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Degrees / General Degree RequirementsAssociate DegreesOrange County Community College operatesunder the supervision of the State University of NewYork and is authorized by the Board of Regents ofthe University of the State of New York to awardthree degrees—the Associate in Arts (A.A.), theAssociate in Science (A.S.), and the Associate inApplied Science (A.A.S.).The Associate in Arts and the Associate in Sciencedegrees are designed for students who intend totransfer to four-year colleges or universities. TheAssociate in Applied Science degree is awarded inprofessional/technical fields and is designed toprepare the graduate for the demands of the world ofwork.One-Year Certificate ProgramsOrange County Community College also offers anumber of one-year certificate programs. They aredesigned to develop job-entry skills at the collegiatelevel.General Degree RequirementsThe following academic standards apply to all firstdegrees:• 6 credits of Freshman English• 2 credits of Physical Education (including PES100 Concepts of Physical Wellness) in addition to60 credit hours• Achievement of at least an overall “C” average(CQPA of 2.00)• 30 of the total number of required credits must betaken at SUNY Orange• For all A.A.S. degree programs, students are alsorequired to achieve at least an overall “C” average(CQPA of 2.00) in their professional/technicalmajorEach of the degrees must meet the minimumrequirements as set forth by New York StateEducation Law. These include at least 60 credit hoursof study of which 45 credits must be in the liberalarts for the A.A. degree, 30 credits for the A.S. degreeand 20 credits for the A.A.S.As of the Spring 2011 semester, students enrolledin the Business Management, Criminal Justice,Criminal Justice–Police, Human Services, LiberalArts: Humanities and Social Science, Liberal Arts:Individual Studies and Nursing degree programs onthe Newburgh campus can complete all of theirdegree requirements at that campus. Studentsenrolled in the College’s remaining degree programsmay take courses in Newburgh but must alsocomplete a portion of their degree requirements atthe Middletown campus.Students may complete no more than 30 of theircredits online as the College does not offer completedegree programs online.The degree earned depends upon the educationaland career goals of the individual. Each of thedegrees offered at SUNY Orange is listed by degreetitle on the pages that follow with a description ofthe purpose, goals and specific course requirements.Spring 2011www.sunyorange.edu63