The degree is recognized in transfer (articulation) agreements with a large number of public and private four-year institutions in New York State and across the nation.

Our Honors courses, open to all qualified students, provide enhanced educational experiences for students with outstanding ability. Successful completion of Honors courses or an Honors Certificate may increase your transfer options to four-year institutions.

The Advisement Areas:
Through the A.S. Liberal Arts & Sciences degree, students can focus their studies on, but are not limited to:
  => Biology
  => Chemistry
  => Physics
  => Human Nutrition and Food
  => Mathematics
  => Ornamental Horticulture

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Mathematics
Mathematics provides you with the preparation necessary to transfer to programs in which strong mathematics foundations are a must. A dedicated classroom for the teaching of mathematics is complemented by computers and instruction that includes the use of graphing calculators, bringing modern mathematics trends to Finger Lakes students.

The Graduates
Students in this area of study transfer to four-year colleges and universities such as SUNY College at Geneseo, St. John Fisher College, and Rochester Institute of Technology*, and pursue careers in mathematics and mathematics-related fields.

The Scholarships
Students meeting specific criteria have been awarded the New York Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges' Dan Dodway Award for Excellence and Promise in the Field of Mathematics Education, and faculty have been awarded the Dwight D. Eisenhower Title II Grant and the National Science Foundation Grant.

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Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Human Nutrition and Food
In the Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Human Nutrition and Food areas, the program is designed to provide students with a strong science foundation. Laboratory experiences enhance course work.

Creative thinking and problem solving are coupled with appropriate models, preserved specimen, and technical equipment in each area of study. Our biology laboratory is equipped with presentation equipment and computers for student use.

An additional science classroom has Pentium computers for student use in group learning, and new equipment for DNA analysis, electrophoresis, and electrocardiograms provides our students with specialized skills.

If you are a recent high school graduate or are returning to school to pursue a career in science or technology, the Science Studies certificate may be an option for entering a two-year degree program.

Faculty for the program have received grants and awards, including the National Science Foundation Grant and the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

The Graduates
Graduates successfully transfer to such four-year institutions as the University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, Cornell University, SUNY Colleges at Brockport, Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse, Buffalo, and Geneseo, in addition to Keuka and St. John Fisher Colleges.*

The range of careers pursued after completion of the baccalaureate program is almost limitless: medicine (including physical and occupational therapy, physician, physician assistant, medical laboratory technician, radiologist), teacher, professor, researcher, statistician, mechanical engineer, agronomist, nutritionist, aquatic biologist, and geologist are some examples.

The Scholarships
The ExxonMobil Corporation provides scholarship money for students in engineering, physics, or chemistry, and the Murray Gardner Award in Engineering supplies additional scholarship money for qualifying students.