{"id":468,"date":"2012-11-12T11:13:05","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T16:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/social-sciences\/?page_id=468"},"modified":"2023-01-05T09:44:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T14:44:00","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/social-sciences\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"
Yes. Visit our Internship site<\/a> to see available opportunities and learn about the internship process. Periodically we offer POL 216 Civic Literacy, a service learning\/field experience course. Contact your advisor or the Social Sciences Department for more information and availability.<\/p>\n POL 216\u00a0Civic Literacy<\/strong> The Liberal Arts\/Social Sciences Option assists students to complete a degree for students intending to transfer in the social sciences.\u00a0 Most students will transfer in these areas:\u00a0 psychology, education, environmental studies, sociology, anthropology, peace and social justice, gender and women\u2019s studies, political science, social and political thought and\/or\u00a0legal studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div> You should consult a degree completion checklist<\/strong> for your major to see graduation requirements.\u00a0Degree checklists are available from the Registrar's Office<\/a> and at the website for your academic program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div> Students who wish to transfer to UMass Amherst in psychology need to complete both courses prior to enrollment as a junior majoring in psychology. Other nearby colleges also highly recommend that both these courses be completed at the community college.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div> Check our online course schedule<\/a> to see what's available for the current or upcoming semester. Our course catalog<\/a> and course descriptions<\/a> also list periodicity for individual classes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div> You can search our academic catalog<\/a> for course descriptions. Courses in our department will have the following course codes:<\/p>\n
\nThe course explores citizen\u2019s rights and responsibilities in a democratic republic. Students spend one hour per week in the classroom focusing on academic inquiry and the acquisition of knowledge. Academic study compliments a minimum of 70 hours of practical work experience over the course of the semester, through field experience and\/or service learning. Students engage in volunteer or paid placement in an agency or department of government, in a not-for-profit organization, or with a business that promotes the general welfare. Special Requirement: Class meets one hour per week, and over the course of the semester an additional 70 hours is required to be spent working in an appropriate service learning or field placement. Students may be required to have a CORI (Criminal Offenders Record Information) check.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tWhat can I do with my degree?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWhat classes do I need to graduate?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWhen and why would I need to take PSY 210 Statistics for Psychology and Social Sciences and PSY 212 Research Methods in Psychology?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWhen are courses offered?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWhere can I find social science course descriptions?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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