Liberal Arts and Sciences

Associate in Arts (A.A.)

Sample Schedule

The schedule below shows how the requirements for this degree may be met in four semesters. For some students, fulfilling degree requirements may take more than four semesters. When planning your schedule, you should consult with your advisor.

First Semester (14 Credit Hours)

• ENG 101 Composition I (3)
• ENG 102 Introduction to Reading Literature (3)
• FYS 110 First Year Seminar in Humanities (3) OR FYS 120 First Year Seminar in Social Science OR FYS 125 First Year Seminar in the Arts (3) OR FYS 130 First Year Seminar in Science (3)
• CSC 134 Core Word
• CSC 135 Core Excel
• SUNY General Education approved course in Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) (3)

Second Semester (16 Credit Hours)

• ENG 103 Composition II (3)
• COM 100 Human Communication (3) OR COM 110 Public Speaking (3) OR COM 115 Interpersonal Communication (3)
• ANT 111 Cultural Anthropology (3) OR PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3) OR SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology (3)
• HIS 100 Early Western Civilization (3) OR HIS 101 Modern Western Civilization (3) OR HIS 112 Early World Civilizations (3) OR HIS 122 Modern World Civilization (3)
• PHL 101 Introduction to Philosophy (3) OR PHL 103 Ethics (3)
• Health/Physical Education (HPE) Elective (1)

Third Semester (15-16 Credit Hours)

• SUNY General Education approved course in The Arts (3)
• SUNY General Education approved course in Natural Science (and Scientific Reasoning) (3-4)
• HIS 110 Early United States History (3) OR HIS 111 Modern United States History (3) OR POL 100 American Government (3)
• 3 credit hours of 100 level Liberal Arts and Science courses from the following prefixes:
• Art (ART)
• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Anthropology (ANT)
• Biology (BIO)
• Chemistry (CHM)
• Cinema (CIN)
• Communications (COM)
• Economics (ECO)
• English (ENG)
• French (FRN)
• History (HIS)
• Humanities (HUM)
• Mathematics (MAT)
• Music (MUS)
• Nutritional Science (NS)
• Philosophy (PHL)
• Physics (PHY)
• Political Science (POL)
• Psychology (PSY)
• Science (SCI)
• Sociology (SOC)
• Social Science (SSC)
• Spanish (SPN)
• Theatre (THE)
• 3 credit hours of 200 level Liberal Arts and Science courses from the following prefixes:
• Art (ART)
• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Anthropology (ANT)
• Biology (BIO)
• Chemistry (CHM)
• Cinema (CIN)
• Communications (COM)
• Economics (ECO)
• English (ENG)
• French (FRN)
• History (HIS)
• Humanities (HUM)
• Mathematics (MAT)
• Music (MUS)
• Nutritional Science (NS)
• Philosophy (PHL)
• Physics (PHY)
• Political Science (POL)
• Psychology (PSY)
• Science (SCI)
• Sociology (SOC)
• Social Science (SSC)
• Spanish (SPN)
• Theatre (THE)

Fourth Semester (15 Credit Hours)

• SUNY General Education approved course in World Languages (3)
• 200 level Liberal Arts and Sciences Capstone designated course (3)
• General Electives (9)

Schedule Updated: March 22, 2024