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Nov 23, 2024
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Fall 2024 - Summer 2025 Academic Catalog
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A.
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School: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Academic Dept: Humanities
HEGIS: 5649
Important Note about Program Requirements
The requirements listed below are for students entering into this program from Fall 2024 to Summer 2025. Students who entered the program during a prior semester will find their specific requirements listed in the Catalog under which they entered. Archived Catalogs are accessible through the dropdown menu above.
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Program Description
Humanities is the broadest of the academic disciplines because it is concerned with the whole spectrum of one’s social, intellectual, artistic, and spiritual history. Humanities study reflects many aspects of human aspiration and achievement. Academic subjects commonly included in humanities are literature, modern languages, philosophy, and the arts.
The Liberal Art and Sciences: Humanities degree allows students to explore their interests within the humanities while allowing them a great deal of flexibility in choosing their coursework in other academic areas.
The Associate in Arts degree at Westchester Community College parallels most liberal arts programs in four-year colleges and universities. Most graduates of this degree program transfer to four-year institutions to continue their education. By choosing their courses carefully, many graduates can transfer with full credit and complete the bachelor’s degree in two additional years of study.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Humanities degree a student will:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the methods and conventions in the field of English or Philosophy and at least one other Humanities’ discipline.
- Demonstrate the ability to develop, research and document analytical responses to one or more of the following: films, literary or philosophical texts, works of art, musical compositions or performances, theatrical works.
- Demonstrate the ability to produce clear, creative written expression of ideas.
- Demonstrate the ability to determine distinctive features of a non-English speaking culture.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the structure and vocabulary of a language outside of English.
Program Requirements
60 credits are required for the degree:
- General Education - 31 credits
- Required Degree Courses - 29 credits
General Education Requirements - 31 Credits
Where specific courses are not listed within the categories above, courses must be selected from the list of all general education courses .
Required Degree Courses - 29 credits
- Philosophy (3 credits): select any Philosophy (PHIL) course
- Social Sciences (3 credits): select ONE course from any of the following disciplines
- Anthropology (ANTHR), Economics (ECON), Geography (GEOG), Political Science (POLSC), Psychology (PSYCH), Sociology (SOC)
- Free Elective (5 credits): select any college course(s)
- English or Communications Electives (6 credits): select TWO of the following
- Liberal Arts Electives (12 credits): select FOUR from the following:
Program Map
The program map is a recommended semester-by-semester schedule of courses based on degree requirements and serve as a general guideline to help students complete their program in two years. Although designed for full-time enrollment, these are easily adaptable for part-time study. For additional, individualized guidance, students should review Degree Works and consult an Academic Counselor or Faculty Advisor to ensure they are on track to complete their program.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
| Course |
Credits |
| Social Sciences Course |
3 |
| Philosophy Course |
3 |
| English or Communications Elective |
3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective |
6 |
| Semester Total Credits |
15 |
Semester 4
| Course |
Credits |
| English or Communications Elective |
3 |
| Free Elective |
5 |
| Liberal Arts Elective |
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| Semester Total Credits |
14 |
Minimum Total Credits: 60
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