Wayland-Cohocton High School

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

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. For math/science students. Lecture/Laboratory.

Prerequisites: Placement into college-level math; eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010, 75% or higher in high school biology and high school chemistry or 75% or higher in high school biology and concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1010 or 1020. Successful completion of any 3 or 4 credit college biology course may substitute for high school biology. 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. For math/science students. Lecture/Laboratory. Lab fee.

Prerequisites: Placement into college-level math; eligible to take ENGL 1010 and 75% or higher in high school biology and high school chemistry or 75% or higher in high school biology and concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1010 or 1020 or BIOL 1510. Successful completion of any 3 or 4 credit college biology course may substitute for high school biology. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.

Credits 4

This is the first course in a two-course sequence, which covers the principles of chemistry and its quantitative aspects. Topics include the atomic theory of matter, characteristics of structure and bonding, reactions and stoichiometry, electronic structure, and the periodic table of the elements. Descriptive chemistry is integrated throughout the course. This course is intended for math/science students. Lecture/Laboratory.

Prerequisites: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010. 75% or higher in high school chemistry and placement into MATH 1215 or higher, or CHEM 1020 and placement in MATH 1215 or higher, or CHEM 1010. High school physics and a familiarity with algebraic calculations is strongly recommended. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Science.

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 intermolecular forces and the phases of matter (gases, liquids, and solids), chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, properties of solutions, chemical thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Descriptive chemistry is integrated throughout the course. This course is intended for math/science students. Lecture/ Laboratory.

Prerequisites: CHEM 1510. High school physics and a familiarity with algebraic/logarithmic calculations is strongly recommended. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.

Credits 4

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. Writing Process.

Prerequisites: Placement, ENGL 0980, or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 0999. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Written Communication and Required Competency in 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. Writing Process.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1010. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Humanities

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. Lecture/ Recitation/Laboratory. Upper level course.

Prerequisites: FREN 1020 or three years of Regents high school French. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World Languages.

Credits 4

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.

Prerequisites: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010.

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. Writing in content area.

Prerequisite: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World History and 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. Writing in content area.

Prerequisite: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World History and Global Awareness.

Credits 3

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. Spreadsheet application and other appropriate technology will be used. A graphing calculator without a CAS (Computer Algebra System) is required; Texas Instruments TI-83 or TI-84 recommended. 

Prerequisites: Eligible for ENGL 1010, MATH 1150 or higher. MATH 1150, 1215, or 1230 or higher MEET the prerequisite for MATH 1310. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning.

Credits 4

The characteristics of elementary real functions including algebraic and graphical analysis, inequalities, absolute values, logarithms, trigonometry of real numbers, plane analytic geometry, polar coordinates, complex numbers and Binomial Theorem. Cannot take both MATH 1411-1412 and 1413 for credit. A graphing calculator without a CAS (Computer Algebra System) is required; Texas Instruments TI-83 or TI-84 recommended. Meets SUNY General Education requirements in Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning. 

Prerequisites: MATH 1411

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.

Prerequisite: MATH 1411-1412 or MATH 1413 or placement. Cannot receive credit for this course and MATH 1510-1520. A graphing calculator without a CAS (Computer Algebra System) is required; Texas Instruments TI-83 or TI-84 recommended. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Mathematics. and Quantitative Reasoning.

Credits 4

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.

Prerequisite: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010. 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.

Prerequisite: MUSC 1010. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in The Arts

Credits 3

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. Lectures/Demonstrations/Discussion/Field Assignments. 

Prerequisites: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Social Sciences and SUNY Core Competencies in Critical Thinking and Reasoning, and Information Literacy

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. Prerequisite: SPAN 1020 or equivalent or three years of Regents high school Spanish. Lecture/Recitation/Laboratory. Upper-level course. Meets 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.

Prerequisite: SPAN 2010 or equivalent. Lecture/Recitation/Laboratory. Essential for Spanish majors who plan to take upper-level language and literature studies. Upper level-course.

Credits 4

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. Lecture/Presentations. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Oral Communication.

Credits 3