Individual Studies: A.A.S.

Program Mission

Individual Studies: A.A.S.

The Individual Studies Associate in Applied Science major offers a dynamic, interdisciplinary degree to students wishing to prepare to enter the workforce or pursue professional development opportunities. This program allows students an opportunity to design their degree completion at SUNY Broome with customized course selection from previously earned college credits, prior learning experiences, and course completion at SUNY Broome. Graduates will satisfy a range of Liberal Arts and Science categories and advised pathway electives to support their professional development goals.

Program Learning Outcomes

Individual Studies: A.A.S.

Liberal Arts Individual Studies Applied (ISAT) students will demonstrate basic proficiency in written English.
Liberal Arts Individual Studies Applied (ISAT) students will demonstrate familiarity with social science concepts and methods.
Liberal Arts Individual Studies Applied (ISAT) students will demonstrate basic proficiency in math and/or science.
Liberal Arts students will demonstrate a familiarity with the concept of engaged citizenship and develop the basic skills necessary to negotiate American democracy. This is accomplished via the SUNY Broome Civic Education requirement.
Liberal Arts students will develop fundamental fitness concepts and skills that promote lifelong health and wellness.
Liberal Arts students will show competency with modern information technology and research skills. This is infused throughout the curricula.
Liberal Arts students will apply critical analysis to texts and arguments and fashion thoughtful, developed arguments of their own. ENG 220, a capstone course for every SUNY Broome student, embeds these skills within the course and these skills are also infused across the curricula.

This program is being discontinued and is no longer accepting new students.

Students whose academic goals cannot be attained through existing programs may be allowed to structure individualized degree programs. Qualified students develop, with an advisor, an “area of concentration.” This area of concentration must be a cohesive program of study clearly related to employment or upper division academic goals.

Completion of the Individual Studies Program can lead to an Associate in Science (AS) or Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. The degree will depend upon the student’s future academic and/or career goals. The AS degree program is designed for baccalaureate transfer, and the AAS degree is designed for immediate employment and professional development. Admission into the Program requires that the student develop a Plan of Studies that is approved by the Program Coordinator.

This is not a program for students unsure of their goals or simply exploring unrelated areas of study. For students unsure of their goals, refer to the Liberal Arts and Sciences A.A. program.

For additional information, consult the Program Coordinator, or an Academic Advisor in the Academic Advising Department, Student Services Building 210, 607-778-5421

Program Notes

Students find that degree completion results in expanded opportunities for promotion, job growth, and may provide pay increases.
The Individual Studies Applied Associate in Science degree can be completed 100% online.
SUNY Broome residency requirement is a minimum of 12 credits. Up to 51 credits from regionally credited institutions, the military, or CLEP can be applied to meet degree requirements.