StudyQA — Bachelor: General Studies: Career Associate — Harrisburg Area Community College (Page 4)

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The General Studies curriculum is designed to meet academic needs not answered by more specific program offerings. Students interested in interdisciplinary study, specially designed programs of study not available in regular programs, or who are undecided as to career or transfer plans, often enroll in the General Studies curriculum. The program provides a degree of flexibility that is not available in other programs, but requires a more careful planning process to ensure that transfer or career needs are met.

Students must select courses in the Humanities and Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Mathematics, Natural and Physical Sciences, Diversity, and Physical Education and Wellness, in addition to the College’s requirement in written and oral communication. In addition, students are able to select 30-credits of coursework tailored to their needs and interests. Program electives may be selected from any College course number 100 or above. No "0"level courses are accepted for graduation.

Those who enroll in the General Studies curriculum should select their courses in consultation with a counselor to ensure that courses apply to transfer requirements or meet career program requirements. Students who wish to graduate in this curriculum are encouraged to enter the curriculum as soon as possible and no later than prior to the scheduling of the last fifteen credits of study at the college. Many students enrolled in the General Studies curriculum are first advised by counseling staff at HACC’s campuses. But as students discover areas of interest, they are advised by faculty in the discipline of their interest.

The program may be pursued full-time or part-time during the day or in the evening. The complete program is available at all of HACC’s campus locations, as well as through Virtual Learning.

Graduates have acquired both the foundational knowledge and skills found within six major areas of general education (Oral and Written Communication; Quantitative, Information, and Technology Literacy; and Critical Thinking) as well as in the coursework selected to meet their individual career or transfer requirements.

General Education
ENGL 101 English Composition I 3
ENGL 102 English Composition II (or) 3
ENGL 104 Technical Writing (or) (3)
ENGL 106 Business Writing (3)
COMM 101 Effective Speaking (or) 3
COMM 203 Interpersonal Communication (3)
Core A Elective 6
Core B Elective 6
Core C Elective 6
Physical Education & Wellness 1

Major Requirements
Program Electives* 30
CIS 105 Introduction to Software for Business or higher. 3
Or, other curriculum approved Computer Literacy Course** 33

This curriculum is designed to prepare students to:

Select and apply mathematical tools to draw conclusions from quantitative data

Write appropriately for audience, purpose and genre; demonstrate appropriate content, organization, syntax, and style; and acknowledge the use of information sources, according to convention

Generate a new idea or artifact by combining, changing, or reapplying existing ideas or products

Demonstrate the ability to communicate, create, and collaborate effectively using technologies in multiple modalities

Competently construct and effectively present orally, information designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners' attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors

Demonstrate the ability to find, evaluate, organize and use information effectively and ethically

Apply for a Full-Ride Scholarship

Are you a future student and ready to apply to HACC?
By applying to HACC, you have the opportunity to apply for a full-ride scholarship! HACC will fund two years of your education – enough to complete your associate degree.

Thanks to the support of the HACC Foundation, the College is able to offer FREE money to support future students, like you, in reaching your educational goals. Six full-ride scholarships are available – one from each of the five campuses and one through HACC’s Virtual Learning Program.

Please note that current students are not eligible for the full-ride scholarships. However, there are more than 250 scholarships available for current students.

What should you know about the full-ride scholarship?

The scholarship covers tuition, books and fees for a full academic year.

The scholarship will automatically renew each term for up to six consecutive terms if you maintain your eligibility.

Once you apply to the College and receive a HACC ID and email address, you may apply for the full-ride scholarship. You do not have to register for classes before applying for the scholarship.

Are you eligible?

To be eligible, you must:

Apply to HACC

Take 12-15 credits each term for no more than six consecutive terms (two years)

Live in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill or York county

Have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0

Provide a 480 SAT reading score, 21 ACT or comparable scores on the College’s placement test

Maintain a GPA of 3.0 while enrolled at HACC

Participate in at least two HACC student organizations

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