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Summer 2024 at QCC College Now

To Apply

If you have taken a College Now course before

If you have already taken College Now classes, send us your name, high school, contact information, OSIS and EMPLID number to register. Please also indicate your first and second choices in courses. Please put "Summer 2024 Classes" in the subject line of your email.

 

If this is your first College Now course

If this is your first College Now class, complete the application link and then email Pari Rodriguez at prodriguez@qcc.cuny.edu.  Include the name of your high school, your OSIS number, EMPLID CUNY ID Number (if you have one) and first and second choices in  courses. Please put "Summer 2024 Classes" in the subject line of your email.

Students from QCC College Now's partner schools will receive priority placement; students from non partner schools may be admitted as space permits.

College Now In Person and Online Classes

July 1 - August 5

CRIM-101 Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System (ONLINE)

3 credits   

Monday through Thursday 10:00 am - 12:15 pm

Eligibility: Minimum score of 75+ on ELA Regents, or GPA of 80+ after 4 semesters of English, if the Regents have not yet been taken


The course provides an overview of the foundations and components of the criminal justice system, such as criminal law, police, courts and corrections. The main emphasis will be placed on the criminal justice process and how the various institutions of criminal justice interact. Key issues include: conflict between crime control and due process, conflicts related to, e.g., gender.

EN-101 English Composition (IN PERSON)

3 credits   

Monday through Thursday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Eligibility: Minimum score 75+ ELA Regents or GPA of 80+ after four semesters of English, if the Regents have not yet been taken


Development of a process for producing intelligent essays that are clearly and effectively written; library work, 6,000 words of writing; both formal themes written for evaluation and informal writing such as the keeping of a journal. During the recitation hours, students review grammar and syntax, sentence structure, paragraph development and organization and the formulation of thesis statements.

PHIL-130 Theories of the Good Life (ONLINE)

3 credits 

Monday through Thursday 10:00 am - 12:15 pm

Eligibility: Minimum score of 75+ on the ELA Regents or SAT Verbal 480+ or if Regents not yet taken, a GPA of 80+ in English after four semesters


Basic concepts and problems of ethics. Nature of values, virtue, moral judgement, and obligation considered and illustrated through writings of the major philosophers of the Western tradition, including Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Spinoza, Kant, Moore and Stevenson.

PLSC-101 American Government and Politics (ONLINE)

3 credits   

Monday through Thursday 10:00 am - 12:15 pm

Eligibility: Minimum score of 75+ on the ELA Regents or SAT Verbal 480+ or if Regents not yet taken, a GPA of 80+ in English after four semesters


Study and analysis of American government; its historical and intellectual origins and development; special consideration of its structure and operations; functions of the President, Congress and Judiciary; role of government and politics in modern industrial society.

PH-111 and PH-112 Space, Astronomy and Our Universe plus Lab (IN PERSON)

4 credits   

PH-111 Monday through Thursday 9:30 am - 11:25 am
PH-112 (lab) Monday and Wednesday 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Eligibility: Passing high school average and permission of the Department


This course discusses topics related to space and astronomy, beginning with our planet and our moon and extending to stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. This course will explore physical processes and the laws that govern the motion and evolution of all objects in the universe, including stars, planets and galaxies. Laboratory exercises will also be conducted on these topics.

ET-375 Introduction to Robotics (IN PERSON)

4 Credits

Monday through Thursday, 10:00am – 2:20pm*

Eligibility: Permission of the Department (and students must be rising juniors or seniors)


Students work in teams in person on the QCC campus to design, construct and program autonomous mobile robots. Topics included are electronic components, analog and digital signals, CPU, microcontroller, I/O
ports, continuous rotation and servo motors, light sensors, ultrasonic sensors, IR sensors, encoders, robot controllers, structure and motion of a robot, power, and programming of robots. Additionally, a math workshop will be offered from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm to students who have trouble with the mathematics portion of the projects. (This program is open to rising NYC public high school juniors and seniors.)


To Apply

Students who have never taken a College Now course should first fill out the online application.

Students who currently have an EMPLID (CUNY ID #) or have already submitted an application for a previous semester do not need to complete the online application again.


ALL students must then email the following QCC College Now personnel: Dian Bridgett at DBridgett@qcc.cuny.edu. Put “Summer 2024 Robotics” in the subject line of email and attach your current high school transcript. Include your full name, high school, grade and OSIS number, and telephone number.


Vaccination Requirement

*No more vaccination requirement. Students attending College Now in person summer classes will no longer have to show proof of vaccination against COVID 19.

SMART START (IN PERSON)

College Now Smart Start @ Queensborough Community College is designed to provide rising high school seniors an opportunity to develop college-level reading, writing and math skills. Students who have been identified as being close to college-ready, but who could benefit from extra instruction, can participate in an intensive reading, writing and math program during the summer. Students will also research careers possibilities and attend presentations by industry leaders in various fields. Students who successfully complete Smart Start will earn a monetary stipend.

Eligibility:

In order to be eligible for College Now Smart Start @ Queensborough Community College, students must meet the following requirements:

 Be a New York City Public High School rising senior (this means you will be a senior in fall 2024).

  • Have NO higher than 69 on ANY math Regents/Common Core; AND
  •  Have NO higher than a 74 on the English Regents/Common Core.

 Program Description and Schedule

This program will run from Thursday, June 27, 2024 through Friday, August 16, 2024.

Classes meet Monday through Thursday most weeks, from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

All students will take the following courses:

MA-119 Elementary College Accelerated Algebra and MA10

Students will take the MA 119 College Algebra course (3 college credits) and will receive extra instruction to promote success in the math class. MA119 College Algebra is a three-credit introductory math class that fulfills a general education requirement in quantitative reasoning. MA10 is the extra instruction.

 CN72- Enhanced College-Preparatory Language Arts Skills

Virtually everyone can improve their reading and writing skills. This course will help students improve the language arts skills they will need to succeed in college-level study. Emphasis is on basic language arts such as critical reading, vocabulary, the writing process, rhetoric, grammar and mechanics, and test-taking skills.

 College and Career Preparation

Students will research career possibilities and present their research at the end of the program. Each week industry leaders will visit the classes to discuss their careers.

 

To apply for Smart Start:

  1. Complete the Smart Start online application below

Smart Start Application

2. All students must then email the completed application to Laxmie Ramsudh in the College Now Office at LRamsudh@qcc.cuny.edu Please put "Smart Start 2024" in the subject line.

Vaccination Requirement

*No more vaccination requirement. Students attending College Now in person summer classes will no longer have to show proof of vaccination against COVID 19.

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