Liberal Arts and Sciences – Math/Science

A.S. Degree

The liberal arts and sciences - math/science degree emphasizes the development of strong analytical skills and the background you need to excel in a changing technological world. A broad range of courses is available, including calculus, microbiology, human anatomy and physiology, physics, and computer programming. Recent graduates have transferred to a variety of colleges and universities and majored in aviation, biology, chemistry, dietetics, engineering, environmental science, geology, mathematics, natural resources, plant science, recombinant gene technology, secondary education, statistics, and wildlife biology.

Career Options
Transfer Options
Program Requirements
Faculty

Career Options

While the curriculum for this program is designed primarily for transfer to a bachelor’s degree program, skills learned relate directly to some positions in the math and science fields. There is a strong demand for teachers in math and science.

Transfer Options

Over the past five years, two thirds of the graduates of the liberal arts and sciences degree programs transferred immediately after graduation. Recent graduates have transferred to:

For specific transfer information, contact the Counseling, Career, and Transfer Services office.

Degree Requirements

A. Required Courses			Credits
ENGL	101	Academic Writing I	4
ENGL	102	Approaches to Literature
ENGL	201	Fundamentals of Speech or
ENGL	204	Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication	3
MATH	201	Calculus I	4
HSTY 101, 102, 201, 202 or 225			3
HLTH 126 or 225			1-3
FITN Elective			1
Total			19-21

B. Two (2) Course Pairs			Credits
(To include at least one 8-credit pair) from two different disciplines selected from the following:
Biology BIOL 101 and BIOL 102 or BIOL 104 and BIOL 105			6-8
Chemistry CHEM 101 and CHEM 102 or CHEM 107 and CHEM 108			8
Mathematics MATH 200 and MATH 202 or MATH 202 and MATH 203			7-8
Physics PHSC 104 and PHSC 105 or PHSC 211 and PHSC 212			8
Total			14-17

C. Computer Applications (CAPS)			Credits
Writing and Research: One of the following:
CAPS 111, 113, 141 or 152			1
Data Management: One of the following:
CAPS 121, 123, 131 or 133			1
Additional CAPS Elective or CSCI 160 or 165			1-3
Total			3-5

D. Two (2) Math, Science, or Computer Science			Credits
Elective			3-4
Elective			3-4
Total			6-8

E. Liberal Arts Elective			Credits
Elective			3
Elective			3
Restricted Elective (See TC3 Gen. Ed. Goal #9)			3
Restricted SUNY Gen. Ed. Elective (Select from approved courses for areas not covered by other program requirements)			3
Total			12

F. Unrestricted Electives**			Credits
Elective			3
Elective			3
Elective			3
Total			9

Credits Required for Graduation			62-71

Note: Credits in excess of the amounts in Category A through E may be applied to Category F only.

**COOP may replace up to nine credits of unrestricted electives.

Student may use one additional FITN course to satisfy an unrestricted elective requirement.

Faculty

Deborah Amidon-Staley

Assistant Professor (Science/Biology)

A.S. and A.A.S. , Tompkins Cortland Community College; B.S. , M.S. , SUNY College at Cortland.
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James R. Jacob

Assistant Professor (Biology/Biotechnology)

B.S. , Allegheny College; Ph.D. , University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
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Carol Janik

Professor (Mathematics, Computer Science)

B.A. , Northwestern University; M.S. , SUNY College at Cortland.
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Carol Morris

Professor (Biology)

B.A. , SUNY College at Binghamton; M.S. , Cornell University.
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Janet Swinnich

Professor (Physics, Electrical Technology, Engineering Science)

B.S. , St. Lawrence University; M.S. , Cornell University.
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Theodore Szymanski

Professor (Mathematics)

B.S. , University of Dayton; M.S. , Cornell University; Cornell Shell Fellow, 1966, 1968-70; 1992 Trustees’ Award for Excellence in Teaching; 1999 Chencellor's/Trustee's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Tompkins Cortland Community College