Liberal Arts and Sciences with Advisement Area in Mathematics

The Degree

Associate in Science (A.S.)

The Outlook

You have always been fascinated with mathematics. You are interested in pursuing a career where you can use your math talents. After pursuing an advanced degree, your career options are extensive including work in the insurance industry, banking, aeronautics, commercial ventures, governmental agencies, national science foundation to name just a few. Mathematics majors are in high demand so the choice is up to you!

The Program

The Liberal Arts and Sciences degree with advisement area in Mathematics provides you with the preparation necessary to transfer to programs in which strong mathematics foundations are a must. This program is well-suited for students who have a strong interest in science and mathematics and provides courses equivalent to those offered during the freshman and sophomore years at most four-year colleges and universities.

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.

The Experience

Finger Lakes features small classes and personal attention. Your faculty are genuinely interested in you and your success. Along with 20 or so classmates you will bring theory to application. You will expand your knowledge and embrace new opportunities. You will work in collaborative teams as well as independently. 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.

Our newly reconfigured Honors program and classes provide you with the option of taking enhanced classes, pursuing unique projects, and probing further into the field with special courses. Successfully completing Honors courses or an Honors Certificate may increase your transfer options to four-year institutions.

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, University of Rochester, RIT, and colleges across the state and the country.

The Scholarships

Scholarships are available to qualified students. All you need to know can be found at www.flcc.edu/scholarships. For example, students in the past 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,

The Faculty

The Mathematics Department faculty members hold advanced degrees in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, and Statistics. The department is dedicated to the philosophy that students are capable of understanding complex mathematical ideas when careful instruction is combined with the appropriate effort on the part of the student. The Mathematics faculty embraces the use of technology as an aid to student success. The department also sponsors the Math Center, where individual and small group peer tutoring is provided under the guidance of the Mathematics Department faculty.

A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences

Curriculum Requirements

Students are required to complete a minimum of 64 semester hours, with a grade point average of not less than C (2.0).

All associate degree programs require English 101 Freshman English and English 102 Introduction to Literature. Students must pass skills assessment for entrance into these courses. Students who are well prepared may substitute ENG 104 English I Honors and ENG 105 English II Honors for ENG101 and ENG102. Students who are considering the English Honors sequence should consult the Director of Honors.

Students must successfully complete:

Humanities

  • ENG101 Freshman English and ENG 102 Introduction to Literature
    or
    ENG104 English I Honors and ENG105 English II Honors
  • COM 110 Public Speaking OR COM 115 Interpersonal Comm.

Social Science

  • 3 credit hours of HIS history electives
  • 6 credit hours of social science elect.

Science and Mathematics
24 credit hours (minimum)

  • Minimum of one of the following sequences:
    BIO 121 and 122 General Biology I & II
    OR
    CHM 121 and 122 Chemistry I & II
    OR
    PHY 151 and 152 Physics I & II
    OR
    BIO 171 and 172 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II
  • MAT 145 College Algebra**
  • MAT 152 Pre-Calculus**

Information Management

  • 3 credit hours of computer science electives

Health/Physical Education Elective*

  • 4 credit hours

General Elective

  • The remainder of the required credit hours must be made up of approved electives. In many cases the student may wish to study to prepare for transfer into specific subject area degree programs at four-year colleges and universities. By appropriate course selection in consultation with a faculty advisor, students pursuing the A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences degree may prepare for transfer to upper-division study.

Students who are transferring to four-year institutions should follow the general education course requirements for transfer to SUNY and non-SUNY schools. View the general education requirements for more details.

**If this competency has been met before entering the program, the student must select at least 6 credit hours in other higher mathematics courses approved by their advisor.

To successfully complete the A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences degree and transfer to an upper-division institution at full junior status in mathematics or the sciences may require the student to start at Finger Lakes Community College at the Pre-Calculus or Calculus level of Mathematics. High School students are encouraged to contact their guidance office and make use of the Mathematics Alert Program to become more familiar with the requirements in mathematics to pursue specific college degrees. If the student lacks sufficient mathematics and science preparation, the student may receive instruction at FLCC, but it may take more than two years to complete the A.S. Liberal Arts and Sciences degree.

Liberal Arts and Sciences with Advisement Area in Mathematics

SAMPLE SCHEDULE

The schedule below shows how the requirements for the A.S. Liberal Arts and Science degree with an advisement area for transfer in Mathematics may be met in four semesters. Please check with your transfer institution with regard to specific courses and requirements. This schedule is an example of one of many possible schedules that might be followed by a full-time student. Many students attending Finger Lakes Community College who have work and/or family obligations choose a different sequence of courses and take more than four semesters to fulfill the requirements for the degree. Similarly, students who find they need to take some preparatory course work may plan a schedule that takes more than four semesters to complete. All students should consult their advisors when they plan their schedules.

First Semester (15/16 Credit Hours)

  • ENG 101 Freshman English (3)
  • MAT 271 Calculus I (4)
  • Science Elective1 (4/5)
  • General Elective (3)
  • PE Elective (1)

Second Semester (15/16 Credit Hours)

  • ENG 102 Introduction to Literature (3)
  • MAT 272 Calculus II (4)
  • Science Elective1 (4/5)
  • General Elective (3)
  • PE Elective (1)

Third Semester (17 Credit Hours)

  • MAT 273 Calculus III (4)
  • Mathematics Elective2 (3)
  • COM 110 Public Speaking or COM 115 Interpersonal Communication (3)
  • HIS Elective (3)
  • Social Science Elective (3)
  • PE Elective (1)

Fourth Semester (16 Credit Hours)

  • Mathematics Elective2 (3)
  • Mathematics Elective2 (3)
  • Social Science Elective (3)
  • CSC Elective (3)
  • General Elective (3)
  • PE Elective (1)

1 All students in the A.S. degree program in mathematics must take their science electives from the following list: CHM 121-122, PHY 151-152, BIO 121-122, BIO 171-172.

2 Mathematics electives must be at the MAT 152 level or higher.  MAT 152, MAT 220, MAT 274, MAT 276

Humanities: courses beginning with ART, CIN, COM, ENG, FRN, HUM, MUS, PHL, SPN, THE

Social Science: courses beginning with ANT, ECO, HIS, POL, PSY, SOC, SSC