Students pursing an associate degree may elect to pursue an optional Academic Concentration in one of the following fields. For all Academic Concentrations, at least 15 or more total credits are required. Grades of at least C are required in all courses. Only 6 transferred credits, if applicable to requirements, may be applied toward an Academic Concentration.
Concentrations
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Business Studies
Required Courses
BUS1011 Introduction to Business
ACC1011 Principles of Accounting I
Two 2000-level Business Department courses, excluding BUS2991Elective Courses (choose one)
ECN2011 Essentials of Economics
ECN2021 Introduction to Microeconomics
ECN2031 Introduction to Macroeconomics -
Communication
At least one of the following, but no more than two:
COM1011 Introduction to Communication (preferred)
COM1071 Introduction to Public SpeakingThree of the following (or four, if only one 1000-level Communications course is taken):
BUS2011 Effective Business Communication
CO2022 Relationships and Relational Communication
COM3021 Leadership and Small Group Communication
COM2051 Intercultural Communication
COM2062 Oral Traditions and Media
COM2063 Internet, Culture and Communication
COM2064 Media Ethics
JRN2021 Broadcast Journalism
JRN2031 Journalism in the Digital Age
COM2065 Radio Production and Programming
COM3071 Professional Presentations
COM2082 Collaborative Negotiations
COM2084 Dialogue and Debate -
Computer Science
Required Courses
CSC1635 Computer Science I
CSC2621 Web Science (3 credits)Elective courses (three of the following, of which only one Mathematics course is allowed)
CSC2635 Computer Science II
CSC2636 Mobile Application Programming
CSC2638 Data Structures and Algorithms
CSC2751 Networking and Security
CSC Independent Study
MAT2732 Calculus I
MAT2741 Linear Algebra
MA2833 Calculus II -
Creative Writing
Required Course
CRW1011 Creative Writing
Two of the following:
CRW2011 Creative Writing: Short Stories
CRW2021 Creative Writing: Poetry
WRT2011 Creative Non-FictionTwo of the following:
LIT2011 Film Adaptations of Literature
LIT2012 Beat Literature
LIT2017 Science Fiction
LIT2018 Short Fiction
LIT2019 Shakespeare's Plays
LIT2021 Contemporary American Poetry
LIT2022 Environmental Literature
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Education
Required Courses
EDU1031 Introduction to Education
EDU2021 Key Issues in Education OR EDU2031 Pedagogy and Practice in Special Education OR ED2091 Learning Disabilities Seminar
PSY1011 Introduction to Psychology
PSY2021 Child Development OR PSY2031 Adolescent and Adult Development
PSY2071 Educational Psychology -
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Required Courses
ACC1011 Principles of Accounting I
BUS2011 Effective Business Communication
BUS2021 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
MKT2011 Introduction to MarketingElective Courses (choose one of the following)
ECN2011 Essentials of Economics
ECN2021 Introduction to Microeconomics
ECN2031 Introduction to Macroeconomics -
Natural Science
Required Courses
Must choose any 4-credit Natural Science 1000-level course.
A minimum of 11 credits, of which at least 7 are at the 2000 level, of the following:
BIO1511 Introduction to Biology
CHE1511 Introduction to Chemistry
NSC1511 Introduction to Physical Science
GEO1511 Introduction to Geology
BIO 1521 Principles of Biology I
BIO 1522 Principles of Biology II
CHE 1521 Principles of Chemistry I
CHE 1522 Principles of Chemistry II
BIO2511 Perspectives in Evolution
BIO2031* Nutrition and Health
NSC2511 Natural History of New England, with lab
NSC2011* Natural History of New England
ECO2511 Aquatic Egology and Pollution
ECO2521 Field Ecology
ENV2511 Environmental Science
NSC2021* Contemporary Issues in Science
NSC2031* Introduction to Forensic Science
BIO2521 Anatomy and Physiology I
BIO2041 Bioethics
ECO3011 Winter Ecology
ENV3011 Principles of SustainabilityCourses with an * are 3-credit courses and do not have a lab.
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Psychology
Required Courses
PSY1011 Introduction to Psychology
MAT1321 Statistics
PSY2021 Child Development OR PSY2031 Adolescent and Adult DevelopmentTwo of the following:
PSY2051 Abnormal Psychology
PSY2061 Positive Psychology
PSY2071 Educational Psychology
PSY2081 Cognitive Psychology
BIO2091 Biological Psychology
SOC2031 Human Sexuality