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2024 - 2025 College Catalog

General Studies - AA


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SUNY Curriculum Code: 1395

HEGIS: 5649.00

Academic Requirements

First Semester


Second Semester


Third Semester


  • Humanities, Arts, or Social Science - any 200-level or Higher Credit Hours: 3
  • Humanities, Arts, or Social Science - any 200-level or Higher Credit Hours: 3
  • General Education: 23WL  Credit Hours: 3
  • General Education: 23WG  Credit Hours: 3
  • General Education: 23AR  Credit Hours: 3

Fourth Semester


  • Credit Hours: 3
  • Humanities, Arts, or Social Sciences - Any 200 level or Higher Credit Hours: 3
  • Humanities, Arts, or Social Sciences - Any 200 level or Higher Credit Hours: 3
  • General Education: 23SS  Credit Hours: 3
  • Unrestricted Elective Credit Hours: 3

Minimum Total Credit Hours = 61-64


Notes:

  • The order in which a student takes their General Education courses is flexible. 
  • General Education Requirement: All students in the General Studies programs must take at least one course from each General Education category. 
  • For this program, HONR (Honors) courses count as English, literature, humanities, or social science electives.

Program Learning Outcomes


A graduate of the General Studies AA program should be able to:

  • Evaluate sources in order to create and revise communication for specific audiences.
  • Employ quantitative methods such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, or statistics to solve problems.
  • Utilize scientific methods in problem-solving.
  • Analyze the social structures that enact privilege or oppression.
  • Evaluate social contexts and/or issues through rhetorical, artistic, or theoretical frameworks. 

SUNY General Education Requirement


Students should be aware that GE requirements vary by degree type. Some majors require additional categories and/or credits. Consult with your academic advisor for program-specific information; for more information, visit: General Education  

General Education Categories and Abbreviations (in alphabetical order)

  23AR   The Arts
  23DV   Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, & Social Justice
  23HU   Humanities
  23MA   Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning
  23NS/23RE   Natural Sciences and Critical Thinking & Reasoning
  23OC   Oral Communication
  23SS   Social Sciences
  23UC   US History & Civic Engagement
  23WC/23IL   Written Communication and Information Literacy
  23WG   World History & Global Awareness
  23WL   World Languages
  AOS Degree Programs   Specialized Courses approved to satisfy General Education in AOS degree programs

 

CODES:


SUNY Curriculum Code: 32226

HEGIS: 5649.00

CIP: 240102

Academic Program Enterprise System ID: 4067

NYSED IRP: 22032

Banner: AA-94; 94AA

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