2011-2012 CaTalog - Schenectady County Community College

Liberal Arts: Humanities andSocial SciencesAssociate in Arts (A.A.)MissionThe Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences A.A. degree programprepares students for academic success in baccalaureate transferprograms in liberal arts disciplines. By offering students courses thatreflect a diverse set of global and cultural perspectives, the programexpects students to explore and reflect on human endeavors in thecontext of nature and society.The Liberal Arts Program enables graduates to:• Develop proficiency in communication;• Examine ideas and issues from multiple perspectives, and• Develop analytical and creative problem solving approaches.The Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences A.A. curriculumis primarily for the student who anticipates transfer to a four-yearinstitution to complete work for a baccalaureate degree. Thecurriculum serves the needs of those planning to major indisciplines within the humanities or social sciences and providesa vital foundation as a preparation for a wide variety of academicmajors such as: art, economics, English, communications, foreignlanguages, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology,sociology, and women’s studies, among many others.First YearFall SemesterCRENG 123 College Composition....................................... 3Civilization (a)................................................. 3Language Other Than English (c).................... 3Behavioral Social Science Elective (e)............... 3MAT 145 Mathematical Topics OR Higher................... 3-415-16Spring SemesterCRENG 124 Introduction to Literature/HON 124................ 3Civilization (a)................................................. 3Language Other Than English (c) OR................Humanities Elective OR Studio ORPerforming Arts Elective.................................. 3Behavioral Social Science Elective (e)............... 3General Elective (h)...................................... 3-415-16Second YearFall SemesterCRLiterature (b)................................................... 3Restricted Arts Elective (d)............................... 3Restricted Social Science Elective (f)................ 3Social Science Elective..................................... 3Science Elective (g)....................................... 3-415-16Spring SemesterCRLiterature (b)................................................... 3Humanities Elective OR Studio ORPerforming Arts Elective.................................. 3Restricted Social Science Elective (f)................ 3Humanities OR Studio ORPerforming Arts ElectiveOR Soc. Science Elective.................................. 3Science Elective (g)....................................... 3-415-16Minimum Credit Hours required for degree: 60Notes:(a) To fulfill the Civilization requirement, students must takeone of the following sets of courses:(1) HIS 125 Western Civilization to 1715 and HIS 234 WorldCivilizations Since 1700;(2) HIS 232 World Civilizations to 1700 and HIS 127 WesternCivilization Since 1715/HON 144 The Shaping of theModern World;(3) HIS 125 Western Civilization to 1715 and HIS 127 WesternCivilization Since 1715/HON 144 The Shaping of the ModernWorld; or(4) HIS 232 World Civilizations to 1700 and HIS 234 WorldCivilizations Since 1700.Students who are intending to transfer to a SUNY school areadvised to take either set (1) or (2).(b) Students are required to take two courses with the LIT prefix;HON 244 also satisfies this requirement.(c) One semester of a language other than English is required,though a second semester is strongly recommended. ASL 121,ASL 122, SPA 115, SPA 116, and FRE 111 do not satisfy thisrequirement, but can be taken as a Humanities elective.(d) The Restricted Arts elective can be satisfied by any course withthe ART, DRA, or MUS prefix, except for MUS 231.(e) Courses with the ANT, PSY, and SOC prefix satisfy thisrequirement, as does HON 281.(f) HON 144, HON 271 and all courses with the ECO, HIS, PHI,and POL prefix satisfy this requirement. Students intendingto transfer to a SUNY school are advised to take a semester ofAmerican History.(g) Students should carefully review the science requirements of thecollege to which they plan to transfer before selecting sciencecourses.(h) This may be any course with the exception of coursesdesignated in the SCCC Catalog as not satisfying A.A. or A.S.degree program requirements. However, students need toconsider the transferability of the course to particular colleges.50