Program Description
The Social Sciences, Administration and Health (SSAH)
Core allows students to develop an interdisciplinary
course of study emphasizing the behavioral and social
sciences, administration and/or health disciplines,
including Criminal Justice and Hospitality Management.
The SSAH Core is designed to encourage student to
explore these disciplines while deepening their
knowledge through a selected academic focus.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of this program a student will be able
to:
Articulate a plan for their educational and career
development that relates their coursework to their
goals.
Identify available resources related to their ongoing
educational and professional development.
Apply critical thinking, quantitative reasoning,
and/or scientific reasoning skills by articulating,
analyzing, and evaluating problems and scenarios
across discipline areas.
Find, evaluate, use, and synthesize information
needed to address increasingly complex problems
and scenarios.
Use technology effectively to accomplish a variety of
general and discipline specific activities.
Communicate effectively in writing and orally
appropriately across disciplines.
Articulate an academic identity that reflects an
integrated, interdisciplinary view of their formal, co-
curricular and personal learning.
Make and articulate the connections within their
course of study.
General Studies Program Advisors
Prof. Deborah Grubb (Criminal Justice Focus)
240-567-4324
deborah.grubb@montgomerycollege.edu
Prof. Jennifer Haydel (Political Science Focus)
240-567-7756
jennifer.haydel@montgomerycollege.edu
Prof. Melissa McCeney (Psychology Focus)
240-567-4324
melissa.mcceney@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. Katya Salmi (Sociology Focus)
240-567-1399
katya.salmi@montgomerycollege.edu
General Studies Chair
Prof. Samantha Streamer Veneruso
240-567-7940
samantha.veneruso@montgomerycollege.edu
For a full list of program advisors, please visit:
https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/uploadedFiles/EDU/Departments_-
_Academic/General_Studies/Instructional_Faculty_Advising.pdf
To request an advisor, please complete the form here:
https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Department.aspx?
id=102728
For more information please visit:
http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/generalstudies/ssah-core/
GENERAL STUDIES AA: 611C
The Social Sciences, Administration and Health (SSAH) Core
Total Credits: 60
Catalog Edition: 2018-2019
GENERAL STUDIES - SSAH
A.A. DEGREE: 611C
611C
2018-2019
First Semester
ENGL 101 - Introduction to College Writing 3
semester hours *
OR
ENGL 101A - Introduction to College Writing
3 semester hours *
Mathematics foundation 3 semester hours
(MATF)
Natural science distribution 3 semester hours
(NSND) ††
General education institutional requirement 3
semester hours (GEIR)
Elective 3 semester hours
Second Semester
English foundation 3 semester hours (ENGF)
Behavioral and social sciences distribution
(BSSD) **
Humanities distribution 3 semester hours
(HUMD)
Natural science distribution with lab 4
semester hours (NSLD)
Elective 3 semester hours
Third Semester
Arts distribution 3 semester hours (ARTD)
Behavioral and social sciences distribution 3
semester hours (BSSD) **
Core course 1 3 semester hours
Core course 2 3 semester hours
General education institutional requirement 3
semester hours (GEIR)
Fourth Semester
Core course 3 semester hours
Core course 3 semester hours
Core course 3 semester hours
Elective 3 semester hours ‡‡
Elective 2 semester hours ‡‡
Total Credit Hours: 60
Advising Notes
* ENGL 101/ENGL 101A, if needed for ENGL
102/ENGL 103, or select a general elective.
** Behavioral and Social Science Distribution (BSSD)
courses must come from different disciplines.
*** Students must complete one Global or Cultural
Perspectives designated course as part of their General
Education Program.
‡ Students should attempt ENGL and MATH
foundation requirements within completion of the first
24 credits of college level work or at the completion of
any prerequisite or required non- credit coursework.
‡‡ Any credit hours beyond the minimum in General
Education (31 Credit hours) or Core courses are
counted toward elective credit hours.
‡‡‡ Any CCJS course, except CCJS 255 .
† Two general education institutional requirement
(GEIR) courses required from the following general
education courses: COMM, HLTH , or one ARTD or
HUMD. Students may only take one course from
ARTD or HUMD to fulfill General Education
Institutional Requirements.
Please Note: Exact semester credit counts may vary
based on specific course selections.
GENERAL STUDIES AA: 611C
Social Sciences, Administration, and Health (SSAH)
(Must complete a minimum of 15 credits at the 200 level for completion of the program)
Total Credits: 60
Catalog Editions 17-18 through 18-19
COURSE HOURS GRADE
TOTAL HOURS
Initial Placement Scores
Reading:
English:
Anticipated Completion Date:
___Math:
ELECTIVE COURSE SELECTION
CHOOSE UP TO 11 CREDIT HOURS TO REACH COMPLETION OF
60 COLLEGE LEVEL CREDITS REFLECTING PERSONAL,
ACADEMIC, AND CAREER INTERESTS.
SEE A COUNSELOR/ADVISOR.
COURSE HOURS GRADE
TOTAL HOURS
SSAH CORE COURSE SELECTION
CHOOSE AT LEAST 15 CREDIT HOURS FROM: ANTH, CCJS
[except CCJS 225], ECON,GEOG, HIST, HLTH, HMGT, POLI,
PHED[maximum 2 hours from 100 level courses], PSYC, or SOCY.
MUST SELECT A MINIMUM OF 3 CREDIT HOURS OF SSAH CORE
COURSES AT THE 200 LEVEL. SEE A COUNSELOR/ADVISOR.
Has student completed a minimum of 15 credits at the 200 level ?
Does student have an overall 2.0 GPA?
Has student completed the Global Perspectives requirement?
200-level credits completed:
Global Perspectives Course:
Overall cumulative GPA:___
Graduation Requirements
Has the student completed 60 credits?
Total credits completed:____
This UNOFFICIAL document is for planning purposes only and completion does not guarantee graduation.
See an advisor to submit an Application for Graduation
the semester BEFORE you intend to graduate.
Last modified: June 2018
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No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Advising Worksheet Contact:
Anthony Solano
Overall GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate
Only two credits of PE/PHED courses may be used as electives
COURSE HOURS GRADE
ENGL 101 or ENGL 101A (If needed for ENGL 102/103 or elective if not) *
English Foundation (ENGL 102 or ENGL 103) GENERAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
3
Math Foundation (MATH 110, 115 (A), 117 (A), 120, 130, 150, 165, 170, or 181) SEE A COUNSELOR/ADVISOR
Arts Distribution (ARTD) GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION
Humanities Distribution (HUMD) GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION
Behavioral & Social Sciences Distribution (BSSD) GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION **
3
Behavioral & Social Sciences Distribution (BSSD) Different discipline from other BSSD GED **
3
Natural Sciences Distribution with Lab (NSLD) GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION 4
Natural Sciences Distribution without Lab or
Natural Sciences Distribution with lab (NSND/NSLD) GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION
General Education Institutional Requirement (GEIR) GENERAL EDUCATION IR
Choose course from general education COMM, HLTH, or ARTD/HUMD. Discuss appropriate course choice with counselor/advisor
General Education Institutional Requirement (GEIR) GENERAL EDUCATION IR
Choose course from general education COMM, HLTH, or ARTD/HUMD. Students may not select two COMM, two HLTH, or two ARTD/HUMD courses to
meet their General Education Institutional Requirements. Discuss appropriate course choice with counselor/advisor
Name: Date:
ID #:
15
Recommended for all new students
STSU 100
1
11
ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101A
3
3 or 4
3
3
3 or 4
3
3
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GENERAL STUDIES - SSAH
A.A. DEGREE: 611C
611C
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