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Program checklist · B.S.

Cultural Studies: B.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
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
09.0102
Credits (computed from items)
1034-1059
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196264
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196264_7dceccf0
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

15 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. 4
  15. 4

Foundation #2: Theoretical Knowledge

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

Foundation #3: Diverse Perspectives

21 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 4
  11. 4
  12. 3-4
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. 4
  16. 4
  17. 4
  18. 4
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. 4

Foundation #4: Social Responsibility

10 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 4

Foundation #5: Critical Thinking and Reading

30 items
  1. As published: “Media Ethics & Law”
    3,4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. As published: “College Writing”
    3,4
  7. As published: “College Reading & Writing”
    3,4
  8. As published: “Effective Academic Writing”
    2,3
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. 3-4
  12. 4
  13. 2
  14. 4
  15. 4
  16. 4
  17. 4
  18. 4
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. 4
  22. 3-4
  23. 3
  24. 4
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. 4
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. 4

Foundation #6: Critical Thinking and Writing

19 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 3-4
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 4
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. 4
  16. 4
  17. 4
  18. 4
  19. 4

Concentration In Communication And Media

concentration · 2 items
  1. 4
  2. 4

Or any course in Media & Culture or Media & Society

53 items
  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. As published: “Media Ethics & Law”
    3,4
  11. 4
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. As published: “College Writing”
    3,4
  16. As published: “College Reading & Writing”
    3,4
  17. As published: “Effective Academic Writing”
    2,3
  18. 3
  19. 4
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. 2
  24. 4
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. 4
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. 4
  31. As published: “Effective Academic Writing”
    2,3
  32. 4
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. As published: “Creative Nonfiction: Introductory”
    4
  36. As published: “Creative Nonfiction: Advanced”
    4
  37. 4
  38. 3-4
  39. 3-4
  40. 4
  41. 4
  42. 4
  43. 3-4
  44. As published: “AI Literacy: Foundations, Challenges, Responsibilities”
    4
  45. 4
  46. 4
  47. 4
  48. 4
  49. As published: “Marketing Communications: Advertising & Promotion”
    4
  50. 4
  51. 4
  52. 4
  53. 4

Foundational Knowledge (Correlates with the Knowledge of a Field Guideline)

35 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. 3-4
  16. As published: “Science Fiction & the Human Dynamic: Introduction”
    4
  17. 4
  18. 4
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. 4
  22. 4
  23. 4
  24. 4
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. 4
  28. 3
  29. 4
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. 4
  33. 4
  34. 4
  35. 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

28 items
  1. 4
  2. 2
  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. 1-8
  17. 1-8
  18. 4
  19. As published: “Media Ethics & Law”
    3,4
  20. 4
  21. 3
  22. As published: “Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Technology for Educators”
    2
  23. 4
  24. 3
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. 4
  28. 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

18 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
  17. 4
  18. 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
Source. Empire State University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.sunyempire.edu/undergraduate/areas-study-degrees-certificates/areas-study-concentration-guidelines/cultural-studies/. Captured page pages/0320.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.