The Associate of Science degree (AS) at Austin Community College prepares students to succeed in their education, progress in the workplace, and engage in the civic and cultural life of the global community. The AS is a two-year course of study which provides the student with a broad background in general and organic chemistry and constitutes appropriate lower-division preparation for chemistry major at a university. The chemistry program also supports all physical and biological science majors with co-requisite courses, and provides allied health students with the non-mathematical and applied chemistry courses they need. Chemistry courses also satisfy general education requirements for the associate degree and transfer.