African-American Studies
African-American studies is a discipline, which develops a broad knowledge base in the history and cultural heritage related to people of African descent in America. African-American studies is an interdisciplinary pursuit and involves investigations into the social, economic, political, literary and other cultural dimensions of the African-American experience.
Advanced education in African-American studies is an excellent preparation for careers in business, government, social work, communications, public administration and law.
Students interested in pursuing higher education in the field of African-American studies should consider taking some of the following courses as electives while at STCC:
HIST-322 Introduction to African American History: Colonial to 1865
HIST-323 Introduction to African-American History: 1865 to Present
ENGL-304 Introduction to African-American Literature 1
ENGL-404 Introduction to African-American Literature 2
Liberal Arts Transfer Program Goals
The Liberal Arts Transfer program will produce graduates who:
- as graduates, transfer to senior institutions having completed the general education requirements of the senior institutions.
- as graduates, transfer to senior institutions as full Juniors.
- transfer courses as equivalents of prerequisites for junior and senior level courses in their majors at the senior institution.
- complete the bachelor's degree at the same rate as native students.
- demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking, quantitative, reasoning, communication, and information and technological literacy.
| Semester 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| ENGL-100 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 | 3 |
| STAT-142 | STATISTICS (or) | 3 |
| MATH-122 | APPLIED MATHEMATICS 1 (or) | 3 |
| MATH-124 | MATHEMATICS FOR A TECHNICAL SOCIETY (or) | 3 |
| MATH-132 | TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS 1 (or) | 4 |
| ELMAT | GENERAL MATH ELECTIVE | 3 |
| HIST-110 | SURVEY OF EARLY U.S. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT (or) | 3 |
| PSCI-100 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 3 |
| PSYC-100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| ELLIB | GENERAL LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVE (Note 1) | 3 |
| Total: | 15-16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| ENGL-200 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION 2: AN INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | 3 |
| ELHIS | GENERAL HISTORY ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELSCI4 | GENERAL LAB SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 4 |
| SOCL-100 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (or) | 3 |
| SOCL-110 | INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
| ELLIB | GENERAL LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVE (Note 1) | 3 |
| Total: | 16 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| ELLIT | GENERAL LITERATURE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELSCI4 | GENERAL LAB SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 4 |
| ENGL-203 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| ECON-100 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 1 | 3 |
| ELLIB | GENERAL LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVE (Note 1) | 3 |
| Total: | 16 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| No. | Course Title | Credits |
| ELLIT | GENERAL LITERATURE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| PHIL-210 | PHILOSOPHY 2 (or) | 3 |
| PHIL-110 | PHILOSOPHY 1 | 3 |
| ELLIB | GENERAL LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVE (Note 1) | 3 |
| ELLIB | GENERAL LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVE (Note 3) | 3 |
| ELHUM | GENERAL HUMANITIES ELECTIVE (Note 2) | 3 |
| Total: | 15 | |
Notes:
- Liberal Arts Electives include: Math, Science, Social Sciences (except PSYC-109), Humanities, Fine Arts, and CMPA-196(Computing in the Arts and Sciences). A foreign language is recommended. For those students interested in secondary education, EDUC-320 Foundations of Education may be taken.
- Humanities Electives include: Art, Music, Drama or Creative Writing. Two are needed for students planning to transfer to Westfield State College.
- CMPA-196 Computing in the Arts and Sciences is strongly recommended.
Upon the successful completion of requirements for this program, the degree of Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts Transfer will be awarded.