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2024 - 2025 College Catalog

Humanities and Social Sciences - AA


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SUNY Curriculum Code: 1120

HEGIS: 5649.00

This curriculum consists of two options: Humanities and Social Sciences.

Curriculum for Humanities Option


SUNY General Education Requirements: Students should be aware that General Education requirements may vary by academic program. See additional notes below, and consult with your academic advisor for program-specific information. More information is located at the bottom of this page; for detailed information: General Education  

Academic Requirements:

Humanities Option - First Semester


Humanities Option - Second Semester


Humanities Option - Third Semester


  • Humanities - Any 200-level or Higher Credit Hours: 33
  • Humanities - Any 200-level or Higher Credit Hours: 33
  • General Education: 23WL  Credit Hours: 3
  • General Education: 23WG  Credit Hours: 3
  • General Education: 23AR  Credit Hours: 3

Humanities Option - Fourth Semester


  • Credit Hours: 3
  • General Education: 23SS  Credit Hours: 3
  • Humanities - Any 200-level or Higher Credit Hours: 33
  • Humanities - Any 200-level or Higher Credit Hours: 33
  • Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Unrestricted Electives by Advisement


The number of Unrestricted Elective credits will vary depending on the number of credits earned in the other areas. A student must work closely with their advisor to determine the number of Unrestricted Electives needed to graduate.

Minimum Total Credit Hours = 60-64


Notes

1 The first English is by placement according to competency. Three credits must be in 200-level or higher courses.

2 Mathematics is by placement according to competency.

3 Humanities includes the following prefixes: HUMN, ARTS, LITR, ENGL.

Additional Notes:

  1. General Education Requirement: All students in the Humanities and Social Sciences options must take at least one course from each of the five following General Education subject areas: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Basic Communication. In addition, students must take at least one American History, Western Civilization, or Other World Civilizations course, and at least one Arts or Foreign Language course
  2. For this program, HONR (Honors) courses count as English, literature, humanities, or social science electives.

Curriculum for Social Sciences Option


SUNY General Education Requirements: Students should be aware that General Education requirements may vary by academic program. See additional notes below, and consult with your academic advisor for program-specific information. More information is located at the bottom of this page; for detailed information: General Education  

Academic Requirements:

Social Sciences Option - First Semester


Social Sciences Option - Second Semester


Social Sciences Option - Third Semester


  • Social Sciences - Any 200 level or Higher Credit Hours: 33
  • Social Sciences - Any 200 level or Higher Credit Hours: 33
  • General Education: 23WL  Credit Hours: 3
  • General Education: 23WG  Credit Hours: 3
  • General Education: 23AR  Credit Hours: 3

Social Sciences Option - Fourth Semester


  • Social Sciences - Any 200 level or Higher Credit Hours: 33
  • Social Sciences - Any 200 level or Higher Credit Hours: 33
  • Social Sciences Elective Credit Hours: 33
  • General Education: 23SS  Credit Hours: 3
  • Credit Hours: 3

Unrestricted Electives by Advisement


The number of Unrestricted Elective credits will vary depending on the number of credits earned in the other areas. A student must work closely with their academic advisor to determine the number of Unrestricted Electives needed to graduate.

Minimum Total Credit Hours = 60-64


Notes

1 The first English is by placement according to competency. Three credits must be in 200-level or higher courses.

2 Mathematics is by placement according to competency.

3 Social Sciences includes following prefixes: ANTH, CJUS, ECON, GEOG, GOVT, HIST, PSYC, SOCI

Additional Note:

For this program, HONR (Honors) courses count as English, literature, humanities, or social science electives.

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: 11200

HEGIS: 5699.00

CIP: 240103

Academic Program Enterprise System ID: 299

NYSED IRP: 00593

Banner: AA-94; 95

Program Learning Outcomes


Graduates will 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.
  • Communicate ideas through art/literature, creative writing, or world languages.
  • Analyze societal structures through the framework of social science theories.
  • Articulate their own intersectional identities within structures of power. 

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