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DUAL ADMISSION CURRICULUM GUIDE #BR3A (Part A)
Niagara County Community College
Student Development Center A131
Health and Physical Education Studies (AS) to
Physical Education at Brockport State College

Go to BR3A Curriculum Guide Sheet (Part B)

The following information has been assembled to assist those students who have been accepted into the Dual Admission program with SUNY Brockport.   By completing the following course, students will fulfill the requirements for an NCCC Associate in Science degree listed above, and simultaneously complete the first two years of a Brockport baccalaureate listed above. If you have any questions, contact your NCCC adviser, the Admissions Office at Brockport (phone 800-382-8447), counselors in the NCCC Student Development Center (room A131),  or your NCCC faculty advisor. and this document are all important resources that are available to help you with this planning. 

DUAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Completion of the AA degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences including all courses listed on the curriculum guide (part B) with a minimum GPA of 2.75 overall.  Please note that it will take you five (5) semesters to complete the Physical Education program at SUNY Brockport because of the student teaching experience. 

SUNY General Education 2000 Requirements: (for students who started college in the Fall 2000 semester or later).  The State University of New York's General Education Requirement applied to all state-operated institutions offering undergraduate degrees.  It requires baccalaureate degree candidates, as a condition of graduation, to complete a General Education program of no fewer than 30 credit hours specifically designed to achieve the student learning outcomes in ten knowledge areas and two competencies, as specified below:

Knowledge and Skill Areas (met through designated courses):  Codes in parentheses are used by NCCC to identify appropriate courses)

Mathematics (M)               Natural Science (N)     Social Science (S)     US History (U)

Western Civilization(W)      Other World Civilization (O)    Humanities (H)   The Arts (A)    

Foreign Language (L)         Basic Communication (B)

Competencies: (infused throughout the General Education program): 

Critical Thinking

Information Management

Community Colleges are not bound by the 30 credit hour requirement: however, students who plan to start at a community college and then transfer to a SUNY school to earn their baccalaureate degree should complete as many general education courses as they can while they are at the community college. 

This information is provided by the SUNY College at Brockport, and is subject to change.  It is intended for the sole purpose of general guidance, not as a statement of official policy.  Applicants to Brockport (except Dual Admission applicants) must adhere to the policies and procedures in effect at the time of transfer.  Students are encouraged to contact the Brockport Admissions Office for additional and/or updated information.
October 2009