College Now SPRING 2024 Saturday Programs

3 credits, 3 class hours, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Eligibility: High school recommendation/minimum of 65 on ELA Regents, or if regents not yet taken, a passing high school average.

Structure and character of modern business; business and its relationship to other social organizations; how businesses and organizations are organized and managed; human factors in business and industry; management and the decision-making process; organizing and controlling processes; production, financing and marketing considerations in operation of business enterprises.  

3 credits, 3 hours per week, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Eligibility: Minimum 70 or greater on any Math Common Core Regents. 

A survey of topics in computer science, including history, hardware components, software applications and the use of computers in society. Introduction to the computer programming language Python.

3  credits, 3 hours per week, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Eligibility: 75 or greater on the English Regents or a Minimum GPA of 85 after four semesters of high school if the ELA Regents hasn't been taken

A survey of the institutions and processes of the criminal justice system. Special emphasis on police, courts and corrections.

3 credits, 3 class hours, 1 recitation hour per week, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Eligibility: 75 or greater on the English Regents or a minimum GPA of 85 after four semesters of high school English of the Regents have not yet been taken

3 credits, 4 hours 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (in person) 
Eligibility: This Elementary Algebra and remedial math course is for students who
earned between 65 and 69 (no higher) on any Math Common Core Regents.

This course will cover signed numbers, polynomials, geometric concepts, graphing, solution
of linear and quadratic equations by graphing and algebraic methods, word problems, slope
and y-intercept, and factoring.

3 credits, 6 hours/week, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm (in person) & Thursday 4:00pm - 6:05 pm (online)
Eligibility: This Elementary Algebra and remedial math course is for students who
earned between 65 and 69 (no higher) on any Math Common Core Regents.

This course will cover signed numbers, polynomials, geometric concepts, graphing, solution
of linear and quadratic equations by graphing and algebraic methods, word problems, slope
and y-intercept, and factoring. Extra instruction will be given on Thursdays online to reinforce concepts.

3 credits, 3 hours per week, 9:00am - 12:00 pm 
Eligibility: 75 or greater on the ELA Regents or a minimum GPA of 85 after four semesters  of high school English if the English Regents have not been taken.

This course is an introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Topics include research methods, biological basis of brain and mind, sensation-perception, sleep and states of consciousness, learning-memory, development, cognition-intelligence, motivation-emotion, personality, abnormal psychology-therapy and social psychology. Research findings and principles related to every day life. 

3 credits, 3 class hours per week, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 
Eligibility: Minimum score of 75 on the ELA Regents or SAT Verbal of 480, or if ELA regents not yet taken, a GPA of 85+ after four semesters of high school English.

Focus is on personal adjustment in an ongoing process of the normal individual. An examination of individual adjustmentin terms of the psychological, developmental, and socio-cultural dimensions of everyday living. A mmajor concern is the application of psychological principles to the enhancement of personal adjustment. Main topics include the origins of adjustment, adjustment and identity, individual growth and change, social adjustment. 

3 class hours 3 credits 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Prerequisite: Minimum score 75+ ELA Regents or 480+ Verbal SAT, or if Regents not yet taken, a GPA of 85+ after four semesters of high school English
This course is an introductory analysis and description of structure and dynamics of human society; special emphasis on application of scientific methods of observation and analysis of social groups, inter-group relations, social change, social stratification, and social institutions.

3 class hours, 3 credits, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Eligibility: High school recommendation/minimum score of 65+ ELA Regents, or if the Regents have not yet been taken, a passing high school average. 

Study of oral communication and its role in contemporary society. Emphasis on listening, interpersonal communication, small group decision making and public speaking.Informative and persuasive speaking.