Wayland-Cohocton High School

An introduction to the visual arts emphasizing the understanding and appreciation of art through a review of the elements and principles of art and design, as well as an examination of two- and three-dimensional art forms, methods and media.
Meets SUNY General Education requirements in The Arts.  
Credits: 3

The modern aspects and techniques of biology will be emphasized. BIOL 1510 will cover scientific methodology, biochemistry, cell structure and physiology, genetic mechanisms, plant structure and physiology, taxonomy, and bacterial, protist, fungal, and plant diversity. 
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.
Credits: 4

Emphasizes the modern aspects of biology and its techniques. Includes evolution, animal diversity, human and animal anatomy/physiology, animal behavior, reproduction and development, and ecology. Laboratory requires dissection of a preserved fetal pig and various vertebrate organs, as well as the use of living invertebrates and fish.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences and Critical Thinking.
Credits: 4

This is the first course in a two-course general chemistry sequence, which covers the principles of chemistry and its quantitative aspects. Topics include the atomic theory of matter, electronic structure of atoms, theories of chemical bonding, reactions and stoichiometry, and properties of gases. Descriptive chemistry is integrated throughout the course.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.
Credits: 4

This is the second course in a two-course general chemistry sequence, which covers the principles of chemistry and its quantitative aspects. Topics include thermochemistry, intermolecular forces and physical states of matter, properties of aqueous solutions, thermodynamics and equilibrium, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics. Descriptive chemistry is integrated throughout the course.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Natural Science.
Credits: 4

Essay writing designed to sharpen the student's perceptions of the world and to facilitate communications with correctness, clarity, unity, organization, and depth. Assignments include expository writing, argumentation, and research techniques.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Written Communication and Information Literacy.
Credits: 3

Essay writing course designed to advance critical, analytical, and writing abilities begun in ENGL 1010. Literary analysis essays and interpretation on works of fiction, poetry, and drama.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Humanities.
Credits: 3

Development of greater facility in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding the language through a systematic review of its structures. Representative readings introduce the civilization of France.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World Languages.
Credits: 4

A thorough analysis of the language. Intensive discussion of grammar, usage, style, and vocabulary, enhancing expression through composition, oral reports, and more informed class discussions and conversations.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World Languages.
Credits: 4

Theories and practices of American Federal Government with emphasis on the national level. Changing relationships between the branches of the national government, policy formulation, political parties, pressure groups, and the growth of presidential powers.
Credits: 3

Surveys the foundations of the major cultures of today's world from the beginning of recorded history to the early modern age, with an emphasis on how these developments continue to shape the human experience. Students will utilize methods of the social sciences by researching, interpreting, and communicating an understanding of primary and secondary historical sources. This world history course studies human patterns of interaction with a particular focus on change over time, global exchange, and those phenomena that connect people, places and ideas across regional boundaries.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World History/Global Awareness. 
Credits: 3

Surveys the cultural and continuities of selected world societies during the early modern and modern eras, from the sixteenth century CE to the present. Students will utilize methods of the social sciences by researching, interpreting, and communicating and understanding of primary and secondary historical sources. This world history course studies human patterns of interaction with a particular focus on change over time, global exchange, and those phenomena that connect people, places and ideas across regional boundaries, with an emphasis on the shaping of the modern age and the implications for the future of the global community.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in World History/Global Awareness.
Credits: 3

An intuitive approach to statistics. Analysis and description of numerical data using frequency distributions, histograms and measures of central tendency and dispersion, elementary theory of probability with applications of binomial and normal probability distributions, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, chi-square, linear regression, and correlation.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning.
Credits: 4

This course is designed to prepare students for calculus. Topics include problem solving, algebraic and graphical analysis, equations, inequalities, absolute values, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithms, trigonometric and circular functions, inverses, polar coordinates and conics.
Cannot take both MATH 1411-1412 and 1413 for credit.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning.
Credits: 4

The first semester of differential and integral single variable calculus. Basic theory using algebraic and trigonometric function and applications are covered concurrently. Topics include limits, derivatives, considered algebraically and graphically, differentials and their use as approximations, the indefinite and definite integrals with applications to areas, volumes, surface area, arc length, moments and center of mass.
Cannot receive credit for this course and MATH 1510-1520.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning.
Credits: 4

Fundamental elements of pitch, rhythm, musical notation and symbols, major and minor scales, intervals, and tonality. Course work will involve both written and aural skills.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in The Arts.
Credits: 3

Music notation, scales, modes, keys, intervals, simple chord progressions, elementary sight singing, and elementary keyboard accompaniment using primary chords.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in The Arts.
Credits: 3

An introduction to psychology. Includes scientific method, measurement in psychology, motivation, learning, thinking and problem solving, perception, behavior disorders and varieties of treatment, biological basis of behavior, social determinants of behavior, human development and personality.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Social Sciences, Critical Thinking, and Information Literacy.
Credits: 3

A thorough analysis of the language; intensive discussion of grammar, usage, style and vocabulary, enhancing expression through composition, oral reports, and more informed class discussions and conversations.
Credits: 4

Develops self-awareness and audience awareness through oral presentation. Organize and present material in a variety of speaking occasions, including information, visualization, demonstration, argumentation, persuasion, and ceremonial.
Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Communication. 
Credits: 3