Liberal Arts & Science - Humanities & Social Science (A.A.)
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Associate in Arts Program, Liberal Arts and Sciences:
Humanities and Social Science
A.A. Program
Hegis Code: 5649
Total Credits Required: 64
| Course Requirements | Credits |
|---|---|
| Communication Arts (COM)(1) | 3 |
| English Composition (COMP) | 6 |
| Humanities (HUM) | 9 |
| Please note that students must take nine credits of Humanities (HUM) of which at least three credits must be Fine and Performing Arts (FAPA). The HUM and FAPA courses must be selected from at least two different humanities disciplines(2). Students may not take more than one course in English or more than one course in Communications to satisfy this requirement. | |
| Literature (LIT) | 3 |
| Mathematics (MATH)/Computer Science (CMPS) | 6 |
| Science (LSCI/NSCI) | 7 |
| Please note that students must take at least one Laboratory Science (LSCI) to satisfy this requirement. | |
| Physical Education (PED) | 2 |
| History (HISD/SBS) | 3 |
| Social Science | 9 |
| Please note that students must take courses from two different disciplines(3) to satisfy this requirement. HISD does not satisfy the two disciplines' requirement. | |
| Culture and Diversity | 6 |
| Please note that students must take courses from two of the three following attributes: Western Heritage (WESH), Global Awareness & Non-Western Cultures (GLNW), Pluralism and Diversity (PLDI). If students have already satisfied these attributes through their Humanities and Social Science requirements, then these credits will be applied to the general electives category. | |
| General Electives(4) | 7-16 |
| Please note that students must take at least one course bearing the SUNY GE Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice (SDES) attribute if they have not already satisfied this requirement. | |
| TOTAL | 64 |
| RECOMMENDED SEMESTER 1 | |
|---|---|
| NCC GEN ED | English Composition 1 (w/ SUNY GE Communications Attribute) |
3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Fine and Performing Arts(5) | 3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Communication Arts (w/ SUNY GE Communications Attribute) |
3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Mathematics (w/ SUNY GE Mathematics Attribute) |
3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Social Science(6) (w/ SUNY GE Social Sciences Attribute) |
3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Physical Education | 1 |
| Total Semester Credits | 16 |
| RECOMMENDED SEMESTER 2 | |
| NCC GEN ED | English Composition 2 (w/ SUNY GE Communications Attribute) |
3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Laboratory Science (w/ SUNY GE Natural Sciences Attribute) |
4 |
| NCC GEN ED | Humanities | 3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Social Science(6) (w/ SUNY GE Social Sciences Attribute) |
3 |
| NCC GEN ED | History(6, 7) (w/ SUNY GE US History and Civic Engagement, or w/ SUNY GE World History and Global Awareness, and w/NCC GEN ED Western Heritage or Global Awareness) |
3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Physical Education | 1 |
| Total Semester Credits | 17 |
| RECOMMENDED SEMESTER 3 | |
| NCC GEN ED | Literature (w/ SUNY GE Humanities Attribute) |
3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Mathematics or Computer Science | 3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Humanities | 3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Social Science(6) (w/ SUNY GE Social Sciences Attribute) |
3 |
| NCC GEN ED | Culture and Diversity(8) | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 15 |
| RECOMMENDED SEMESTER 4 | |
| NCC GEN ED | Laboratory or Non-Laboratory Science | 3 |
| NCC GEN ED | General Elective | 3 |
| NCC GEN ED | General Elective(9) | 3 |
| NCC GEN ED | General Elective(10) | 3 |
| NCC GEN ED | General Elective(11) | 4 |
| Total Semester Credits | 16 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 64 |
- From left to right, the chart is read as follows: “To satisfy the NCC GEN ED COM attribute, students must take three credits bearing the NCC GEN ED COM attribute of which three credits must also bear the SUNY GE COMMUNICATIONS attribute or the SUNY GE HUMANITIES attribute.”
- The disciplines are Africana Studies, Art, Communications, English, Interdisciplinary Studies, Library, Music, Philosophy, Reading, Theatre or Dance and World Languages.
- The disciplines are Africana Studies, Economics/Finance, Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Education/Psychology, and Sociology/Anthropology/Social Work.
- Students who select 3 credit math courses and a non-lab science will take a minimum of 10 elective credits.
- Between the 9 credits of NCC GEN ED Humanities, students must complete 3 credits in
Fine and Performing Arts and select courses from at least two different humanities
disciplines: Africana Studies, Art, Communications, English, Interdisciplinary Studies, Library, Music, Philosophy, Reading, Theatre/Dance, or World Languages. Students may not take
more than three credits in English or Communications to satisfy this requirement. - Between the 12 credits of NCC GEN ED History and the Social Sciences, students must
complete 3 credits in History and select courses from at least three different social
science
disciplines: Africana Studies, Economics/Finance, History/Political Science/Geography, Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Education/Psychology, or Sociology/Anthropology. - Students must select a course from: History, Political Science, Geography or Latin American Studies.
- Students must select a course from: WESH, GLNW or PLDI. This course must have a different attribute from the history course they selected in the second semester.
- Students who have not satisfied two of the three Culture and Diversity attributes,
WESH, GLNW or PLDI, must select a course with one of those attributes which is different
than the
course selected in the third semester. - If students have not satisfied the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice attribute (SDES), then they must select a course with the SDES attribute.
- Students who take 4 credit math or two laboratory science classes will require fewer general elective credits.
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