Approved Courses
It is highly recommended that graduates of A.A. and A.S. programs complete a minimum of one course in seven of the ten knowledge and skill areas listed below.
Students in A.A.S. programs are encouraged to select electives to complete as many skill areas as possible.
A complete listing of courses can be found here.
Courses
Communication Written and Oral
Critical Thinking and Reasoning Competency
Diversity Equity Inclusion and Social Justice (DEISJ)
| ED 210 | Social Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EN 217 | African American Literature | 3 |
| EN 219 | Indigenous Literatures N. Am | 3 |
| EN 242 | American Literature 1620-1865 | 3 |
| EN 243 | American Lit 1865-Present | 3 |
| SS 136 | Criminology | 3 |
| SS 161 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
| SS 162 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SS 167 | Juvenile Delinquency | 3 |
| SS 191 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| SS 227 | Gangs: Theory, Pract and Suppres | 3 |
| SS 241 | American Minorities | 3 |
| SS 246 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
World Languages
HU 100, HU 101: Herkimer College reserves the right to use American Sign Language for students in programs leading to careers in health and social service agencies or in programs leading to teacher certification.
Humanities
These courses appear in more than one knowledge and skill area:
These courses can only be used to fulfill one requirement.
Information Literacy Competency
| BU 105 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| CJ 127 | Introduction to Crime Analysis and Crime Mapping | 3 |
| CJ 261 | Computer Forensics & Invest | 3 |
| EN 111 | College Writing | 3 |
| EN 161 | Journalism | 3 |
| EN 228 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| HU 172 | Survey World Religions | 3 |
| HU 235 | Social Media | 3 |
| MA 127 | Mathematical Statistics I | 3 |
| MA 127D | Mathematical Stats I - Plus | 3 |
| MA 128 | Mathematical Statistics II | 3 |
| SS 163 | Marriage and Family | 3 |
| SS 200 | Rsch and Analy Meth Crim Anal | 3 |
| SS 225 | Terrorism and Homeland Security | 3 |
| SS 227 | Gangs: Theory, Pract and Suppres | 3 |
Mathematics Quantitative Reasoning
Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
Other World Civilizations
This course appears in more than one knowledge and skill area:
This course can only be used to fulfill one requirement.
Social Sciences
This course appears in more than one knowledge and skill area:
The Arts
These courses appear in more than one knowledge and skill area:
These courses can only be used to fulfill one requirement.
US History and Civic Engagement
| SS 121 | American History to 1865 | 3 |
| SS 122 | American History Since 1865 | 3 |
| SS 141 | American Government | 3 |
| SS 142 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| SS 245 | American Women's History | 3 |
| SS 246 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
This course appears in more than one knowledge and skill area:
World History and Global Awareness
| EN 137 | Mythology | 3 |
| HU 172 | Survey World Religions | 3 |
| SS 111 | History of Early Western Civil | 3 |
| SS 112 | History of Modern Western Civ | 3 |
| SS 130 | Early World Civilizations | 3 |
| SS 132 | Modern World Civilizations | 3 |
| SS 145 | World Politics | 3 |
These courses can only be used to fulfill one requirement.