New Common Course opportunities for students

The director of Associated Colleges, the chief academic officers and the presidents of SUNY Canton, St. Lawrence University, SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson University have partnered to provide opportunities beyond cross-registration that encourage students to take a course that is not offered by their own campus.

Courses that are needed across the consortium have been identified and are being offered in a common block of time during the weeks when all classes are in session. This relieves the concerns students sometime face with cross-registered courses that have different beginning and ending dates and multiple vacation schedules.

There are seven common courses for Spring 2012, offering an advantage for students and helping contain the cost of higher education. The courses offered do not diminish what each college now offers but rather they are value-added, enhancing the current course offerings on each campus.

The following classes are offered during Spring 2012 only on Monday and Wednesday. Classes will be held in either the late afternoon or evening during the weeks when all classes are in session:

• Native American Oral Traditions (PCA 322) at St. Lawrence
• Chinese 103 at SUNY Potsdam
• Spanish 102 at SUNY Potsdam
• Nuclear Physics (PH 447)at Clarkson
• Sustainable Theory and Practice: A Critical Assignment (PHIL 405) at Clarkson
• Digital Photography (GMMD 201) at SUNY Canton
• Introduction to American Legal System (LEST 101) at SUNY Canton

Transportation will be provided for all Spring 2012 common courses. The transportation schedule will be posted in mid-January 2012.

To see the courses offered on each campus: