Degree Requirements

This information is provided for your convenience only; for definitive course sequence information students should refer to the College Catalog and to their academic advisor.

Admission Criteria

Admission to this program requires that students be high school graduates or have high school equivalency diplomas (GEDs). If students are not high school graduates, we offer HSE courses through our Continuing and Professional Education Office on both campuses. If students are home schooled, they may be eligible for admission. (See pages 7-13 for more details on the admission process for all applicants.)

Before initiating study for this A.S. degree a student must have achieved a mathematical proficiency which includes intermediate level algebra. At SUNY Orange, this means that a student must have tested beyond Intermediate Algebra (MAT102) to begin progress toward this degree. If this is not the case the student must speak with an advisor in order to choose the proper preparatory courses.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• demonstrate essential and foundational knowledge in the natural sciences and liberal arts.
• demonstrate understanding of the methods scientist use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence and employment of mathematical analysis.
• perform mathematically with proper notation and vocabulary commensurate with chosen field of study.
• demontrate ability to apply systematic reasoning and critical thinking skills.
• demontrate effective communication both oral and written.

Recommended Course Sequence

First Semester

Course #	Course Name	Credits
ENG 101	Freshman English 1	3
_______	SUNY Social Science (GE 3)	3
_______	SUNY Natural Science GE 2) +	3
_______	MAT 111 or higher or Computer Science or Liberal Arts Science	3
_______	SUNY Math (GE 1) MAT 121 or higher	3
	Total Credits	15

Second Semester

Course #	Course Name	Credits
ENG 102	Freshman English 2	3
HIS____	Restricted History Elective*	3
_______	SUNY Natural Science (GE 2) +	3
_______	MAT 111 or higher or Computer Science or Liberal Arts Science +	3
MAT____	MAT 122 or higher +	3
	Total Credits	15

Third Semester

Course #	Course Name	Credits
COM 101	Foundations of Communication	3
_______	MAT 111 or higher or Computer Science or Liberal Arts Science +	3
_______	MAT 111 or higher or Computer Science or Liberal Arts Science +	3
_______	Restricted SUNY Elective#	3
_______	Elective	3
	Total Credits	15

Fourth Semester

Course #	Course Name	Credits
_______	MAT 111 or higher or Computer Science or Liberal Arts Science +	3
_______	MAT 111 or higher or Computer Science or Liberal Arts Science +	3
_______	Elective	3
_______	Elective	3
_______	Elective	3
		15

* SUNY American History (GE 4) or Western Civilization (GE 5) or Other / World Civilization (GE 6) lists.

** SUNY Arts or Foreign Language (GE 9) lists.