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2025-2026

Science, Bachelor of Science (NEXT STEP Pathway)

VCU

Community college:
Associate of Science in Science (Reynolds Community College)
Reynolds Community College
Reynolds Community College
Associate degree

Associate of Science in Science (G3 program)

Completing the associate degree will waive VCU's general education requirements.

Program description

The interdisciplinary program in science provides students with a broad, yet fundamental, grounding in the sciences. In addition to the spectrum of required mathematics and science courses, students select a concentration from biology, chemistry, physics, or professional science.

Career opportunities

The B.S. in Science provides a foundation for science oriented careers ranging from teaching and meteorology to research and technical sales. Flexibility is available within the curriculum for students to select specific courses to prepare them for careers or professional level training programs in the health sciences. Many students pursuing interdisciplinary sciences as a primary major have sufficient elective space to pursue a minor in another discipline. The professional science concentration is designed for students who wish to focus on specific science courses required for graduate or professional school admission.

Bachelor-level job titles
  • Biological Technician
  • Food Science Technician
  • Health Educator
  • Middle School Teacher
  • Museum Technician and Conservator
  • Park Naturalist
  • Sales Representative, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
  • Social Science Research Assistant
  • Tutor
Graduate and professional level job titles
  • Attorney
  • Medical Doctor
  • Researcher
  • Scientific Publication Journalist/Editor
Contact information

 

VCU Transfer Center

Telephone: (804) 827-1349

Email: transferinfo@vcu.edu

Transfer Advising Request

VCCS Transfer Planning Checklist


Office of Admissions

Telephone: (804) 828-1222 or (800) 841-3638

Email: ugrad@vcu.edu
Apply Here.

Guaranteed transfer admission requirements

Students are guaranteed admission to this degree program with: 

  • Completion of the associate degree
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5
  • All courses completed with a "C" grade or better
Degree requirements in Bulletin
Plan of study in Bulletin
Requirements
Highest level of math required
  • STAT 314
Science required
  • 5+ additional science courses
Foreign language requirements
  • Yes
Additional tuition/fees
  • Yes
GPA requirements (to progress/graduate in the major)
  • 2.0 overall GPA required to graduate; a minimum grade of C is required in each prerequisite course
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2025-2026

Science, Bachelor of Science (NEXT STEP Pathway)

Reynolds Community College (Associate of Science in Science)

MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
Explore Year 1
  • Attend cultural events at community college and VCU to celebrate diversity.
  • Attend VCU’s annual Intercultural Festival or another community intercultural event.
  • Make friends with people with diverse perspectives and join a cultural or identity-related student organization.
  • Consider learning a foreign language to open doors to international organizations and future study.
  • Develop personal and career goals and create SMART steps for 2-3 "dream jobs."
  • Practice independent living skills (such as money management, self-care, time management, and personal responsibility).
  • Create a weekly and monthly budget.
  • Prepare for a career after college by creating a brand for yourself.
Experience Year 2
  • Submit the NEXT Step Interest Form.
  • Visit the VCU campus and attend a transfer admission session.
  • Research housing options for next year.
  • Attend a talk or other event sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Science Program, consider joining a VCU club, or meeting with VCU students to make professional and personal connections.
  • Learn about short-term, semester and year-long study abroad options.
  • Check out the VCU Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) and follow @vcuomsa.
  • Attend VCU cultural events, including the monthly Global Café, VCU Diversity Scholars in Research week, or Interdisciplinary Science Program-related events.
  • Using LinkedIn, connect to at least 10 people. Check out the VCU alumni page in My Network.
  • Use the cost calculator to estimate your tuition/fees as an upperclassman at VCU.
  • Explore the types of aid available at VCU.
  • Consider who you would like to have serve as professional and academic references for future letters of recommendation.

Explore
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
  • Attend cultural events at community college and VCU to celebrate diversity.
  • Attend VCU’s annual Intercultural Festival or another community intercultural event.
  • Make friends with people with diverse perspectives and join a cultural or identity-related student organization.
  • Consider learning a foreign language to open doors to international organizations and future study.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
  • Develop personal and career goals and create SMART steps for 2-3 "dream jobs."
  • Practice independent living skills (such as money management, self-care, time management, and personal responsibility).
  • Create a weekly and monthly budget.
  • Prepare for a career after college by creating a brand for yourself.

Experience
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
  • Submit the NEXT Step Interest Form.
  • Visit the VCU campus and attend a transfer admission session.
  • Research housing options for next year.
  • Attend a talk or other event sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Science Program, consider joining a VCU club, or meeting with VCU students to make professional and personal connections.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
  • Learn about short-term, semester and year-long study abroad options.
  • Check out the VCU Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) and follow @vcuomsa.
  • Attend VCU cultural events, including the monthly Global Café, VCU Diversity Scholars in Research week, or Interdisciplinary Science Program-related events.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
  • Using LinkedIn, connect to at least 10 people. Check out the VCU alumni page in My Network.
  • Use the cost calculator to estimate your tuition/fees as an upperclassman at VCU.
  • Explore the types of aid available at VCU.
  • Consider who you would like to have serve as professional and academic references for future letters of recommendation.
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Science, Bachelor of Science (NEXT STEP Pathway)

Reynolds Community College (Associate of Science in Science)

Reynolds Community College courses
Course Title Equivalent course Credits Requirements
Year 1
SDV 101 Orientation to STEM Disciplines UNIV 101 1 Elective
MTH 161 Precalculus I MATH 141 3 General education
ENG 111 College Composition I UNIV 111-112 3 General education
CHM 111 General Chemistry I CHEM/Z 101 4 Major (Ancillary)
History Select one: HIS 101 Western Civilizations pre-1600 CE or HIS 121 United States History to 1877 HIST 101 or HIST 103 3 General education
ITE 152 Introduction to Digital Literacy BUSN 1XX 3 Elective
ENG 112 College Composition II UNIV 200 3 General education
MTH 162 Precalculus II MATH 151 3 Major (Ancillary)
CHM 112 General Chemistry II CHEM/Z 102 4 Major (Ancillary)
PHI 220 Ethics PHIL 201 3 Major
MTH 245 Statistics I STAT 210 3 Major (Ancillary)
Year 2
History Select one: HIS 102 Western Civilizations post-1600 CE or HIS 122 United States History since 1865 HIST 102 or HIST 104 3 General education
MTH 263 Calculus I MATH 200 4 Major (Ancillary)
BIO 101 General Biology I BIOL/Z 151 4 Major (Ancillary)
PSY 230 Developmental Psychology PSYC 304 3 Elective (Upper-level)
Health/Personal Wellness Elective (select one): HLT 105 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, HLT 106 First Aid and Safety, or DIT 121 Nutrition I VCU equivalent 1 to 3 Elective
BIO 102 General Biology II BIOL/Z 152 4 Major (Ancillary)
BIO 206 Cell Biology BIOL 300 + BIOZ 391 4 Major
Fine Arts/Literature elective. Select one: MUS 121 Music in Society, ENG 246 American Literature MHIS 243 or ENGL 245 3 General education
CST 100 or CST 110 Principles of Public Speaking or Introduction to Human Communication SPCH 221 or SPCH 121 3 General education
SOC 200 Principles of Sociology SOCY 101 3 General education
Reynolds credits transferred to VCU 65 to 67
VCU courses
Course Title Credits Requirements
Concentration in professional science
Year 3
Foreign Language 101 or elective (students are eligible for a waiver of VCU's language requirement if they successfully completed through the third level of a foreign language in high school). 3 Major (Ancillary)
PHYS 201 or PHYS 207 General Physics I or University Physics I 4 to 5 Major (Ancillary)
Select one of the following combinations or a 200-level science with laboratory: ENVS 105 Physical Geology and ENVZ 105 Physical Geology Laboratory OR URSP 204 Physical Geography and URSZ 204 Physical Geography Laboratory 4 Major
Select one of the following: INSC 300 Experiencing Science or ENVS/ENGL 368 Nature Writing 3 Major
PHYS/Z 103 Elementary Astronomy and Elementary Astronomy Laboratory (or Introduction to Pre-Health topics course, or a 200-level science with laboratory) 4 Major
Foreign Language 102 or elective (students are eligible for a waiver of VCU's language requirement if they successfully completed through the third level of a foreign language in high school). 3 Major (Ancillary)
Select one of the following: BIOL 317 Ecology, BIOL 332 Environmental Pollution, or ENVS 315 Energy and the Environment 3 Major
ENVS 310 or ENVS 411 Introduction to Oceanography or Oceanography 3 Major
Additional course at the 300-level or higher in mathematics, science, teaching mathematics and/or science with adviser’s approval 3 Major
Year 4
BIOL 341/ANTH 301 Human Evolution (or upper-level science) 4 Major
ENVS 301 or ENVS 401 Introduction to Meteorology or Meteorology and Climatology 3 Major
INSC 490 Capstone Research Experience in Interdisciplinary Science 3 Major
Research, internship or upper-level service-learning experience 3 Major
Additional course at the 200-level or higher in mathematics, science, teaching mathematics and/or science with adviser’s approval 3 Major
Upper-level electives Note: Students must complete a minimum of 45 upper-level credits to graduate from VCU. 7 to 9 Elective
Credits completed at VCU 53 to 55
Minimum credits required for bachelor's degree 120