ACE Courses and Descriptions

Vocabulary and concepts of accounting and bookkeeping for the small business. Provides some knowledge of accounting for working in a business environment and some skills to do the accounting in a small business organization. 
Cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been earned for ACCT 1030.
Credits: 4

Theories, principles and procedures related to financial or general accounting. Generally accepted accounting principles as they relate to the valuation of assets and equities and the measurement of accrual-based income.
Credits: 4

An introduction to the visual arts emphasizing the understanding and appreciation of art through a review of the elements and principles of art and design, as well as an examination of two- and three-dimensional art forms, methods and media.
Meets SUNY General Education requirements in The Arts.  
Credits: 3

Art history deals with one of the most human impulses- the making of objects and images. This course covers a very long period of time (Prehistory to Medieval Europe) and a variety of world locations. The topics include discussion of how artworks were made including materials used, the cultural elements that led to their creation, and a variety of other issues related to understanding how these works fit into human cultural history.
Meets SUNY General Education requirements in Humanities and The Arts.
Credits: 3

Art history deals with one of the most human impulses- the making of objects and images. This course covers a very long period of time (Renaissance to Modern) and a variety of world locations (predominantly Western art). The topics include discussion of how artworks were made including materials used, the cultural elements that led to their creation, and a variety of other issues related to understanding how these works fit into cultural history.
Meets SUNY General Education requirements in Humanities and The Arts.
Credits: 3

Explores the biological principles that govern living organisms; surveys bacteria, protists, fungi and plants; and investigates reproduction and growth of plants. Emphasizes the ecology of the groups at individual and community levels.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Science.
Credits: 3

Surveys the animal kingdom with emphasis on diversity, complexity, ecology and sustainability. Emphasizes animal biology, including organ systems and genetics.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences. 
Credits: 3

Students learn the interrelationships between humans and their environment by exploring the effects of the environment on organisms as well as sustainable solutions in the context of people, the planet, and profits. Topics include human population, biodiversity, ecosystem services, energy use, global climate trends, and food and water security. 
Cannot receive credit for this course if previously received credit for BIOL 1500.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.
Credits: 3

Covers body chemistry, the organ systems, human genetics, and human ecology.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.
Credits: 3

Presents an introduction to Anatomy and Physiology including organization of the human body, biochemistry, cells, genetics, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Laboratory activities reinforce and expand these topics.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Science. 
Credits: 4

Continues from BIOL 1210 an introduction to Anatomy and Physiology including the endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Laboratory activities reinforce and expand these topics. 
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences. 
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: BIOL 1210

Explores interrelationships between organisms and the environment. The impact of human activities such as pollution, resource use and population growth. Basic ecological concepts provide a foundation for understanding environmental problems and global change. Labs will illustrate the complexity associated with environmental change and emphasize sustainability. Laboratory includes the observation of plants, algae, bacteria and animals.
Cannot receive credit for BIOL 1030 after successfully completing BIOL 1500. 
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences and Critical Thinking.
Credits: 4

The modern aspects and techniques of biology will be emphasized. BIOL 1510 will cover scientific methodology, biochemistry, cell structure and physiology, genetic mechanisms, plant structure and physiology, taxonomy, and bacterial, protist, fungal, and plant diversity. 
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.
Credits: 4

Emphasizes the modern aspects of biology and its techniques. Includes evolution, animal diversity, human and animal anatomy/physiology, animal behavior, reproduction and development, and ecology. Laboratory requires dissection of a preserved fetal pig and various vertebrate organs, as well as the use of living invertebrates and fish.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences and Critical Thinking.
Credits: 4

Introduction to personal budgeting, including budget preparation and analysis, understanding credit reporting agency procedures and credit reports, overview of what types of credit, effective credit card use, and establishing financial goals.

Credits: .5

Effective techniques for oral and written communications. Analyzing and writing letters, memos, and business reports. Proficiency in language mechanics will be assessed.
Credits: 3

The four arithmetic processes and the algebra of business. Application of mathematics to typical business problems. Taxes, insurance, payroll, depreciation, trade and cash discounts, markup, simple interest and bank discounts, and financial statement analysis.
Credits: 3

Understanding of individual and workplace needs as they relate to professionalism, team building, and career growth. Topic areas include human relations, business ethics, business etiquette, team building concepts, and career enrichment.
Credits: 3

Communication, decision making, and critical thinking facilitated by the use of software using online tools and word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and databases in a simulated business environment to support other required business courses.
Credits: 3

Basic areas of personal finance, such as banking, home financing, insurance, investments, credit financing, and retirement planning.
Credits: 3

Introduction to the international perspective of business. Designed to give students the tools needed to succeed in world markets. Topics covered in global business include management, marketing, finance, strategic decision-making, laws and regulations, as well as the cultural component of international business.
Credits: 3

Introduction to computer aided design (CAD) techniques. Teaches commands necessary to generate basic three dimensional part models, assemblies and two-dimensional engineering drawings through use of a computer using the solid modeling program, Solid Works.
Credits: 3

This is the first course in a two-course general chemistry sequence, which covers the principles of chemistry and its quantitative aspects. Topics include the atomic theory of matter, electronic structure of atoms, theories of chemical bonding, reactions and stoichiometry, and properties of gases. Descriptive chemistry is integrated throughout the course.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.
Credits: 4

This is the second course in a two-course general chemistry sequence, which covers the principles of chemistry and its quantitative aspects. Topics include thermochemistry, intermolecular forces and physical states of matter, properties of aqueous solutions, thermodynamics and equilibrium, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics. Descriptive chemistry is integrated throughout the course.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Science.
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: CHEM 1510

Practice in conversation, development of reading and writing characters, and a systematic study of grammar. Attention to the culture of Chinese-speaking countries.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World Languages. 
Credits: 4

Additional practice in conversation, development of reading and writing characters, and a systematic study of grammar. Attention to the culture of Chinese-speaking countries.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World Languages. 
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: CHIN 1010

Development of greater facility in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding the language through systematic continued study of its structures. Attention to the culture of Chinese-speaking countries.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World Languages.
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: CHIN 1020

Continued development at the intermediate level of a facility in reading, writing, speaking and understanding the language through systematic study of its structures. Attention to the culture of Chinese-speaking countries.
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: CHIN 2010

Agencies and processes in the criminal justice system - legislature, police, prosecutor, public defender, courts and corrections. Roles and problems of law enforcement in a democratic society, component interrelations and checks and balances.
Credits: 3

Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York. Applicability of definitions, geographical jurisdictions of offenses, scope of prosecution, rules of evidence, preliminary proceedings, local criminal court, laws of arrest, proceedings from arraignment to plea, pre-trial proceedings, search and seizure.
Credits: 3

Penal Law of the State of New York. Application of law and definitions, justification as a defense, anticipatory offenses, offenses against the person, offenses involving damage and intrusion to property. Theft, fraud, public health, morals, and public order.
Credits: 3

Theories and applications of computers. Includes computer architecture, hardware, software, number coding, problem solving paradigms, microcomputer applications, network technology, computer ethics, computer careers, e-commerce, and system software.
Credits: 4

A theoretical overview of networks. Introduction to the OSI model, communications media, various network equipment, data transmission, protocols, topologies, architectures, Local area networks, Wide area networks, Routing and Routing protocols, IP addressing and structured cabling.
Credits: 4

Structure and functioning of the U.S. economy. National economic goals, the market system, price determination, taxation and government spending, business cycles, fiscal and monetary policy, international trade. Production theory, competition and business profit maximization. Understanding of current economic events and issues.
Credits: 3

U.S. macroeconomic goals, the American market system, price determination, distribution of income, government taxation and spending, national income accounting, fiscal policy, and monetary policy.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Social Sciences.
Credits: 3

Elasticity of supply and demand, utility theory, production cost analysis, profit maximization, monopoly and government regulation, labor organization, international trade and finance, economics of growth, resource depletion, and pollution.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Social Sciences.
Credits: 3

The aims of public education in our society; philosophical, historical, economic, political and social bases of our educational system. Current trends in education; popular myths about the teaching profession; roles, responsibilities, problems and concerns of teachers.
Credits: 3

Essay writing designed to sharpen the student's perceptions of the world and to facilitate communications with correctness, clarity, unity, organization, and depth. Assignments include expository writing, argumentation, and research techniques.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Written Communication and Information Literacy.
Credits: 3

Essay writing course designed to advance critical, analytical, and writing abilities begun in ENGL 1010. Literary analysis essays and interpretation on works of fiction, poetry, and drama.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Humanities.
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: ENGL 1010

Aspects of engineering study and the engineering profession. Methods of solution of engineering problems.
Credits: 2

Techniques and practices of engineering graphics for communication and interpretation of engineering design intent through the use of the three-dimensional parametric modeling program (SolidWorks) and international standard governing geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. (ASME/ANSI Y14.5 and ISO) Engineering freehand sketching and graphically solving problems including pictorial and multiview drawings, geometric constructions, plane and descriptive geometry, sectioning conventions and coordinate dimensioning and tolerancing.
Credits: 3

Development of greater facility in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding the language through a systematic review of its structures. Representative readings introduce the civilization of France.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World Languages.
Credits: 4

A thorough analysis of the language. Intensive discussion of grammar, usage, style, and vocabulary, enhancing expression through composition, oral reports, and more informed class discussions and conversations.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World Languages.
Credits: 4

Advanced study with an introduction to serious reading of some of the great writers of literature. Develops the ability to exchange ideas through writing and discussion in the foreign language.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and FREN 2020

Designed to assist first-year students in adjusting to the college environment as well as becoming familiar with strategies for success. A general orientation to the resources of the college, essential academic success skills to better understand the learning process, and career exploration will be covered.
Credits: 3

Examination of the kinds of physical and cultural features encountered on this planet, their location and significance. Course is organized on an economic and political basis considering developed and developing regions.

Credits: 3

An in-depth examination of a significant theme in geography not covered by another course.
Credits: 3

Theories and practices of American Federal Government with emphasis on the national level. Changing relationships between the branches of the national government, policy formulation, political parties, pressure groups, and the growth of presidential powers.
Credits: 3

Surveys the foundations of the major cultures of today's world from the beginning of recorded history to the early modern age, with an emphasis on how these developments continue to shape the human experience. Students will utilize methods of the social sciences by researching, interpreting, and communicating an understanding of primary and secondary historical sources. This world history course studies human patterns of interaction with a particular focus on change over time, global exchange, and those phenomena that connect people, places and ideas across regional boundaries.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World History/Global Awareness. 
Credits: 3

Surveys the cultural and continuities of selected world societies during the early modern and modern eras, from the sixteenth century CE to the present. Students will utilize methods of the social sciences by researching, interpreting, and communicating and understanding of primary and secondary historical sources. This world history course studies human patterns of interaction with a particular focus on change over time, global exchange, and those phenomena that connect people, places and ideas across regional boundaries, with an emphasis on the shaping of the modern age and the implications for the future of the global community.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World History/Global Awareness.
Credits: 3

Dreams and concepts brought to the New World and their development into America's institutions and social fabric. Conflict and consensus among groups, dilemmas facing revolutionaries and reformers, and ways economic, political and social changes have occurred.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in US History/Civic Engagement.
Credits: 3

End of Civil War to the present. Topics include industrial-urbanization, racism, sexism, the new manifest destiny, political changes, and the growth of a modern nation.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in US History/Civic Engagement.
Credits: 3

Surveys the period of European history extending from late Roman Antiquity to the early Renaissance. Emphasizes the use of primary sources. Explores the tension within medieval civilization between tradition and change, order and disorder.
Credits: 3 

The history of Europe since 1815, beginning with reactionism after the "excesses" of the French Revolution and Napoleon and covering the European alliances and the wars of the 20th century
Credits: 3

Focuses on basic knowledge and understanding of modern Africa, its people, their history and cultures. Socio-political crises will be examined. Helps to eliminate stereotyping of Bantu African civilizations and exposes students to non-European cultures. Students will become proficient in one specific geographic realm.

Credits: 3

Meets the special needs of individuals who are expected to respond in emergency situations. Presents advanced CPR skills and theory.
Credit: 1

A comprehensive course addressing the use and abuse of drugs in contemporary society, with emphasis on motivation for drug use and abuse; specific types of drugs and their identification; physiological and psychological implications of drug abuse; legal aspects of drug abuse; and treatment of the person with drug dependence.
Credits: 3

A comprehensive course addressing the use and abuse of alcohol in contemporary society, with emphasis on motivation for alcohol use and abuse; causes and symptoms of abuse; legal aspects of alcohol abuse; and treatment of the person with alcohol dependence.

Credits: 3

A comprehensive course addressing the current health problems facing our society, focusing on behavioral health strategies for prevention; risk-reduction; and basic principles and practices involved with attaining and maintaining optimal personal health and wellness.
Credits: 3

Experience and learn what achievement motivation is, how much of it an individual has, and how to increase it. Experience defining and setting goals through games, simulated life experiences, a programmed text, and individual and group activities. Opportunity to learn about self and to experience how sharing human resources allows for personal growth.
Credits: 3

Human services worker's role and the delivery system. Values, vocabulary, and skills appropriate to human services.
Credits: 3

Provides the skills, knowledge, and confidence to deal with children in crisis, to be in control in a crisis situation, and to help a child learn and grow from the experience. Ability to restrain a physically aggressive individual is essential.
Students cannot earn credit for this course and HUSR 1211.
Credits: 2

Requirements, obligations, and strategies for successful volunteering. Historical impact of volunteering in U.S. society. Emphasis on benefits of civic engagement and lifelong community involvement. Setting work and commitment expectations, identifying skills, and learning basic skills essential to volunteer situations.
May be taken up to 3 times for a total of no more than 3 credit hours.
Credit: 1

An intuitive approach to statistics. Analysis and description of numerical data using frequency distributions, histograms and measures of central tendency and dispersion, elementary theory of probability with applications of binomial and normal probability distributions, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, chi-square, linear regression, and correlation.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning.
Credits: 4

This course is designed to prepare students for calculus. Topics include problem solving, algebraic and graphical analysis, equations, inequalities, absolute values, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithms, trigonometric and circular functions, inverses, polar coordinates and conics.
Cannot take both MATH 1411-1412 and 1413 for credit.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning.
Credits: 4

The first semester of differential and integral single variable calculus. Basic theory using algebraic and trigonometric function and applications are covered concurrently. Topics include limits, derivatives, considered algebraically and graphically, differentials and their use as approximations, the indefinite and definite integrals with applications to areas, volumes, surface area, arc length, moments and center of mass.
Cannot receive credit for this course and MATH 1510-1520.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning.
Credits: 4

A continuation of Calculus I. Topics include calculus of conics, logarithmic, exponential, and hyperbolic functions, techniques of integration, infinite series, parametric equations and polar coordinates.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning.
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: MATH 1610

Engineering graphics fundamentals, incorporating both manual and computer-aided drafting. Includes freehand sketching, principles of applied geometry, multiview drawings, dimensioning, sectioned views, pictorials, conventional drawing practices and standards, and an introduction to AutoCAD.
Credits: 3

Fundamental elements of pitch, rhythm, musical notation and symbols, major and minor scales, intervals, and tonality. Course work will involve both written and aural skills.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in The Arts.
Credits: 3

Music notation, scales, modes, keys, intervals, simple chord progressions, elementary sight singing, and elementary keyboard accompaniment using primary chords.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in The Arts.
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: MUSC 1010

Part writing, harmonic analysis, modulation, melodic and harmonic dictation.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: MUSC 1110

Develop knowledge and skills to manage aquatic emergencies. Satisfies NYS requirement to become a lifeguard.
Credit: 1

Prerequisites: At least 15 years of age, strong swimming skills

Introductory principles of classical and modern physics. Mechanics of solids, periodic motion and sound, and heat and properties of matter. A transfer course for students majoring in biology, chemistry, mathematics, or health sciences.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.
Credits: 4

The second semester in the physics sequence, continuation of PHYS 1730; electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: PHYS 1730

The first semester of a two semester sequence in calculus-based physics. Mechanics, including vectors, particle kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, impulse and momentum, rotational motion, harmonic motion, and waves if time permits.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: MATH 1610- Calculus

An introduction to psychology. Includes scientific method, measurement in psychology, motivation, learning, thinking and problem solving, perception, behavior disorders and varieties of treatment, biological basis of behavior, social determinants of behavior, human development and personality.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Social Sciences, Critical Thinking, and Information Literacy.
Credits: 3

Development of conversational fluency in ASL. Students will accurately recognize and produce ASL with appropriate non-manual behaviors and grammatical features. Development of linguistic/cultural behaviors conducive to the deaf community and awareness of, and respect for, deaf culture. Receptive and expressive skills are fostered.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World Languages. 
Credits: 4

Continued development of conversational fluency in ASL. Emphasis on the production and comprehension of increasingly complex linguistic expressions through dialogue and conversation. More complex receptive and expressive skills are fostered through interactive ASL lessons and participatory activities.
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: SIGN 1010

Continued focus on specific grammatical and cultural topics using non-manual signals and markers. Emphasis is on greater fluency in idiomatic language usage and mastery of vocabulary and syntax. Skill is enhanced through in-class interactions with native language users.
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: SIGN 1020

Continued development of grammatical features of ASL, specialized vocabulary and the use of locatives, numbers and fingerspelling. The use of space in ASL discourse will be expanded. Deaf culture will continue to be focused.
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: SIGN 2010

Social and cultural factors in the origin, structure, and functioning of group life. Sub-divisions to be emphasized include social structure, culture, socialization, institutions, and stratification.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Social Justice, Social Sciences, and Critical Thinking
Credits: 3

Development of facility in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding the language through a systematic review of its structure. Representative readings as an introduction to Spanish civilizations.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World Languages.
Credits: 4

A thorough analysis of the language; intensive discussion of grammar, usage, style and vocabulary, enhancing expression through composition, oral reports, and more informed class discussions and conversations.
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: SPAN 2010

Advanced study in the language with an introduction to serious readings of some of the great writers of literature. Conveys ideas and develops the ability to exchange ideas through writing and discussion in the language.
Also fulfills 2000-level English requirement.
Credits: 3

Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and SPAN 2020

Develops self-awareness and audience awareness through oral presentation. Organize and present material in a variety of speaking occasions, including information, visualization, demonstration, argumentation, persuasion, and ceremonial.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Communication. 
Credits: 3

Presents theatre as an all-encompassing art form. Surveys the history of theatre and the diversity of theatrical genres from story-telling to 20th century 'Realism' to performance art. Studies dramatic literature as it relates to practical theatrical production. Examines the collaborative process leading to production. Students present a full production plan as a final project.

Meets SUNY General Education requirements in Information Literacy, The Arts, and Humanities.

Credits: 3

An introduction to the art and craft of performance. Considers contemporary approaches to the craft. Emphasis on acting exercises and basic principles of the actor's process: centering, focus, breathing, vocal energy, stimulation of the imagination, listening, memorization techniques, harnessing the state of play, the collaborative nature of acting. Introduction to character analysis, monologue, scene study, finding audition materials.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in The Arts and Humanities.
Credits: 3

Awareness and participation in a positive, balanced wellness lifestyle. Dimensions of wellness, health related assessments, and the development of personal wellness action plan.
Cannot earn credit for this course if you already have credit for HLTH 1207.
Credit: 1