NOVA Advising Sheet 2025-2026

Social Sciences, A.S.

Catalog Year: 2025-2026
Code: 882

Two Years Credits
4 General Education Elective 3
7 Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3
7 Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3
3 Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab 4
3 Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab 4
5 Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
5 Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
5 Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
8 Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
9 Transfer Electives 6
6 CST 110 Introduction to Human Communication 3
ENG 111 College Composition I 3
ENG 112 College Composition II 3
1 HIS Elective 3
Choose One
ITE 152 Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications OR 3
4 General Education Elective 3
2  MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning 3
Choose One
2 MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning OR 3
MTH 245 Statistics I OR Higher 3
MTH 161 PreCalculus I OR Higher 3
Choose One
PSY 200 Principles of Psychology OR 3
SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology 3
Choose One
SDV 100 College Success Skills OR 1
SDV 101 Orientation to (a Specific Discipline) 1
Total Credits for Social Sciences, A.S. = 60

Electives should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

1 Select any HIS course listed under social/behavioral sciences in General Education Electives.

2 Students who plan to take MTH 245 should take MTH 154 or MTH 161 first. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 and MTH 245, or for both MTH 261 and MTH 263, or for both MTH 262 and MTH 264. 

3 See physical and life science courses listed under General Education Electives.

4 Select any course listed under General Education Electives. CSC 221 may be used to fulfill the requirements of the transfer institution..

5  See social/behavioral science courses listed under General Education Electives.

6 Select from the following: CST 100, CST 110  CST 126, or CST 229.

7 See humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives. Students must choose courses from two of the three areas listed. Two courses cannot be from the same category. 

8 For this elective only students may select a social/behavioral science course from either the general education electives or transfer electives in footnote #9. This elective is not needed if selections for all other requirements total 60 credits or more.

9 Students can take another General Education Electives or select a course from the following transfer elective list. In consultation with an advisor, students may select from any beginning world languages (101 or 102), BUS 240, CST 126, CST 229, ECO 230, EDU 200, ENG 210, GIS 101, GIS 200, GIS 201, GIS 203, GIS 205, HIS 127, HIS 141, HIS 142, HIS 180, HIS 241, HIS 243, HIS 267, HIS 269, HIS 276, HIS 279, HIS 281, HIS 203, HIS 231, HIS 251,  HIS 254, HMS 100, HMS 121, HMS 141, HMS 142, HMS 266, ITE 100, ITE 152, PLS 136, PSY 215, PSY 225, SOC 215, SOC 225, SOC 236, SOC 266, choosing the course that best meets the requirements of your intended transfer institution.