Fall Courses

Saturday, August 29 – December 19, 9:00 – 11:45 a.m., 3 credits

Description: A Biology course for non-science majors that emphasizes the function of the human body. Medical issues relating to personal and community health, as well as ethical issues will be discussed.

This course is for non-science majors.

Saturdays, August 29 – December 19, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m., Recitation: 12 – 1:50 p.m., Lab: 2:30 – 4:20 p.m., 4 credits

Description: This is the first semester of a two-semester general chemistry course-sequence. An in-depth introduction to the fundamental laws and techniques of chemistry for majors in science and engineering. Topics include: measurement; stoichiometry; the gaseous state; thermochemistry; atomic structure and chemical bonding; redox reactions; solids, liquids and intermolecular forces. Prerequisite: Math 19500 (Min C)

Saturday, August 29 – December 19, 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m., 3 credits

Description: The students will develop strategies for reading, drafting, collaborating, revising, and editing ideas and points of view, thoughts and arguments into different shapes, mediums and genres. Students will explore and analyze, in writing and reading a variety of genres and rhetorical situations.

Saturday, August 29 – December 19, 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m., 3 credits

Online synchronous (camera must be on during the class and microphone on mute, unless speaking)

Description: An introduction to the study of human development and learning, personality and motivation, sex differences, attitudes, aggressions, interpersonal attraction, behavior in groups and work settings, abnormal behavior, and it treatment. Emphasizes on the ways in which psychological theory and research can be applied to individual and social problems.

Week of September 14 – December 28, 2026, days and times to be determined. 1 credit

Open to Bronx Compass High School students ONLY

Description: This course will equip high school students with the skills, habits and knowledge to transition from high school to college. Students will reflect on their academic and career goals, how to navigate the college system, study skills, and communication skills through interactive games, creative writing, collaborative activities, and engaging lessons to prepare them through their college journey.

Week of September 14 – December 28, 2026, days and times to be determined. 3 credits

Open to Bronx Compass High School students ONLY

Description: An overview of American government. Analysis focuses on three major areas: The Constitution and the debates of the Founding era, America’s political institutions and processes, and the political behavior of the American public. Attention is also paid to major public policies.