About This Degree

This curriculum is designed for persons who plan to obtain an Associate of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences (ASLAS) degree at National Park College (NPC) and transfer to Southern Arkansas University to complete a Bachelor’s degree.

Start Here / Finish There

NPC Faculty Mentor: Jason Martin (Jason.Martin@np.edu)  501.760.4172

Prerequisite courses and/or developmental courses may need to be taken in addition to this suggested plan of study.

NPU Transfer Resources:   • Transfer 101  •  Transfer Checklists  •  Transfer FAQ

SAU Transfer Admission information and policies

Additional SAU admission requirements for this program:

• The student must complete the requirements necessary for general admission to SAU
• The student will have earned the Associate of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences at NPC with a minimum 2.00 cumulative grade point average in general education courses, and at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average in Biology (BIOL), Chemistry (CHEM), and Mathematics (MATH) courses
• Degree program admission requirements will be determined in the same manner as if their initial enrollment had been at SAU.

SAU Transfer Scholarship information and policies

General Education Core - 35 Credit Hours

• ORT 1000 - Student LMS Training 0 Credits
• ORT 1100 - NPC Orientation 0 Credits

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• ENGLISH - 6 CREDIT HOURS

• ENG 1113 - English Composition I* 3 Credits
• ENG 1123 - English Composition II* 3 Credits

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  MATHEMATICS - 3 CREDIT HOURS

• MATH 1123 - College Algebra* 3 Credits

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  FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES
  Select one of the following courses:

• ART 1593 - Art Appreciation* 3 Credits
• MUS 1213 - Music Appreciation* 3 Credits

• Select one of the following courses:

• ENG 2273 - World Literature I* 3 Credits
• ENG 2283 - World Literature II* 3 Credits

• ​Select one of the following courses:​

• FREN 1103 - Beginning French I* 3 Credits
• SPAN 1103 - Beginning Spanish I* 3 Credits

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  HISTORY/GOVERNMENT - 6 CREDIT HOURS
  Select one of the following courses:

• HIST 2223 - United States History To 1865* 3 Credits
• HIST 2233 - United States History Since 1865* 3 Credits
• POLS 1113 - American National Government* 3 Credits

• Select one of the following courses:

• HIST 2253 - World Civilization To 1500* 3 Credits
• HIST 2263 - World Civilization Since 1500* 3 Credits

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  SOCIAL SCIENCES - 3 CREDIT HOURS
  Select one of the following courses:

• ANTH 1113 - General Anthropology* 3 Credits
• ECON 2213 - Microeconomics* 3 Credits
• GEOG 1103 - Introduction To Geography* 3 Credits
• PSYC 1103 - General Psychology* 3 Credits
• SOC 1103 - Introduction To Sociology* 3 Credits

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  LAB SCIENCES - 8 CREDIT HOURS

• BIOL 1114 - General Biology* 4 Credits
• CHEM 1204 - General Chemistry I* 4 Credits

Medical Laboratory Science Core - 23 Credit Hours

• BIOL 1114 - General Biology* 4 Credits
• BIOL 2244 - Microbiology* 4 Credits
• CHEM 2204 - General Chemistry II* 4 Credits
• CHEM 2611 - Organic Chemistry I Lab 1 Credits
• CHEM 2613 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Credits
• CHEM 2621 - Organic Chemistry II Lab 1 Credits
• CHEM 2623 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Credits
• MATH 1293 - Introduction To Statistics* 3 Credits

NPC Required Courses - 2 Credit Hours

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• PE 1102 - Life Fitness Concepts 2 Credits
• MUS 1451 - National Park College Singers I 1 Credits
• PE Any 1 CH - PE Course 1 Credits

60 Total Program Hours

_{^{* Denotes NPC courses included in the Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS)}}

Remaining Courses to be Completed at SAU

The NPC Honors Program

The NPC Honors Program is accepting applications.
Learn more about the NPC Honors Program.