The AST-Biology helps students enter a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology at one of Oregon's public universities. Students who complete the AST-Biology will also complete the statewide Major Transfer Map (MTM) for Biology, and the Oregon Core Transfer Map (CTM.)

The AST-Biology degree works well for students who want to major in:

• Biology
• Medicine
• Chiropractic
• Dentistry
• Pharmacy
• Veterinary Medicine

Students who want to become a pharmacist may also apply to the MHCC-Pacific PharmD Bridge Program.  PacificU will inform MHCC when a student has been accepted, and the student's MHCC major and degree audit will be changed at that time. The ASB: PharmD degree ensures students take the correct courses before they transfer to PacificU.

Science Core

Four (4) sequences:

Written Communication

Mathematics

Minimum of two (2) college-level courses, based on placement level and university transfer plans. 

If transferring to PSU:

If transferring to EOU:

If transferring to OSU, SOU, WOU, UO, or OIT:

Arts & Letters

Two (2) courses:

Social Science

Two (2) courses:

Cultural Literacy

One (1) course from Arts & Letters, Social Science, or elective that is designated as fulfilling cultural literacy:

Please note: Cultural Literacy is the only degree requirement that can be "double-dipped."

For example:

• MUS268 will fulfill the Cultural Literacy requirement, and count toward either Arts & Letters or Social Science.  
• COMM115 will fulfill the Cultural Literacy requirement, and count toward either Oral Communication or Arts & Letters.

Always check your official degree audit on MyMHCC to see how courses are counting toward your chosen degree's requirements. 

Electives may include: 

• Any college-level (100 level or above) transferable course.  
• Up to 12 credits of career-technical courses.
• Up to 6 credits of PE185, 15 credits of IECC (200-level), and 12 credits of Lower Division Collegiate Cooperative Education Internship may be applied as elective credits to the AST. See the Course Information section for elective credit/course eligibility. Career-technical courses do not apply to this degree.

When students complete courses at more than one Oregon community college, the AST-granting institution will apply courses that students transfer in from other Oregon community colleges to meet Core Transfer Map and Major requirements as intended and as identified by the approved course lists at the community college where and when they were taken. 

To be awarded the AST-Biology degree, students must: 

• Complete all requirements to total 90 applicable degree credits.
• Pass all courses with a grade of “C” or better.  
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 at the time the AST is awarded. 
• Satisfactorily earn 12 credit hours at MHCC. Non-traditional credit (College Level Examination Program, Experience-Based Credit, Challenge, etc.) does not satisfy this requirement.

If a course is taken as S/U or P/NP and the student receives a "Satisfactory" ("S") or "Pass" ("P"), it is considered equivalent to a C or better at all Oregon community colleges. However, it is recommended that students take courses for a letter grade and not S/U or P/NP; some individual AAT majors may limit S/U or P/NP options for specific requirements, and such limits will be noted in the major specific requirements in the MTM MOU. 

Please note: Courses may not be repeated for credit unless specified in the course description.

To check your official progress toward graduation, log on to MyMHCC and click “View My Degree Audit.”

Transfer Schools

• Portland State University
• Southern Oregon University
• University of Oregon
• Eastern Oregon University
• Oregon State University
• Oregon Tech 
• Pacific University - PharmD Bridge Program

Online option regularly offered

Cultural Literacy course