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Fort Scott Community College offers you more than 35 fields of study, with locations in Fort Scott, Paola, Pittsburg, and Frontenac. Additionally, FSCC offers more than 50 general education courses, which are accepted by Kansas universities to transfer as equivalents.
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Academic Course Catalog
Academic Calendar 2023-2024
Academic Calendar 2024-2025
Programs of Study
If you have questions regarding the courses, programs, or their locations, please contact the instructors listed at the bottom of the program’s page or call 620-223-2700.
Please note that FSCC has several outreach centers throughout eastern Kansas, and each program or course listed may not be available at every location.
Associate in Arts
An Associate in Arts is designed for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to pursue a bachelor’s degree in arts and humanities. Associate in Arts requires completion of 60 credit hour courses with a 2.0 GPA or better. The total hours necessary to complete the Associate in Arts degree include 35 credit hours of General Education Framework and additional 25 credit hours. The Systemwide General Education Framework at Fort Scott Community College is organized in six discipline-based “buckets” and an institutionally designated bucket.
| English Discipline (SGE) 010 | | | |
| Must complete both courses | | Credit Hours: 6 | |
| Course ID | Course Title | Credits | Notes |
| ENG 1013 | English 101 T► | 3 | Prereq: Subject area GPA of 3.0 or better, or ACT English Score of 21 or higher, or Accuplacer NextGen Writing Score of 263 or higher |
| ENG 1023 | English 102 T► | 3 | Prereq: ENG 1013 with a C or better. |
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| Communication Discipline (SGE) 020 | | Credit Hours: 3 | |
| Must complete one course | | | |
| Course ID | Course Title | Credits | |
| SPE 1093 | Public Speaking T► | 3 | |
| SPE 2013 | Interpersonal Communication T► | 3 | |
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| Math Discipline (SGE) 030 | | Credit Hours: 3 | |
| Must complete one course | | | |
| Course ID | Course Title | Credits | |
| MAT1015 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I T► | 5 | Prereq: Either successful completion of both MAT 1083 and MAT1093/high school trigonometry or ACT Math score of 24 or above |
| MAT1025 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 5 | Prereq: MAT 1015 with a C or better. |
| MAT1063 | Quantitative Reasoning T► | 3 | Prereq: Subject area GPA over 3.0, or ACT Math score of 21 or higher, or Accuplacer NextGen QuantReason Scores of 263 or higher |
| MAT1083 | College Algebra T► | 3 | Prereq: Subject area GPA over 3.0, or ACT Math score of 21 or higher, or Accuplacer NextGen QuantReason Scores of 263 or higher |
| MAT1093 | Trigonometry T► | 3 | Prereq: MAT 1083/MAT 1084 with a C or better |
| MAT2033 | Calculus III | 3 | Prereq: MAT 1025 with a C or better. |
| MAT2253 | Elementary Statistics T► | 3 | Prereq: MAT 1083/MAT 1084 with a C or better |
| Natural & Physical Science Discipline (SGE) 040 | Credit Hours: 5 | ||
| Must complete one course: | |||
| Course ID | Course Title | Credits | |
| BIO 1095 | Environmental Life Science & Lab T► | 5 | |
| BIO 1215 | General Biology with Lab T► | 5 | |
| BIO 1225 | Principles of Biology I T► | 5 | |
| BIO 1235 | Principles of Biology II T► | 5 | Prereq: BIO1225 with a C or higher |
| BIO 1245 | Microbiology T► | 5 | Prereq: BIO 1215 or BIO 1225 with a C or higher |
| BIO 1255 | Anatomy & Physiology with Lab T► | 5 | Prereq: BIO 1215 or BIO 1225 with a C or higher. |
| CHE 1015 | General Chemistry I with Lab T► | 5 | Prereq: MAT1073 with a C or better or ACT Math score of 21 or higher or Accuplacer Next Gen QuantReasoning score of 263 or higher |
| CHE 1025 | General Chemistry II with Lab T► | 5 | Prereq: CHE1015 with a C or better |
| CHE 1095 | Basic Chemistry T► | 5 | Prereq: High school Algebra |
| PHS 1215 | Fundamentals of Physical Science T► | 5 | |
| PHS 2015 | College Physics I T► | 5 | Prereq: MAT1015 with a C or better |
| PHS 2025 | College Physics II T► | 5 | Prereq: PHS2015 with a C or better |
| PHS 2065 | College Physics I Non-Calculus T► | 5 | Prereq: MAT1083 & MAT1093 with a C or better |
| PHS 2075 | College Physics II Non-Calculus T► | 5 | Prereq: PHS2065 with a C or better |
| Social & Behavioral Science Discipline (SGE) 050 | Credit Hours: 6 | ||
| Course ID | Course Title | Credits | |
| CRIMINAL JUSTICE | |||
| CRJ 1013 | Intro to Criminal Justice T► | 3 | |
| CRJ 2093 | Criminal Law T► | 3 | |
| ECONOMICIS | |||
| ECO1013 | Microeconomics T► | 3 | |
| ECO2023 | Macroeconomics T► | 3 | |
| GEOGRAPHY | |||
| GEO1023 | World Regional Geography T► | 3 | |
| POLITICS | |||
| POL1013 | American Government T► | 3 | |
| PSYCHOLOGY | |||
| PSY1013 | General Psychology T► | 3 | |
| PSY1023 | Psychology of The Human Lifespan T► | 3 | |
| SOCIOLOGY | |||
| SOC1013 | Sociology T► | 3 | |
| SOC1023 | Social Problems T► | 3 | |
| SOC2223 | Marriage and Family T► | 3 | |