Individual Studies (A.A.S.)

Prepare for your career at JCC

The Individual Studies A.A.S. degree at Jamestown Community College prepares you to enter the workforce after graduation and pursue a career based on your interests and career goals.

JCC students choose Individual Studies because they can study specific topics and graduate with a degree. Popular fields include:

  • Dental hygiene
  • Funeral services administration
  • Radiology
  • Veterinary technology

In the Individual Studies A.A.S. degree, you may:

  • Customize your field of study
  • Earn a SUNY accredited degree that demonstrates your knowledge in the workforce
  • Take SUNY general education courses, which are guaranteed to transfer to any other SUNY institution
  • Work one-on-one with your advisor to plan your degree and career

Where to study at JCC

Individual studies skills

After you complete the program, you will be able to:

  • Recognize the value of learning as an ongoing process and understand your role in directing that process through individualizing a program of study to prepare for the workplace.

Planning your first semester

If you have a field that you want to study with the flexibility of the Individual Studies program, check out our suggested Semester 1 schedules for each career community. The schedules provide a solid foundation for their programs, with the flexibility to apply to other career communities if you later choose a different field of study.

Semester 1

Course
Credits
Requirements Met

ENG 1510: English Composition I

3
SUNY
  • Humanities
JCC
  • College Composition

Mathematics Elective

Choose a mathematics course based on placement

3
SUNY
  • Math
JCC
  • Mathematical Reasoning

Social Sciences Elective

Recommended:

SOC 1510: Intro to Sociology

3
SUNY
  • Diversity
  • Social Sciences
JCC
  • Cultural Understanding
  • Global Perspectives

Natural Sciences Elective

3
SUNY
  • Natural Sciences
JCC
  • Scientific Reasoning: Natural Sciences

Elective

Recommended:

HUM 1550: Life and Career Planning

2

INT 1555: Inquire

2
JCC
  • Critical and Integrative Reasoning
  • Plan for the A.A.S. Individual Studies degree should be developed carefully and with the assistance of a counselor or advisor.
  • Engage with the Learning Center for academic assistance.

Semester 2

Course
Credits
Requirements Met

ENG 1530: English Composition II

3
SUNY
  • Written & Oral Communication
JCC
  • College Composition
  • Oral Communication

Elective

Recommended:

Choose a course from SUNY Gen Ed – Social Sciences category

3
SUNY
  • Social Sciences
JCC
  • Scientific Reasoning: Social Sciences

Electives

9
  • Explore job shadowing opportunities.

Semester 3

Course
Credits
Requirements Met

Elective

Choose a course that emphasizes values and ethics

3

Electives

12

Semester 4

Course
Credits
Requirements Met

Elective

Choose a course that provides an opportunity to apply what you have learned

3
JCC
  • Applied Learning

Electives

11
  • Apply for graduation.