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

I. THE LIBERAL ARTS AND
SCIENCES PROGRAM
The purposes of the curricula offered in the liberal arts and sciences program
are to develop an intellectual curiosity, the ability to think clearly based upon sound
knowledge, to practice independent thinking and sound judgement and creative
academic scholarship. The curricula seeks to provide an adequate preparation for
further study leading to a professional competence in special fields.
The liberal arts and sciences provide a vehicle for intellectual discipline based
on a broad academic structure. The subject matter is important not only in itself,
but also in contributing to the student’s ability to reason and act in a mature and
responsible manner. In fact, the College’s Student Curriculum Outcome #6 states
students will, “Utilize skills of self-assessment, self-direction and decision-making
to achieve personal and professional goals.”
Students who contemplate professional or semi-professional preparation in the
arts and sciences may initiate their undergraduate studies at Luzerne County Community
College in the major academic disciplines. Since most students who undertake
such a program at the College plan to transfer to four-year institutions to complete
the requirements for the baccalaureate degree, they are advised to schedule
courses that meet the requirements of the institution to which transfer is desired.
Thus the student seeking the degree of Associate in Arts or Associate in Science is
expected to arrange, with the help of a counselor, a concerted program of studies
that will enable the student to meet the requirements of immediate as well as longrange
educational objectives. The student is reminded that success in transferring
to a college of her/his choice will depend largely on the quality of her/his academic
achievement at Luzerne County Community College.
The following curricula are included in this program:
Accounting International Business
Business Administration Mathematics
Computer Information Systems Pre-Chiropractic
Computer Science Pre-Mortuary Science
Education Pre-Optometry
General Studies Pre-Pharmacy
Health Care Management Science
Health, Physical Education Social Science
and Movement Sciences
Humanities
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