2004-2005 COLLEGE CATALOG - Luzerne County Community ...

SOCIAL SCIENCE
Program of Studies Leading to the A.S. Degree
The Social Science curriculum is designed for those students who are interested in fields
which have a social aim and provide a foundation for social understanding. Preparation will
provide students with the pre-professional and professional training they need to enter such
vocations as law, teaching, clergy, social work, government service and politics.
First Year
First Semester Sem.-Hrs. Second Semester Sem.-Hrs.
* ENG 101 - English Composition 3 * ENG 102 - Advanced Composition 3
* History Elective 3 History Elective 3
PSY 103 - General Psychology 3 SOC 215 - Principles of Sociology 3
Science Elective 3-4 * Science Elective
* Elective 3 (continued sequence) 3-4
* Physical Education 1 Elective (Note) 3
16-17 Physical Education 1
16-17
Second Year
First Semester Sem.-Hrs. Second Semester Sem.-Hrs.
Literature (American, British or World) 3 Literature (continued sequence) 3
* Mathematics Elective 3 * SPE 125 - Fundamentals of Speech 3
POS 101 - American Government 3 **Social Science Electives 6
ECO 151 - Principles of Economics I 3 Elective 3
Elective 3
15
15
NOTE: Foreign language strongly recommended.
CURRICULUM GUIDELINES:
1. If the student elects a language, he/she will take an elementary language course in the
first semester unless he/she has shown satisfactory achievement in high school in that
particular language, in which case the language will be on the intermediate level.
2. Each student receives personal counseling before every semester to assist him/her in
making a smooth and proper transfer to the four-year institution, many of which have
varying transfer and admissions requirements into the junior year of college. Therefore,
elective patterns may vary with each student. The student is urged to familiarize himself
/herself with the requirements of the particular program of the four-year institution he/
she plans to attend upon completing the College program.
* Required General Education Course.
** Elective must be taken from either the Social Science/History, Mathematics, or Computer
Information Systems areas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM
Humanities ............................................... 15 credits (9 of those credits must be ENG 101, ENG 102
and SPE 125)
Social Science/History ............................ 21 credits (at least 3 credits must be in History and 3
credits in another Social Science area)
Business ....................................................... 3 credits
Science ..................................................... 6-8 credits
Mathematics ............................................... 3 credits
Electives .................................................... 12 credits (3 of those credits must be taken from either
Social Science, Science, Mathematics or
Computer Information Systems areas)
Health and Physical Education or
EMS 207 ........................................... 2 credits
TOTAL 62-64 credits
105