Liberal Arts and Science-Humanities and Social Science/Humanities, A.A.

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Degree: Associate in Arts
HEGIS Code: 5649
Curriculum Code: 0201
Campus Location: City, North, South, Distance
Liberal Arts Division

Pre-Admission Recommendations: HS or GED Diploma
Career Opportunities/Further Education: Transfer to Bachelor’s Degree Program in Fine Arts, Philosophy, Music, etc.

SUNY General Education Student Learning Outcomes
Program Description
Required Courses

The Liberal Arts curriculum has a dual purpose. The courses provide students subject matter enabling them to transfer to a four-year college or university. However, the curriculum is also designed to provide general education for those who desire it.

Requirements are listed on the following pages for programs granting Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees. The Associate in Arts requirements are designed to give students a balanced distribution of courses in English, humanities and social sciences. The Associate in Science requirements are designed to give a student a balance between mathematics and laboratory sciences. These programs have been formulated to ensure a maximum level of acceptance for the transfer student regardless of the program for which he/she applies at a four-year institution.

Students interested in a flexible exploratory course of study and the option of a self-structured curriculum may pursue Liberal Arts—General Studies. This program offers the student a course of study leading to an Associate in Science degree and an opportunity to experience courses in other curricula.

SUNY General Education Student Learning Outcomes

The SUNY General Education knowledge and skills areas and the two competencies now function as the basis for the Liberal Arts degree program outcomes. These General Education requirements are detailed in the Academic Information section of this catalog.

Program Description

The Humanities degree program is a liberal arts degree with concentrations in Fine Arts or English. Students selecting the Humanities degree should be interested in transferring to a baccalaureate degree program after completion of their associate degree at Erie Community College. The Humanities degree is broad enough to transfer as the core foundation for a variety of baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts, education and pre-professional programs. However, most students selecting the Humanities degree have one or more of the following interests: pursuing a four-year degree in teacher certification at the elementary school level or in secondary English; pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in art, drama, music, philosophy, English, or combination of these areas; pursuing other professional careers related to art, drama, music, English or foreign languages (including Spanish, French, music and sign language), or pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Humanities.

The Humanities Department has joint articulation agreements with Buffalo State College, Brockport State and the University at Buffalo. The Humanities program has excellent transferability to all SUNY institutions, as well as private colleges in the Western New York area. Completion of the Humanities Associate in Arts degree allows the student to transfer to a four-year institution as full first semester juniors in most cases.

Required Courses

Total Degree Credits: 60.0

EN 110 - College Composition Credit Hours: 3
EN 111 - Composition and Interpretation of Literature Credit Hours: 3
1 Mathematics Elective Credit Hours: 3-4
7 Humanities Electives Credit Hours: 21
2 Social Science Electives Credit Hours: 6
1 Liberal Arts Elective Credit Hours: 3
1 Science Elective Credit Hours: 1-4
5 Open College Electives Credit Hours: 15-20

Note:

All degree candidates must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours for graduation and seek approval for courses prior to registration from an English/Humanities adviser.

Humanities electives: EN 210 or above, art (AT), dance (DN), drama-theatre (DT), French (FR), music (MU), philosophy (PY), sign language (SL), Spanish (SP), foreign language (FL).
A student may fulfill these elective requirements with any degree credit hours.
Liberal arts electives: English/Humanities: EN 210 or above, music (MU), dance (DA), drama-theatre (DT), art (AT), philosophy (PY), French (FR), Spanish (SP), foreign language (FL) and sign language (SL).

Mathematics: MT 112 through MT 998

Natural Science: biology (BI), chemistry (CH), physics (PH)

Social Science: anthropology (AN), social science (SS), sociology (SO), economics (EC), government (GO), geography (GP), history (HI), human services (HU), psychology (PS)

NOTE: Student should consult his/her academic adviser prior to registering.

NOTE: Secondary Teacher Education degrees - Erie Community College has completed or is in the process of completing Dual Admissions/Cooperative Degree programs with Western New York colleges for students wishing to pursue Secondary English, Foreign Language and several other Humanities related Teacher Education degrees. Because requirements vary somewhat with each four-year school, it is strongly recommended that prospective students contact the Department Head for Teacher Preparation programs at (716) 270-5211 to discuss appropriate courses within this associate degree program to insure a seamless transfer to the four year college of choice.