Integrated Science (A.S.)

Departmental Requirements (27 hours)

• ISCI 151 - Integrated Science I [SGR #6]
• ISCI 151L - Integrated Science I Laboratory [SGR #6]
• ISCI 153 - Integrated Science II [SGR #6]
• ISCI 153L - Integrated Science II Lab [SGR #6]
• ISCI 215 - Good Laboratory Practices
• ISCI 215L - Good Laboratory Practices Lab
• CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry I (C)
• CHEM 326L - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (C)
• CHEM 330 - Organic Chemistry of Biomolecules
• ISCI 225 - Integrated Science III
• ISCI 225L - Integrated Science III Lab
• MICR 231/231L 4 cr hrs (available at the USD Community College for Sioux Falls)

Major Elective Requirements (7-8 hours)

• ISCI 353 - Regulatory Affairs
• CHEM 332 - Analytical Chemistry (C)
• CHEM 332L - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (C)
• CHEM 434 - Instrumental Analysis (C)
• CHEM 434L - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory (C)
• BIOL 245/L Cell Culture Techniques 4 cr hrs (available at the USD Community College for Sioux Falls)
• ISCI 335 - Biomedical Technologies
• ISCI 335L - Biomedical Technologies Laboratory

Nondepartmental Requirements (3 hours)

• STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (C) [SGR #5, HSDC]

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will be able to systematically explore issues, objects or works through the collection and analysis of evidence that results in informed conclusions or judgments, and break down complex topics or issues into parts to gain a better understanding of them.
2. Students will interact with other students and evaluate the effort put into team tasks, interactions with others, and the quantity and quality made to team discussions.
3. Students will design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.
4. Students will engage in purposeful, ongoing learning activities that improve their knowledge, skills and competence in their personal and professional lives.
5. Students will comprehensively explore issues, ideas, artifacts and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion, and combine or synthesize existing ideas, images or expertise in original ways reflecting a high degree of innovation, divergent thinking, and risk taking.
6. Students will understand fundamental principles of chemistry and chemical change.
7. Students will learn to formulate a testable hypothesis.
8. Students will understand and be able to execute current Good Laboratory Practices.

State Authorization - It Matters Where You Live

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference the State Authorization webpage.

State Authorization