Biology Option – A.S. Degree

This program is designed for students who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree at a four-year institution, majoring in Biology or a related science.

According to the National Research Council, students should be able to demonstrate that:

• Science is an evidence-based way of thinking about the natural world and understanding how it operates.
• Science is a process with rules of operation that allow our understanding of the natural world to evolve.
• Science is based on reproducible evidence and observations that contain uncertainties.
• The sciences are related to each other, mathematics, and everyday life.
• Science is driven by globalization, technology, and new instrumentation and measurement tools.
• Scientific meanings of theory and law are different than popular meanings.

Thank you for choosing Sussex County Community College as the place to begin your education. We pride ourselves on giving you the individualized attention you need to be successful.

Once you have been accepted, choose the correct path with, What Type of Student are you? This will give you the important Steps to follow from application to registration.