Liberal Arts and Sciences: Individual Studies

SUNY Adirondack offers a Liberal Arts and Science: Individual Studies program, which provides you with flexibility. Design a degree program to support your career and transfer goals. This degree can be earned online, or at SUNY Adirondack Queensbury or SUNY Adirondack Saratoga.

Degree
Associate in Science
Program Type
Transfer Degree
Pathway
Humanities and Social Sciences
Additional Program Option
Saratoga Online
Credits
64

Learning outcomes

  • Develop sufficient background in a discipline to qualify for upper-level study.
  • Demonstrate the skills and knowledge needed to think critically.
  • Employ effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Articulate the presence and influence of diversity within societies such as the United States and those in Western Europe, as well as throughout the world.
  • Demonstrate the skills and knowledge related to personal health and fitness, lifelong sports and recreational wellness.
  • Examine expression and the creative process in one or more of the areas of humanities.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific method. 
  • Identify basic factors relevant to the analysis of human behavior.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of quantitative literacy.
     

Curriculum and requirements

SUNY Adirondack's Individual Studies program supports topics not in our offered degrees. Those who started in one direction and now have a new focus, including returning adults and veterans, do well in this program. This also allows students who aren't sure what they're interested in to explore multiple areas of study. 

Degree requirements and sample schedule

Program sheet — Queensbury

Program sheet — Saratoga

Looking to the future

SUNY Adirondack's concentration in Individual Studies prepares graduates for further education.

Two SUNY Adirondack graduates are seen from behind at Commencement 2024

Prepare to transfer

SUNY Adirondack has more than 30 seamless transfer agreements. The most popular transfer institutions for Individual Studies majors are Empire State College and SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

Careers after Individual Studies