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Program checklist · A.S.

Cultural Studies: A.A.

Empire State University · Saratoga Springs, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
A.S.
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
CIP
16.0104
Credits (computed from items)
753-769
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1123
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196264
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196264_8de77c9b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Foundation #1: KNOWLEDGE OF A FIELD OR FIELDS

16 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 4
  11. 3-4
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 3-4
  15. 4
  16. 4

Foundation #2: THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

6 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4

Foundation #3: DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES

9 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 3-4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 4

Foundation #4: Social Responsibility

4 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4

Foundation #5: Critical Thinking and Reading

9 items
  1. As published: “College Writing”
    3,4
  2. As published: “College Reading & Writing”
    3,4
  3. As published: “Effective Academic Writing”
    2,3
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 3-4
  7. 4
  8. 2
  9. 4

Foundation #6: Critical Thinking and Writing

9 items
  1. As published: “College Writing”
    3,4
  2. As published: “College Reading & Writing”
    3,4
  3. As published: “Effective Academic Writing”
    2,3
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 3-4

ASSOCIATE DEGREES IN CULTURAL STUDIES WITH CONCENTRATION IN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA

concentration · 32 items
  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. As published: “Effective Academic Writing”
    2,3
  11. 4
  12. 2
  13. 4
  14. As published: “Creative Nonfiction: Introductory”
    4
  15. As published: “Creative Nonfiction: Advanced”
    4
  16. 4
  17. 3-4
  18. 3-4
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. 4
  22. 3-4
  23. As published: “AI Literacy: Foundations, Challenges, Responsibilities”
    4
  24. 4
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. 4
  28. As published: “Marketing Communications: Advertising & Promotion”
    4
  29. 4
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. 4

FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE (CORRELATES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF A FIELD GUIDELINE)

34 items
  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 4
  11. 4
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. As published: “Science Fiction & the Human Dynamic: Introduction”
    4
  16. 4
  17. 4
  18. 4
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. 4
  22. 4
  23. 4
  24. 4
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. 4
  33. 4
  34. 3

ETHICS

3 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4

POLITICS

4 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4

METAPHYSICS (QUESTIONS OF "REALITY")

1 item
  1. 4

EPISTEMOLOGY (QUESTIONS OF "KNOWING")

1 item
  1. 4

LOGIC AND REASONING

2 items
  1. 4
  2. 2

THEORIES THAT DEFINE RELIGION

1 item
  1. 4

RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS

4 items
  1. 2-8
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. HIST 3010/CUST 3167
    African History & Culture
    Not resolved to a course
    4

THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF ALLIED DISCIPLINES

18 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. As published: “US History to 1865: What Does it Mean to be a Free Nation?”
    4
  10. 4
  11. 4
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. 4
  16. 4
  17. 4
  18. 4

LANGUAGE SKILLS

4 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4

ATTITUDE

3 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

16 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 4
  11. 4
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. 4
  16. 4

EXPOSITORY WRITING

20 items
  1. As published: “Effective Academic Writing”
    2,3
  2. 3-4
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 4
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. As published: “Advanced Public Relations”
    3,4
  16. 3
  17. 3-4
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. As published: “Creative Nonfiction: Advanced”
    4

CREATIVE WRITING

9 items
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 3
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