2024-2025 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook

Mathematics (A.S.)

Location(s): OTC Springfield Campus


A.S. Degree: 60 Hours

The Associate of Science in Mathematics develops a pathway for students who plan to transfer and complete a Bachelor of Science in mathematics or related field at a four-year institution.  The degree requirements allow students more flexibility in course selection allowing them to focus on their discipline specific requirements.

General Education Requirements - 35 Credit Hours


CORE 42 is a statewide general education course of study intended to ensure that all graduates possess a common core of college-level skills and knowledge. CORE 42 specifies the basic competencies and knowledge areas that all students completing degrees at a Missouri public institution of higher education must complete. CORE 42 is comprised of dozens of courses distributed across five knowledge areas. These courses are designated with a Missouri Transfer (MOTR) course number, which guarantees the one-to-one transfer of these courses among all Missouri public institutions of higher education. Please refer to MDHE Core Transfer Curriculum for detailed information on CORE 42 courses.

All knowledge areas below, designated with the CORE 42 logo indicate all courses in that area have been evaluated and provided a MOTR number for transfer to all Missouri public institutions of higher education.

Mathematical Sciences - 5 Credit Hours


Written Communications - 6 Credit Hours


Oral Communications - 3 Credit Hours


Natural Sciences - 9 Credit Hours


Computer Applications - 3 Credit Hours


Program Specific Requirements - 17 Credit Hours


Institutional Electives - 8 Credit Hours


The A.S. Math degree at OTC requires the completion of 60 credit hours.  The 8 elective hours for this category can consist of any course numbered 100 or higher from any area of study that a student is eligible to enroll.  For the most accurate transferability of a course, a student should contact the institution to which they plan to transfer.