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Program checklist · AS

Liberal Arts & Sciences: Public Policy, AS

Mohawk Valley Community College · Utica, NY

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Program
Award
AS
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Total credits (published)
64
Catalog edition
College Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This program prepares students to respond to the changes in government and their communities. It provides the skills to understand public policy making. Students choose electives from a broad range of disciplines in the field of policy making. Students completing this program are prepared to transfer to four-year programs in specialized interest areas, or find employment in state, local, and federal government, non-profit agencies, business, law, or management.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
193283
CourseShelf checklist
CK_193283_8595fcc5
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

First Semester

7 items
  1. CF 100
    College Foundations Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  2. EN 101
    As published: “English 1: Composition”
    3
  3. IS 101
    Computers and Society
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. PS 101
    As published: “American National Government”
    3
  5. PS 102
    Introduction to Public Policy
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. SO 101
    Introduction to Sociology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. PE Physical Education
    Not resolved to a course
    0.5

Second Semester

6 items
  1. EN 102
    As published: “English 2: Ideas and Values in Literature”
    3
  2. CJ 106
    Ethics in Criminal Justice
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. MA 110
    As published: “Elementary Statistics”
    3
  4. PS 203
    State and Local Government
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. Any GE Natural Science Course
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  6. PE Physical Education
    Not resolved to a course
    0.5

Third Semester

6 items
  1. AC 115
    Financial Accounting
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. BM 101
    Survey of Economics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. PY 101
    As published: “Introduction to General Psychology”
    3
  4. Program Elective (a)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. Program Elective (b)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. PE Physical Education
    Not resolved to a course
    0.5

Fourth Semester

6 items
  1. PS 206
    Grant Writing
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. History Elective (e)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. Mathematics or Science Elective (c)
    Not resolved to a course
    3-4
  4. Criminal Justice Elective (d)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. Program Elective (f)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. PE Physical Education
    Not resolved to a course
    0.5

Program Elective (a)

3 items
  1. CJ 217
    Restorative Justice
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. HS 231
    Ethics, Policy and Law
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. CJ 202
    American Constitutional Law
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Program Elective (b)

6 items
  1. HU 187
    Art Appreciation
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. HU 280
    An Introduction to Ethics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. HU 290
    Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities: Medieval and Early Renaissance
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. HU 291
    Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities: The Modern Age
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. HU 295
    Survey of Western Philosophy
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. HU 296
    Topics in Philosophy
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Mathematics or Science Elective (c)

12 items
  1. PH 112
    Science of Light 1
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. PH 113
    Science of Light 2
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. PH 114
    Science of Digital Imaging
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  4. PH 131
    Physics Fundamentals
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  5. PH 141
    Astronomy: The Solar System
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  6. PH 142
    Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, & the Universe
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  7. PH 151
    As published: “General Physics 1”
    4
  8. PH 152
    As published: “General Physics 2”
    4
  9. MA 108
    Concepts in Mathematics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. MA 115
    Intermediate Mathematics
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  11. MA 121
    Fundamentals of College Mathematics 1
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  12. MA 150
    Precalculus
    Not resolved to a course
    4

Criminal Justice Elective (d)

0 items

    History Elective (e)

    2 items
    1. HI 111
      As published: “American History to 1865”
      3
    2. HI 112
      As published: “American History 1865-Present”
      3

    Program Elective (f)

    2 items
    1. SS 218
      Methods of Research
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. PY 210
      Research Design for the Behavioral Sciences
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Program Goals and Outcomes

    11 items
    1. To prepare students to distinguish between empirically grounded social science data and opinion​
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Students will be able to distinguish between empirically grounded social science data and opinion.​
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Prepare students to read, speak, and write effectively​
      Not resolved to a course
    4. Students will write and orally present a report on a public policy issue.​
      Not resolved to a course
    5. Prepare students to interact within a diverse population​
      Not resolved to a course
    6. Students will be exposed to diverse points of view.​
      Not resolved to a course
    7. Prepare students to analyze quantitative information and think critically​
      Not resolved to a course
    8. Students will be able to read, interpret, and use social science data skillfully.​
      Not resolved to a course
    9. To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy​
      Not resolved to a course
    10. Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
      Not resolved to a course
    11. Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.​
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. Mohawk Valley Community College, catalog College Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.mvcc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=3&poid=338&returnto=235. Captured page pages/0126.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.