LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES: HUMANITIES EMPHASIS - Creative Writing Option / A.A. DEGREE
| Ammerman Campus Hegis Code: 5649 Curriculum Code: LACW-AA |
The Humanities curriculum is designed to provide students with rigorous
introduction to the humanities as preparation for a variety of professions such as teaching, law, writing, film and
communications. The curriculum attempts to balance the need for broad background with an opportunity for an early
experience in a particular branch of learning to foster greater
depth of understanding. Entering students should have an 80 or above high school average. Students already enrolled in college should demonstrate a minimum 3.0 GPA and can be admitted fall or spring. Students who do not meet the criteria may be admitted on a provisional basis. |
| FIRST SEMESTER: 16.5 credits | Credits | ||
| COL101: Freshman Seminar | 1.5 | ||
** |
Communications Elective | 3 | |
| ENG101: Standard Freshman Composition | 3 | ||
| * |
Foreign Language | 3 | |
| IND101: Civilization: The Human Experience I or HIS101: Western Civilization I |
3 | ||
|
Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| SECOND SEMESTER: 16-17 credits | Credits | ||
|
ENG102: Introduction to Literature | 3 | |
|
ENG131: Creative Writing | 3 | |
| * |
Foreign Language | 3 | |
| IND102: Civilization: The Human Experience II or HIS102: Western Civilization II |
3 | ||
| *** | Mathematics Elective | 3-4 | |
| Physical Education | 1 | ||
| THIRD SEMESTER: 17 credits | Credits | ||
| † | American History Elective | 3 | |
|
ENG203: Advanced Creative Writing/Fiction or ENG204: Advanced Creative Writing/Poetry |
3 | |
| Laboratory Science Elective | 4 | ||
|
Philosophy Elective | 3 | |
| Physical Education | 1 | ||
| ‡ | Restricted Social Sciences Elective | 3 | |
| FOURTH SEMESTER: 15-17 credits | Credits | ||
| § | ART / MUS / THR Elective | 3-4 | |
| ENG213: English Literature I, ENG214: English Literature II, ENG215: American Literature I or ENG216: American Literature II |
3 | ||
| Ω | English Elective | 3 | |
| £ | Humanities Core Course | 3 | |
| Mathematics / Laboratory Science Elective | 3-4 | ||
| Total Credits Required | 64.5-67.5 | ||
| * | Students are required to complete two semesters of a foreign language in sequence based on completion of prerequisite or fulfillment of equivalent high school placement requirements, as follows: Elementary I/Elementary II OR Elementary II/Intermediate I OR Intermediate I/Intermediate II OR Intermediate II/any advanced-level course. |
| ** | To be selected from
COM101,
COM102 or
COM105 |
| *** | One course:
MAT103,
MAT124, or higher. |
| † | One course to be chosen from
HIS103,
HIS104,
POL105 |
| ‡ | A social science elective that deals with Other World Civilizations to be chosen from the following: ANT101 ANT105, ANT203, ANT205, ANT211, GEO101, GEO102, GEO103, HIS107, HIS118, HIS119, HIS120, POL107. |
| § | One course to be selected from the following: ART101, ART110, ART111, ART112, ART113, ART114, ART124, ART130, ART133, ART135, ART141, ART155, ART161, ART171, ART181, ART202, ART209, ART210, MUS101; MUS103, MUS105, MUS109, MUS117, MUS120, MUS122, MUS123, MUS131, MUS132, MUS133, MUS134, MUS135, MUS206, MUS210, THR101, THR105, THR131, THR211, THR212. (MUS131-135 can be used only if they add up to four credits.) |
| Ω | ENG207 does not count as an English elective. |
| £ | One course from the following: ENG212, COM202, PHL111 or HUM115. |
| These courses constitute the major courses in this curriculum.
Students planning to transfer to a SUNY four-year institution should check the SUNY core General Education requirements in the college catalog for information on selection of elective courses. |
| Required Credit Distribution | |
| English | 18 credits |
| Foreign Language | 6 credits |
| Social Sciences | 12 credits |
| Mathematics and Science | 10-12 credits |
| Humanities | 15 credits |
| Freshman Seminar | 1.5 credits |
| Physical Education | 2 credits |
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