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DUAL ADMISSION AGREEMENT - # UB8J (Part A)
Niagara County Community College
Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences (AA)
to Sociology (BA) at the University at Buffalo


To Sociology Curriculum Guide (Part B)
The following information has been assembled to assist those students who have been accepted into the Dual Admission program with the University at Buffalo.  By completing the following courses, students will fulfill the requirements for the NCCC associate degree listed above, and simultaneously complete credits toward the first two years of the University at Buffalo baccalaureate degree listed above. If you have any questions, contact your NCCC advisor, the Student Development Center (room A161), or the University at Buffalo Admissions Office (phone 645-6421 or 645-6900).
DUAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Completion of the A.A. degree in Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences including the courses listed on the curriculum guide #UB8J with a minimum recomputed  GPA of 2.0 overall, and a minimum recomputed GPA of 2.0 in SOC101 and two additional sociology courses chosen from courses listed in NOTE 2, Part B. Sociology majors at UB can gain marketable job skills by specializing in one of the following tracks: Sociology of Law/Criminology; Health & Social Services; Applied Research Skills; Urban and Community Affairs. No more than 15 credit hours of articulated Sociology courses will be accepted toward the UB major requirements. Dual Admission students must meet the UB Admission requirements including GPA, in place at the time they apply to Admission.  Refer to the UB catalog or website http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/policies/grading/repeat.shtml for specific information regarding recomputation of GPA.
   Satisfactory (S) graded courses cannot be used for major or prerequisite requirements.
   All high school AP credit or other exam credit will be independently re-evaluated by UB (see UB's exam credit evaluation table on the web at http://tas.buffalo.edu/altexam/apchart.php ).
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION 2000 REQUIREMENTS (for students who started at a SUNY school in the Fall 2000 semester or later). The State University of New York's General Education Requirement 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, as specified below (codes in parentheses are used by NCCC to identify appropriate courses):
Mathematics (M)
US History (U)
Humanities (H)
Basic Communication (C)
Natural Science (N)
Western Civilization (W)
The Arts (A)
Social Science (S)
Other World Civilization (O)
Foreign Language (L)
    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.

Completed SUNY General Education requirements submitted to UB on a SUNY GETA transcript will waive parallel UB General Education requirements.  UB's General Education Requirements are at http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/policies/degree/gened.shtml


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

Revised May 2007