College Connections courses & requirements
Course offerings vary by high school. Please check with your high school guidance counselor to determine which College Connections courses are offered at your school. All students must meet the course requirements below prior to registering for a College Connections course.
Eligibility for English & math
Key terms for eligibility requirements:
- Prerequisite: course that must be taken prior to enrolling
- Corequisite: course that must be taken at the same time
- * denotes new course or update to course from previous year
College Connections courses
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Course | Credits | Eligibility Requirements | SUNY GEN ED | JCC Essentials |
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ART 1510: Drawing I | 3 | No requisites | The Arts | |
ART 1530: 2-D Design and Color | 3 | No requisites | The Arts | |
ART 1590: Ceramics I | 3 | No requisites | The Arts | |
ART 1670: Photography I | 3 | No requisites | The Arts | |
ART 1730: Graphic Design I | 3 | No requisites | The Arts | |
BIO 1500: Human Biology | 4 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 | Natural Sciences | |
BIO 1510: Health Science | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | Natural Sciences | |
BIO 1515: Biology of Amphibians/Reptiles | 1 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
BIO 1520: Biology of Birds | 1 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
BIO 1540: Biology of Insects | 1 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
BIO 1560: Biology of Mammals | 1 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
BIO 1570: Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHE 1500 (or higher) unless HS chemistry was passed Eligibility: MAT 1590 or higher |
Natural Sciences |
Applied Learning |
BIO 2510: Anatomy & Physiology I BOCES New Visions students only |
4 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHE 1500 (or higher) unless HS chemistry was passed |
Natural Sciences | Scientific Reasoning |
BIO 2520: Anatomy & Physiology II BOCES New Visions students only |
4 | Prerequisite: BIO 1570 OR BIO 1575 OR BIO 2510 | Natural Sciences | Scientific Reasoning |
BUS 1360: Keyboarding/Word Processing | 3 | No requisites | ||
BUS 1420: Office Procedures | 3 | No requisites | ||
BUS 1430: Entrepreneurship & Innovation | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | Applied Learning | |
BUS 1500: Intro to Business | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
BUS 1510: Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports Eligibility: MAT 1500 |
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BUS 1520: Principles of Managerial Accounting | 4 | Prerequisite: BUS 1510 | Applied Learning | |
BUS 1610: Personal Finance | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
BUS 1700: Intro to Tourism and Hospitality | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
CHE 1500: Intro to Chemistry | 3 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 Eligibility: college-level math (MAT 1500 or higher) |
Natural Sciences | Scientific Reasoning |
CHE 1550: General Chemistry I | 4 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 Prerequisite/Corequisite: MAT 1590 (or higher) OR Eligibility: MAT 1600 Prerequisite: HS chemistry OR CHE 1500 |
Natural Sciences | Scientific Reasoning |
CHE 1560: General Chemistry II | 4 | Prerequisite: CHE 1550 Prerequisite/Corequisite: MAT 1600 (or higher) OR Eligibility: MAT 1710 |
Natural Sciences | Scientific Reasoning |
CMM 1510: Intro to Communication | 3 | Prerequisite: ENG 1510 | ||
CMM 1610: Public Speaking | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | The Arts | Applied Learning |
CMM 2840: Film Study and Appreciation | 3 | Prerequisite: ENG 1530 | ||
CRI 1510: Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | Applied Learning | |
CSC 1510: Intro to Computer Science | 3 | No requisites | ||
CSC 1530: Intro to HTML & CSS | 3 | No requisites | ||
CSC 1560: Computer Application Software I | 4 | Eligibility: college-level math (MAT 1500 or higher) | ||
CSC 1570: Programming Concepts/Applications | 3 | Eligibility: college-level math (MAT 1500 or higher) | ||
CSC 1590: Computer Programming | 4 | Prerequisite: CSC 1570 | Math | |
ECO 1530: Contemporary Economic Problems | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | Social Sciences | Global Perspectives |
EDU 1250: Early Childhood Development* | 1 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
EDU 1260: Health/Safety/Nutrition/Child* | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
EDU 1290: Intro to Early Childhood Ed/Care | 3 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 | Applied Learning | |
EDU 1510: Foundations of Education | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | Applied Learning | |
EDU 2210: Field Placement I* | 4 | Prerequisite: EDU 1290 or EDU 1510 with a C or better and permission of the education faculty. Application required. | Applied Learning | |
ENG 1510: English Composition I | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 0500 | Humanities | |
ENG 1530: English Composition II | 3 | Prerequisite: ENG 1510 | Communication (Written & Oral) | |
ENG 1540: Introduction to Literary Studies | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | Humanities | |
ENG 2620: British Literature II | 3 | Prerequisite: ENG 1530 | ||
ENG 2740: Newswriting and Editing | 3 | Prerequisite: ENG 1530 | The Arts | |
ENR 1560: Intro to Engineering and Design | 3 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: MAT 1590 (or higher) or Eligibility: MAT 1600 | ||
FRE 2510: Intermediate French I | 3 | Prerequisite: FRE 1520 or 3 years HS French | World Languages | Cultural Understanding |
FRE 2520: Intermediate French II | 3 | Prerequisite: FRE 2510 or 4 years HS French | World Languages | Cultural Understanding |
GLG 1510: Physical Geology | 4 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 Eligibility: college-level math (MAT 1500 or higher) |
Natural Sciences | Scientific Reasoning |
HCR 1200: Intro to Healthcare Studies | 3 | No requisites | ||
HCR 1210: Introduction to Disease | 1 | No requisites | ||
HCR 1460: Personal Health & Safety | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
HIS 1510: World History Before 1500 | 3 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 OR eligibility for ENG 1510 without supports AND 80+ final grade in both 10th grade social studies and English courses | World History & Global Awareness |
Cultural Understanding Global Perspectives |
HIS 1520: World History Since 1500 | 3 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 OR eligibility for ENG 1510 without supports AND 80+ final grade in both 10th grade social studies and English courses | World History & Global Awareness |
Cultural Understanding Global Perspectives |
HIS 1530: US History Before 1865 | 3 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 OR eligibility for ENG 1510 without supports AND 80+ final grade in both 10th grade social studies and English courses | US History & Civic Engagement |
Cultural Understanding |
HIS 1540: US History Since 1865 | 3 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 OR eligibility for ENG 1510 without supports AND 80+ final grade in both 10th grade social studies and English courses | US History & Civic Engagement |
Cultural Understanding |
HIT 1410: Medical Terminology | 3 | No requisites | ||
HIT 1420: Health Data Procedures | 3 | No requisites | ||
LDR 1300: Leadership Engagement | 3 | No requisites | ||
LDR 1660: Leadership Development* | 3 | Prerequisite: ENG 1510 | ||
MAT 1500: Problem Solving with Math | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports AND one of the following criteria: HS GPA 80+ and either Algebra I Regents 75+ or Algebra I final course avg. of 80+ ACCUPLACER QAS score 246+ Meets eligibility requirements for any higher-level math course |
Math | |
MAT 1540: Elementary Statistics | 3 | Students are eligible if they meet any one of the following criteria: Successfully completed MAT 1500 Successfully completed HS Algebra II (or higher) and HS GPA 80+ ACCUPLACER QAS score 255+ Meets eligibility requirements for any higher-level math course |
Math | |
MAT 1590: College Algebra/Trigonometry | 4 | Students are eligible if they meet any one of the following criteria: HS geometry final grade 70+ and either Algebra I Regents score or final course average of 80+ ACCUPLACER QAS score 255+ Meets eligibility requirements for any higher-level math course |
Math | |
MAT 1600: Precalculus | 4 | Students are eligible if they meet any one of the following criteria: Successfully completed MAT 1590 Algebra II Regents score or final course average of 80+ ACCUPLACER QAS score 280+ Meets eligibility requirements for any higher-level math course |
Math | |
MAT 1710: Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 4 | Successfully completed MAT 1600 or HS pre-calculus | Math | |
MAT 1720: Calculus & Analytic Geometry II | 4 | Successfully completed MAT 1710 | Math | |
MCT 1240: Engineering Drawing with Auto CAD | 4 | No requisites | ||
MCT 1270: Machine Theory & Operations | 3 | No requisites | ||
MCT 1380: Intro to Solid Modeling | 3 | No requisites | ||
MUS 1510: Music Appreciation | 3 | No requisites | The Arts | |
MUS 1570: Music Theory | 3 | No requisites | The Arts | |
PHE 1620: Fitness Concepts/Applications | 3 | No requisites | ||
PHY 1500: Foundational Physics | 4 | Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1510 OR eligibility for ENG 1510 without supports and an 80+ final grade in both the prior year science and social studies courses Eligibility: MAT 1590 (or higher) or successfully completed MAT 1500 |
Natural Sciences | Scientific Reasoning |
PHY 1610: General Physics I | 4 | Prerequisite: ENG 1510 Prerequisite: MAT 1590 (or higher) Prerequisite: HS physics or PHY 1510 |
Natural Sciences | Scientific Reasoning |
PHY 1620: General Physics II | 4 | Prerequisite: MAT 1600 (or higher) Prerequisite: PHY 1610 |
Natural Sciences | Scientific Reasoning |
PSY 1510: General Psychology I | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | Social Sciences | |
PSY 1550: Stress and Coping | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
PSY 1610: Death and Dying | 3 | Eligibility: ENG 1510 without supports or Corequisite: ENG 1510 with supports | ||
SPA 2510: Intermediate Spanish I | 3 | Prerequisite: SPA 1520 or 3 years HS Spanish | World Languages | Cultural Understanding |
SPA 2520: Intermediate Spanish II | 3 | Prerequisite: SPA 2510 or 4 years HS Spanish | World Languages | Cultural Understanding |
SPT 1300: Intro to Sport Management | 3 | No requisites | Applied Learning | |
THE 1510: Intro to Theatre | 3 | No requisites | The Arts | |
THE 1570: Acting | 3 | No requisites | ||
WLD 1200: Safety and Cutting Processes | 3 | No requisites | ||
WLD 1350: Shielded Metal Arc Welding | 3 | No requisites | ||
WLD 1360: Gas Metal Arc Welding | 3 | No requisites | ||
WLD 1370: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding | 3 | No requisites |