Literature 3
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I 3
CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2
Approved Physics 3
Approved Physics Lab 1
BSC 2010 Biology for Science Majors I 3
BSC 2010L Biology for Sci Majors I Lab 1
Total 16

Semester-2

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
General Education: Government 3
MCB 2004 Microbiology 3
MCB 2004L Microbiology Laboratory 1
General Education: Behavioral Science 3
BSC 2011 Biology for Science Majors II 3
BSC 2011L Biology for Sci Majors II Lab 1
Total 14

Entering course credits presumed by this degree map: MAT1033 (intermediate algebra), MAC1105 (college algebra), MAC1140 (pre-calculus algebra), and CHM1040 (Fundamentals of Chemistry)

You must have received credit for these courses via testing or prior credit (AP/IB/DE); otherwise you will need to take these courses before starting this sequence.

Entering course credits presumed by this degree map: MAT1033 (intermediate algebra), MAC1105 (college algebra), MAC1140 (pre-calculus algebra), and CHM1040 (Fundamentals of Chemistry)

You must have received credit for these courses via testing or prior credit (AP/IB/DE); otherwise you will need to take these courses before starting this sequence.


Recommended academic map assumes:

  1. Readiness for college-level English
  2. Readiness for Precalculus Algebra
  3. Readiness for General Chemistry
  4. No previous credit earned

Part-Time Roadmap

Year One

Semester-1

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
ENC 1101 English Composition I 3
MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra 3
Total 6

Semester-2

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
ENC 1102 English Composition II 3
MAC 1114 Plane Trigonometry 3
Total 6

Semester-Summer

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
General Education: History 3
General Education: Visual and Performing Arts
Total 6

Year Two

Semester-1

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
CHM 1045 General Chemistry 3
CHM 1045L General Chemistry Laboratory 1
General Education: Behavioral Science 3
Total 7

Semester-2

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
CHM 1046 Gen Chem & Qual Analysis 3
CHM 1046L Gen Chem & Qual Analysis Lab 1
General Education: Philosophy/Religion
Total 8

Semester-Summer

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
General Education: Literature 3
General Education: Government 3
Total 6

Year Three

Semester-1

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I 3
CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2
BSC 2010 Biology for Science Majors I 3
BSC 2010L Biology for Sci Majors I Lab 1
Total 9

Semester-2

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
BSC 2011 Biology for Science Majors II 3
BSC 2011L Biology for Sci Majors II Lab 1
PHY 2053 College Physics I 3
PHY 2053L College Physics I Lab 1
Total 8

Semester-Summer

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours
MCB 2004 Microbiology 3
MCB 2004L Microbiology Laboratory 1
Total 4

Optometry Option, Liberal Arts A.A.

Communications Area CH
•+*ENC1101, English I 3
+*ENC1102, English II 3
Humanities Area
Visual and Performing Arts See General Education Requirement 3
Philosophy/Religion See General Education Requirement 3
Literature See General Education Requirement 3
Mathematics Area
•+*STA2023, Statistics 3
•+*MAC2311, Calculus with Analytic Geometry I 4
Natural Sciences Area
Physical Science •+*CHM1045, General Chemistry 3
Biological Science •+*BSC2010, Biology for Science Majors I 3
Social Sciences Area
Behavioral Sciences •PSY2012, General Psychology 3
History See General Education Requirement 3
Government See General Education Requirement 3
Additional Common Prerequisites
BSC2010L, Biology for Science Maj. I Lab 1
+*BSC2011, Biology for Science Majors II 3
BSC2011L, Biology for Science Maj. II Lab 1
CHM1045L, General Chemistry Lab 1
+*CHM1046, Chemistry with Qual. Analysis 3
CHM1046L, Chemistry with Qual. Anal. Lab 1
+*CHM2210, Organic Chemistry I 3
CHM2210L, Organic Chemistry I Lab 2
+Approved Physics 8

TOTAL DEGREE HOURS

60

• General Education Core. Students must complete at least one identified core course in each area of study—Communications, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences—as part of the general education course requirements.

+ Prerequisites and/or corequisites required. See course descriptions.

* Minimum grade of "C" required.

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Contact the Natural Science division today to begin your journey into the amazing world of Science.

Natural Sciences Division Website

Division Phone Number: 872-3851
Divisions Email: Naturalsciencesgcsc@gulfcoast.edu

Fledia Ellis
Natural Science Chair
Phone: (850)769-1551 ext. 3848
Email: fellis@gulfcoast.edu

Natural Sciences Faculty

Name Title Phone Email
Penni Beitzel Associate Professor (850) 769-1551 ext. 2866 pbeitzel@gulfcoast.edu
Jessica Edwards Associate Professor (850) 769-1551 ext. 6020 jedwards8@gulfcoast.edu
Iman Elkomy Assistant Professor (850) 769-1551 ext. 3332 ielkomy@gulfcoast.edu
Fledia Ellis Professor (850) 872-3848 ext. 3848 fellis@gulfcoast.edu
Carrie Fioramonti Associate Professor (850) 769-1551 ext. 4010 cfioramon@gulfcoast.edu
Linda Fitzhugh Professor (850) 769-1551 ext. 2863 lfitzhugh@gulfcoast.edu
Clifford Harris Professor (850) 769-1551 ext. 2865 charris@gulfcoast.edu
Alexander Haruk Assistant Professor ext. aharuk@gulfcoast.edu
Akiko Nakamura Associate Professor ext. anakamura@gulfcoast.edu
Gregory Robinson Associate Professor (850) 769-1551 ext. 2853 grobinso4@gulfcoast.edu
James Sheetz Professor (850) 769-1551 ext. 2859 jsheetz@gulfcoast.edu
Jamieson Webb Professor (850) 769-1551 ext. 2858 jwebb@gulfcoast.edu