About This Degree

Start Here / Finish There

NPC Faculty Mentor: Rodney Ivers (Rodney.Ivers@np.edu) 501.760.4251

• This curriculum is designed for persons who plan to obtain an Associate of Science in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (AS-STEM) degree at National Park College (NPC) and transfer to Southern Arkansas University (SAU) to complete a Bachelor’s degree.
• Prerequisite courses and/or developmental courses may need to be taken in addition to this suggested plan of study.
• Students should achieve trigonometry-level placement scores to enter the program. All other students must seek Dean’s approval.
• A cumulative average of “C” (2.0) is required for graduation for all NPC Business Division programs.
• All Business Division courses must be passed with a grade of “C” or better.

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 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (AS-STEM) 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 Computer Science (CIS) 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

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

General Education Core - 35 Credit Hours

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

• 
  ENGLISH - 6 CREDIT HOURS

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

• 
  MATHEMATICS - 6 CREDIT HOURS

• MATH 2103 - Discrete Mathematics 3 Credits

• 
  Select one of the following courses:

• MATH 1133 - Trigonometry* 3 Credits
• MATH 1223 - Pre-Calculus* 3 Credits

• 
  LAB SCIENCES - 8 CREDIT HOURS

• PHYS 1204 - Physics I for Non-Majors* 4 Credits

• 
  Select one of the following courses:

• BIOL 1024 - Biology for Non-Majors* 4 Credits
• BIOL 1114 - Biology for Majors* 4 Credits

• 
  FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES - 6 CREDIT HOURS

• ART 1593 - Art Appreciation* 3 Credits

• 
  Select one of the following courses:

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

• 
  SOCIAL SCIENCES - 9 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

• 
  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

Computer Gaming Core - 25 Credit Hours

• CIS 1033 - Computer Science I 3 Credits
• CIS 1031 - Computer Science I Lab 1 Credits
• CIS 1043 - Computer Science II 3 Credits
• CIS 1041 - Computer Science II Lab 1 Credits
• CIS 2533 - Data Structures and Algorithms 3 Credits
• CIS 2543 - Assembler and Machine Organization 3 Credits
• CIS 2553 - Computer Architecture 3 Credits
• MATH 2204 - Applied Calculus 4 Credits
• MATH 2753 - Linear Algebra 3 Credits

• 
  Select one of the following courses:

• MUS 1451 - National Park College Singers I 1 Credits
• PE Any 1 CH - PE Course 1 Credits

60 Credit Hours

_{^{See your NPC advisor for degree and graduation information}}

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

Remaining Courses to be Completed at SAU - Computer Science - Computer Gaming & Animation Design: 61-63 Credit Hours

^{_{Academic Year: 2022-2023
Revised: September, 2022}}