College Catalog 2024-2025

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Individual Studies AS (INST)

Degree Type: AS

Program Code: INST

Hegis Code: 5649.00

Microcredential: https://www.sunyacc.edu/programs-courses/microcredentials

This AS in Individual Studies degree will allow students studying in the Humanities to enroll in a combination of theatre, music and art coursework in preparation for a baccalaureate degree. With the flexibility in design, students will be able to explore the various performance/applied humanities curriculum offered by the college. Students will also have the option to enroll in Business courses to provide a management/marketing focus to their studies. The program will prepare students for transfer to four year institutions into a program of their design not currently offered by the college. Students will have obtained the necessary SUNY general education coursework and be allowed to customize their remaining coursework based on desired transfer school and/or SUNY Transfer path. This degree will allow students with substantive specialized military credits to obtain their associates and move to a similar baccalaureate program without loss of credit. This degree will allow returning adult students with a variety of earned credit to obtain their associates and move to a similar baccalaureate program without loss of credit. This degree may allow students who transferred without obtaining their degree from SUNY Adirondack to reverse transfer their credits and obtain an associate's degree - in cases where a student may have changed their major or SUNY Adirondack has changed degree requirements. This degree will allow entrepreneurial students a broad based liberal arts and sciences foundation and the ability to customize their coursework in support of their area of interest.

Freshman Seminar Requirement

Freshman Experience

Choose one:

HRD 100College Learning: Theory and Practice

2

HRD 100ACollege Life Seminar

2

HRD 110First Year Seminar

1

Total Credit Hours:1-2

General Education Requirements

Introduction to College Writing

ENG 101Introduction to College Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Writing II

Choose one:

ENG 102Academic Writing

3

ENG 103Writing in and about the Sciences

3

ENG 104Writing for Business and the Professions

3

ENG 105Writing in and about the Social Sciences

3

ENG 106Writing in and about the Performing and Visual Arts

3

ENG 107Language, Structure and Style

3

ENG 108Writing in and about Literature

3

ENG 109Elements of Creative Writing

3

ENG 110Elements of Technical Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning

SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)

3

Total Credit Hours:3

SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning Lab Science

SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) Lab Science

3-4

Total Credit Hours:4

Health and Wellness

Choose one:

AVS 101Fundamentals of Backcountry Living

3

AVS 102Basic River and Backcountry Canoeing

2

BIO 115Human Sexuality

3

HED 103College Health

3

HED 104First Aid and Safety

2

HED 108Wilderness First Responder

3

NTR 101Fundamentals of Nutrition

3

NTR 111Human Nutrition

3

PED 105Introduction to Physical Education

3

PED 106Athletic Training I

3

PED 206Athletic Training II

3

PED 211Health Sciences Applied to Coaching

3

Total Credit Hours:2

Any PED activity course may also be used.

Note: PED 210 and PED 212 do not fulfill this requirement.

SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness

SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness

3

Total Credit Hours:3

SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement

SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement

3

Total Credit Hours:3

SUNY Gen Ed Social Sciences

SUNY Gen Ed Social Sciences GESS

3

Total Credit Hours:3

SUNY Gen Ed The Arts or World Languages or Humanities - Liberal Arts and Sciences - Other than English

Choose one:

SUNY Gen Ed The Arts

3

SUNY Gen Ed Humanities GHUM

3

SUNY Gen Ed World Languages

3

Total Credit Hours:3

SUNY Gen Ed Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

SUNY Gen Ed Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice GDVR

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Additional Math or Science Requirement

SUNY Gen Ed Math or Science Elective

SUNY Gen Ed Math or Science elective GMAT GNSC

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Program Core Requirements

Program Core

Recommended Sequence

First Semester

1-2 credits in HRD 100, HRD 100A or HRD 110

3 credits in ENG 101

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Social Sciences

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement

3 credits in Program Elective - See Note 1

3 credits in Program Elective - See Note 1

Total Credit Hours:16-17

Second Semester

1 credit in Health and Wellness

3 credits in ENG 102, ENG 103, ENG 104, ENG 105, ENG 106, ENG 107, ENG 108, ENG 109 or ENG 110

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed The Arts, SUNY Gen Ed World Languages or SUNY Gen Ed Humanities - Liberal Arts and Sciences (Other than English)

3 credits in Program Elective - See Note 1

3 credits in Program Elective - See Note 1

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness

Total Credit Hours:16

Third Semester

4 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) lab science

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)

3 credits in Program Elective - See Note 1

3 credits in Program Elective - See Note 1

3 credits in Program Elective - See Note 1

Total Credit Hours:16

Fourth Semester

1 credit in Health and Wellness

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics or Science

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

3 credits in Program Elective - See Note 1

3 credits in Program Elective - See Note 1

3 credits in Program Elective - See Note 1

Total Credit Hours:16

Notes

  1. Program Elective Courses should be carefully chosen with an advisor based upon career and transfer goals.

Total Credit Hours: 64