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New Program: Advanced Studies Certificate


The Curriculum Office has received notification from the New York State Education Department of approval for the new program, Advanced Studies Certificate, at Monroe Community College beginning fall 2008 semester.

The Advanced Studies Certificate Program offers extraordinary students the opportunity for advanced learning experiences, which involve first-hand encounters with people, places, events and ideas.  Acceptance into the program denotes admission into the College's Honors Institute.  Through Honor's Institute membership, students will enjoy unique learning experiences within and beyond the classroom.

Each student will engage in a number of exceptional experiences as a select member of a cohort led by a faculty mentor who has designed specialized academic experiences.  Through exceptional course-based exploration, unique curricular and co-curricular experiential learning activities, collaborative learning community opportunities, and fulfilling Service-Learning projects, Institute students will encounter learning worthy of their extraordinary capacity for growth.

The Certificate in Advanced Studies requires concurrent matriculation into a degree program.  While a student could complete the requirements over the period of two semesters, it is designed to be taken over the four semesters of the degree program.

Stuart Blacklaw
Curriculum and Program Development
10/01/2008