Individual Studies, A.S.
Major Code: 0688This program is also offered at the Norwich Campus.
The Individual Studies degree program provides flexible educational opportunities to students who are exploring their academic and career options or who have unique educational goals. Students are provided with academic advisement and career guidance that allows them to design an individualized plan of study. Students may take coursework in a variety of areas, including business, psychology, natural sciences, natural resources and renewable energy, criminal justice, computer information systems, agriculture, journalism, hospitality, the healthcare professions, and others.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning skills.
- Identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments as they occur in their own or others’ work.
- Develop well-reasoned and persuasive arguments.
- Demonstrate effective information management skills.
- Perform the basic operations of personal computer use.
- Understand and use basic research techniques.
- Locate, evaluate, and synthesize information from a variety of sources.
- Demonstrate readiness to join the workforce or pursue further study through the effective application of skill in communication, critical thinking and reasoning, and information management.
SUNY General Education Requirements: All SUNY Morrisville AS degree programs require completion of at least 30 credits of SUNY GE, a minimum of seven (out of ten) knowledge and skills areas (including the four required knowledge and skills areas as indicated below), and completion of the two core competencies. The specific courses required within each knowledge and skills area/core competency for this degree program are outlined below.
Knowledge and Skills Areas:
| Field Name | Field Value |
|---|---|
| Communication Written & Oral (required) | COMM 105 |
| Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (required) | as advised |
| Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) (required) | as advised |
| Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) (required) | as advised |
| Humanities | COMP 102 |
| Social Sciences | as advised |
| The Arts | as advised |
| US History and Civic Engagement | as advised |
| World History and Global Awareness | as advised |
| World Languages | as advised |
Core Competencies:
| Field Name | Field Value |
|---|---|
| Information Literacy (required) | as advised |
| Critical Thinking and Reasoning (required) | as advised |
Curriculum Requirements
A minimum of 60 credits is required for degree completion.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 105 | Research & Communication | 3 |
| COMP 102 | Writing About Literature | 3 |
| MATH as Advised | 3 | |
| SUNY General Education Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) as Advised | 3 | |
| SUNY General Education Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) and/or MATH as Advised | 6-8 | |
| SUNY General Education Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice as Advised | 3 | |
| SUNY General Education courses in Social Sciences, The Arts, US History & Civic Engagement, World History & Global Awareness or World Languages as Advised | 9 | |
| Additional Elective Credits | 28-30 | |
| Total Credits | 58-62 | |