Liberal Arts & Sciences: Social Science (AA)

AA Degree – Code #0212

Michael Cobb, Program Coordinator

Email address: cobbmj@alfredstate.edu

This transfer program emphasizes course work in the social and behavioral sciences and in the liberal arts. By careful selection of electives, graduates are able to enter baccalaureate programs at the third-year level with all their general education requirements met.

PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Apply critical thinking skills to the analysis of typical issues in the social sciences.
2. Perform the basic operations of personal computer use, as well as employ basic research techniques to locate, evaluate and synthesize information from a variety of sources.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately in oral and written forms.
4. Discuss the social, psychological and historical influences on human behavior.
5. Identify the steps of the scientific method and discuss the research methods employed by social scientists.
6. Recognize the effects of globalization.
7. Identify the basic terminology related to the theories and research of the Social Sciences.

DIRECT ENTRY INTO BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM

Alfred State liberal arts & sciences: social science graduates may enter directly into the technology management BBA degree program.

TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates are qualified to enter baccalaureate programs in a variety of academic disciplines such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, and political science as well as in such professional fields as early childhood/childhood education, adolescent education, criminal justice, pre-law, human services management, and business administration. Among the colleges to which recent graduates have successfully transferred are Alfred University, University of Buffalo, Cornell University, SUNY Cortland, SUNY Fredonia, SUNY Geneseo, and St. Bonaventure University.

EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS

Employment and transfer rate of 100 percent – 5 percent are employed; 95 percent transferred to continue their education.

RELATED PROGRAMS

Human Services

Human Services Management

Individual Studies

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Adolescent Education (Teacher Education Transfer)

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Liberal Arts & Sciences: Math & Science

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS

Required: Algebra

Recommended: Geometry, Biology