Liberal Arts and Sciences

Associate in Arts Degree

The Liberal Arts and Sciences Department provides its students with a broad-based liberal arts education which prepares them for junior level study in a variety of majors in the Liberal Arts and Sciences such as communications, education, English, history, law, psychology, sociology, social work, medicine, the applied health professions, biology, and all the physical sciences. Liberal Arts and Sciences students are required to fulfill all ten General Education requirements.

A broad range of elective courses in the Liberal Arts and Sciences allows students who are undecided about their majors to experiment with possible choices. Moreover, students who have majors or careers in mind may test those choices by taking elective courses that are prerequisites for their chosen majors.

Each student’s schedule of courses is arranged after careful consultation with a program advisor every semester.

Liberal Arts and Sciences (AA) Program Outcomes:

Graduates will develop the broad-based knowledge and skills necessary for upper division study and success in a variety of career choices.
Graduates will develop a firm appreciation of culture, ethics, esthetics, cultural awareness, and lifelong learning.

Admission to Farmingdale State College - State University of New York is based on the qualifications of the applicant without regard to age, sex, marital or military status, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.

Liberal Arts & Sciences | Dr. Melixa Abad Izquierdo | las@farmingdale.edu | 934-420-2656

Fall 2026

Subject to revision

College Requirement	(1 credit)
FYE 101 First Year Experience*	1

General Education Requirements	(31 credits)
EGL 101 Composition I: College Writing (GE)	3
Humanities (GE)	3
The Arts (GE)	3
US History and Civic Engagement/World History and Global Awareness(GE)	6
Mathematics (GE)	6
World Languages - Level II (GE)	3
Social and Behavioral Science (GE)	3
Natural Science with lab (GE)	4

Consult with your advisor to ensure that the general education graduation requirements are satisfied and are appropriate to your goals.

Program Required Courses	(31 credits)
EGL 102 Composition II: Writing About Literature	3
General Education Speech Course (GE)	3
Natural Science with lab elective	4
Social Science elective	3
Arts and Sciences electives**	12
Free Electives	6
Total Credits:	62-63

Curriculum Summary

*FYE 101 First Year Experience is required for all first time full time students

**Courses in this category must be from the School of Arts and Sciences only.

Degree Type: AA
Total Required Credits: 62-63

Please refer to the General Education, Applied Learning, and Writing Intensive requirement sections of the College Catalog and consult with your advisor to ensure that graduation requirements are satisfied. As a part of the SUNY General Education Framework, all first-time full time Freshman at Farmingdale State College (FSC) beginning Fall 2023, are required to develop knowledge and skills in Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ). Students will be able to fulfill this requirement at FSC by taking a specially designated DEISJ course that has been developed by faculty and approved by the DEISJ Review Board. DEISJ-approved courses may meet other General Education Knowledge and Skills areas and/or core competencies and thus be dually designated. DEISJ-approved courses may also earn other special designations such as those for Applied Learning or Writing Intensive.