General Science Studies

The Associate of Science degree provides opportunities for personal enhancement and career enrichment, primarily designed to allow students to transfer their work to a four-year college. Students should work closely with their academic advisor and/or transfer counselor to select the courses which are most appropriate and most beneficial. Area of emphasis can be designed by the faculty and student. Program selections towards emphasis in the following sciences are: life sciences, horticulture (BIOS), environment/natural resources, earth sciences/geology (NATR), chemistry (CHEM), and physical sciences (PHYS).

Degrees and Certificates Offered

  • Associate of Science in General Science Studies - PDF or Excel
  • Certificate in Pre-Nursing Level I- PDF 
  • Certificate in Pre-Nursing Level II- PDF 

Sample Program of Study

Full-Time (12+ credits per semester)     
Year 1- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
EDUC 1010 Student Success Strategies 2 ILO 5
ENGL 1010 English Composition I 3 ILO 2
Native Language Level I 4 ILO 1
BIOS 1010/1014 General Biology 4 ILO 3
HLTH 1020 First Aid/CPR 1 ILO 5
Total Credits by Term 14  
     
Year 1- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
ENGL 1020 English Composition II 3 ILO 2
CHEM 1090/1094 Chemistry I 4 ILO 3
NASP 1040 Nat Am History since 1890 3 ILO 1
General Science 4 credit with Lab 4 Core Electives
Total Credits by Term 14  
     
Year 1- Summer Term Credits Gen Ed/ Core
INFO 1010 Intro to Computers 3 ILO 4
Total Credits by Term   3  
     
Year 2- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
MATH 1110 Intermediate Algebra 4 Core Electives
HLTH 2310 Health Ed. & Wellness 3 ILO 5
SPCH 1110 Public Speaking 3 ILO 2
General Science 4 credit with Lab 4 Core Elective
Total Credits by Term 14  
     
Year 2- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
MATH 1050 College Algebra 3 ILO 3
BIOS 1200/1204 Ecology 4 ILO 4
General Science 4 credit with Lab 4 Core Elective
SOCI 1010 Sociology 3 ILO 3
EDUC 1020 Career Survival 1 ILO 5
Total Credits by Term 15  
     
Total Credits for Degree 60  

1/2 Part-Time (6-8 credits per semester)    
Year 1- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● EDUC 1010 Student Success Strategies 2 ILO 5
● ENGL 1010 English Composition I 3 ILO 2
● HLTH 1020 First Aid 1 ILO 5
Total Credits by Term 6  
     
Year 1- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● Native Language Level I 4 ILO 1
● INFO 1010 Intro to Computers 3 ILO 4
Total Credits by Term 7  
     
Year 1- Summer Term Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● HLTH 1048 Gardening 1 Core
Total Credits by Term 1  
     
Year 2- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● ENGL 1020 English Composition II 3 ILO 2
● CHEM 1050/1054 Env. Chemistry 4 ILO 3
Total Credits by Term 7  
     
Year 2- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● HLTH 2310 Health Education and Wellness 3 ILO 5
● BIOS 1010/1014 Concepts of Biology 4 Core 
Total Credits by Term 7  
     
Year 2- Summer Term Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● SPCH 1110 Public Speaking 3 IOL 2
Total Credits by Term 3  
     
Year 3- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● Soci 1010 Intro to Sociology 3 ILO 3
● General Science 4 credit with Lab 4 Core
Total Credits by Term 7  
     
Year 3- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● General Science 4 credit with Lab 4 Core
●BIOS 1200/1204 Ecology 4 IOL 4
Total Credits by Term 8  
     
Year 3- Summer Term Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● NATR 2030 Environmental Issues 3 Core
Total Credits by Term 3  
     
Year 4- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
MATH 1110 Intermediate Algebra 4 Core
NASP 1040 Nat AM History since 1890 3 ILO 1
Total Credits by Term 7  
     
Year 4 - Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● MATH 1050 College Algebra 3 IOL 3
● EDUC 1020 Career Survival 1 ILO 5
Total Credits by Term 4  
     
Total Credits for Degree 60  

 

 

Career Pathways Flowchart

GSS Career Ladder

For more information on career pathways in the health sciences, click here: Northern Nebraska Area Health Education Center (NNAHEC) 2022- Careers in Healthcare

Have you successfully passed the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services exam for Nurse Aide and Medication Aide? Verify if your status is current here: Nebraska DHHS: Division of Public Health

U.S. Department of Labor

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (2023)

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“The natural way of life, how things are in nature—that’s something we’re taught as Natives. When you put it in science, it’s all  related. ” 

Suzi French (Umo n ho n ) - NICC Alumni

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“We garden to grow our own healthy food supply, regenerate our souls, create green space, create pollinator habitats, and provide much needed reclamation and renovation to Mother Earth’s soil”

Shelley Kosola - NICC Math & Science Teaching Assistant and NICC Alumni

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“The culture is implemented into the curriculum. This institution has brought out the beautiful things that are a part of me... This institution is for me, and I’m learning for my community.” “It’s important to give indigenous students and indigenous people a platform to spread the traditional knowledge... of the culture, of the land. I think it’s important if we are heard.”

Adrianna Duarte (Isanti/ Umonhon ) - General Science Major

Internships and Job Shadowing Opportunities

Degree Pathways for Transfer after Graduation

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Online B.S. degree in Applied Science 

University of Nebraska Medical Center, B.S.N degree in Nursing

Faculty in the Division

 

Murie-Mazariegos Maeghan

FT Math/Science Division Head

Miller Hank

FT Science Faculty

Durr Martha

FT Climate Research Application Specialist Faculty

Bonilla Alfredo FT Mathematics Faculty
Brienzo Oscar FT Pre-Engineering Faculty
Devore-Wedding Bev

PT Chemistry Faculty

   

PT Drone Faculty

Hussani Qudsia Instructor/TA/Tutor
Kosola Shelley Instructor/TA/Tutor
Snake LaVonne Instructor/TA/Tutor
Bickert Nia Adjunct Faculty
Clayton Emily Adjunct Faculty
Hair Dawn Adjunct Faculty
Hansen Theresa Adjunct Faculty
Henry Stephanie Adjunct Faculty
Holmes Stevie Adjunct Faculty
Ihm Irene Adjunct Faculty
Krogman Calvin Adjunct Faculty
Lingle Devin Adjunct Faculty
McKillip-Erixson Barb Adjunct Faculty
Nelson Dwight Adjunct Faculty
Norton-McDonald Stephanie Adjunct Faculty
Storm Dusti Adjunct Faculty/ Nursing Coordinator

 

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