Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

liBeral arts anD sciencesTRANSFER STUDIESADVANCED CERTIFICATE (250)AWARD: CertificatePROGRAM MISSION: The Chesapeake College Transfer Studies Advanced Certificate provides a flexible curriculum in the liberalarts and scences for students who ntend to transfer to a four-year nsttuton pror to completng a degree at Chesapeake College.The program s equvalent to one full-tme year of college and s approprate for dual enrollment students and students undecdedabout a major. The credits earned in this advanced certificate may also be applied to other Chesapeake College certificate and degreerequrements.PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Transfer Studies Certificate is designed for students who intend to transfer to a four-year collegeor university. The flexible program combines core general education requirements and elective credit to create a certificate programthat can be bult upon at a four-year college or unversty. Students should acquant themselves wth the requrements of the majordepartment at the nsttuton to whch transfer s contemplated and consult wth the Chesapeake College Transfer Advsor n plannngan approprate program of study. The Transfer Advsor can also provde addtonal nformaton regardng the transfer requrementsof nsttutons wthn the Unversty of Maryland System.PROGRAM GOALS:• Facilitate proficiency in content knowledge and skills for the College’s general educaton core requrements.• Offer elective credits that enable students to create a certificate program.• Prepare students for transfer to a four-year nsttuton.PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:[Courses Appear n Recommended Sequence.]FSC 101X Freshman Semnar Course 1ENG 101 CoMposition (g.ed.) 3COM 101 fund. of oral CoMMuniCation (g.ed.) orCOM 150 fund. of organ. CoMMuniCation (g.ed.) 3MAT MatheMatiCs (g.ed.) 3-5ART/HUM arts/huManities (g.ed.) 3NAT SCI bio/natural sCienCes (g.ed.) 3-4SOC SCI soCial/behavioral sCienCes (g.ed.) 6PROG Program Electves 7MINIMUM REQUIRED CREDITS: 29NOTE: ENG 102, Introducton to Lterature s recommended asan electve. Students should check wth the Transfer Advsorfor nformaton on schools for whch ths course would not beapproprate.CONTACT PERSON: Mrs. Maureen ConlonArts/Humanities Electives (g.ed.) can be satisfied by:ART 101; FLM 240; HUM 101, 110; MUS 101; THE 172.BIO/Natural Science Electives (g.ed.) can be satisfied by:BIO 101, 111; CHM 121; GEO 143; PHY 205, 215; SCI 102, 110,111, 141, 142.Mathematics Electives (g.ed.) can be satisfied by:MAT 113, 115, 140, 200, 204.Social/Behavioral Science Electives (g.ed.) can be satisfied by:ANT 142; ECN 171, 172; HIS 101, 102, 131, 132; PSC 150; SOC161, 162.Program Electives can be satisfied by:Any credt course. Students should consult wth an advsor nselectng electve courses.X Must be taken within the first 12 hours unless exempted bymeetng establshed standards.+ Prerequste or corequste. See course descrpton for detals.(g.ed.) general eduCation prograM requireMents.157